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Lost Abbey Avant Garde Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4523.55/5.03.54/5.0Special7%91.8Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
From the French word "Garde" meaning something worth keeping, this Farmhouse Styled Ale is a most delicious companion to a loaf of freshly baked bread from the oven. Grab a seat on the porch, some soft cheese and a tree ripened apple from your grandmother's old orchard. Relax and watch the evening arrive as the afternoon sun is consumed by the illuminating moon over the gardens. We brewed Avant Garde for you, our friends and families. Here's to things worth guarding over. http://www.lostabbey.com
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 theisti (1654), Leawood, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 10, 2009  
750 ml bottle shared by JB. Pour is slight haze copper orange. Smallish white head. Aroma of sweet apple and clove. Perfume and floral, very bright nose. Also some mild brown sugar. Taste is big clove, dusty brown sugar, very sweet. Not terribly integrated, though now that I realize its a BdG the taste makes more sense. Palate is medium, almost entirely still. A bit of a metallic taste to the finish. Good, but a little on the sweet side for my tastes.


 SamGamgee (1429), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Draught at the brewery. Gold color with a white head. Bready malt, some dough, and a spicy hop note in the aroma. The flavor is pretty similar with moderate bitterness and a medium body. Pleasant, but not too much going on.


bw1982 (75), , Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 6, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a very murky and hazy honey color. Aroma is fruity (mainly citrus) with some spice. The flavor has a lot of citrus, some dried fruits, some peaches, some bread, and there is a hint of spice, like coriander. Finishes rather dry with a slight sour note, but not unpleasant. A little too much carbonation for me, but it’s a great beer.


 thefrutigers (100), , Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Jul 5, 2009  
Bottle: poured hazy pale orange. Aroma was citrusy with some sour and spice. Flavor very fruity and slighty sour with a toasty notes. Pretty good.. as usual from Lost Abbey.


 deyholla (582), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/512/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Bottle. Pours a cloudy yellowish orange with a creamy head. Aroma is quite fruity and has citrus notes. Flavor is quite fruity as well as some wheat notes.


 Avengedpoet (325), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/515/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Poured from bottle at Made in the Shade 2009. Very sparkling, highly carbonated. Huge white head. Toasted bread really comes through in the aroma and flavor. Has a number of dried fruit characteristics from the yeast. Dry finish.


 GJF (498), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Delicious. Subtle flavors, incredibly smooth. Lots of fruit, peaches and apple, with a dry, slightly sour finish. Yum.


 beachbum25 (783), Powellville, Maryland, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 13, 2009  
750 ML 2008 Bottle-Trade w/hellbilly-Cloudy golden color w/a large white head. Crisp dried fruit aroma. Flavors of wheat, grass, bread dough, white pepper, a little honey, & light fruit/citrus. Crisp, fresh, & easy to drink. Made a great nightcap, & after splitting 6 Lost Abbeys sitting around the campfire @ the end of a day of Kayaking, I was capped!!! Gotta thank Joshua & KP who sent me these great beers!!



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