Lost Abbey Cable Car

Bottle shared among friends at Dr. Bill’s, thanks again Doc... As for the beer, subtle is an understatement. This beer takes delicate to a whole new level, but if you give it enough attention, great flavors present them self. This beer offers a lot, but is not really forward in its approach. Awesome but subtle acidity, light lemon rind tartness, and just an elegant presentation of light funk and citrus sweetness. When compared to the true gueuzes, this falls short as it’s not as bright, funky, or consuming as the Cantillon/3F lambics, but Cable Car is very good.

Thanks to cquiroga and Dr. Bill for sharing. This pours a bright yellow with a white head. If sour is your thing, this is it. lots of fruity sourness.

5th Beer of the Beer Spot Tasting Sunday March 30th, 2008. Bottle provided by KingG, many thanks Joey. I’ve wanted to try this for so long and I’ve got to say it was damn good. Pours orange/yellow with a bright white ring. Nose is huge and sour with a fruity grapefruit feeling. Taste is big on the citrus and grapefruit particularly. Its sour but refined with a fruit up front feeling and sour on the back end. Very mellow, very good, a mellow tasty sipper. Really very nice good, fruity sour.

Amazing brew from Tomme and also thanks to Christian. The appearance wasn’t important to me, I do know what it looked like but the nose coming from the glass as I held it to my nose made me almost forget where I was and what was going on around my even tho’ I was in the midst of the din from the brewery and the bar tasting area. I just could not get that darn glass away from my nose. Sour green apples but so much more. The funk, ahhh, the funk. I savored this and sipped it for a long time and I was actually sad when the glass was empty but felt very gratefull when I heard Tomme say that it was the best brew he has ever done. Simply an amazing brew.Thanks again to Tomme and to you Christian for a great evening.

I’ve been looking forward to a bottle after having this on tap back at the Toronado 20th. Pours a hazy golden color with a tight head. Complex nose with light fruit pushing through funky earthiness. Flavor is more sour than the tap version I recall having previously - still a moderate sourness with some lighter fruit flavors - apples, citrus, some berry notes pushing past the earthy funk - some mineral notes as well. Balanced finish that could be drier. Very enjoyable!