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Lost Abbey Devotion

Lost Abbey Devotion - Belgian Ale

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 Percentile 
89
overall
Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Belgian Ale

San Marcos, California USA

bottled
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on tap
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4443.54/5.03.53/5.0Special6.2%94.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
It’s an unassuming road leading to the priory. Here, off the corner of two intersecting roads, dedicated monks have been making beer for over 150 years. It’s always been a simple life – the kind that requires they brew only enough to sustain the activities of their monastery In the silence of passing seasons, they pray, they brew and retire in a solitary existence behind the sheltering walls. They live a most interesting life. Most likely one we wouldn’t sustain. Nearby, each summer, the trellised fields spring to life as rows of resinous green cones are trained toward the heavens. Rumor is some monks love these hops and being surrounded by budding yellow aromas and the leafy pungent fields inspires them. Since we weren’t sensible enough to locate our brewery near hop fields, we can only offer this blond ale in celebration of our Abbey brethren and their steadfast Devotion.
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 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 7, 2009  
On tap at Blind Lady in San Diego. Mostly clear bright golden color with a creamy one-finger white head and some lacing. Aroma is yeast, pale malt, cereal grains, and citrus hops. Flavor is pale malt, mild grain, lots of yeast, and bitter grapefruity hops. Palate fairly lively with medium-light body and a bitter finish. Good Belgian golden ale overall.


 mcbackus (725), Merritt Island, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Nov 2, 2009  
Bottle atleast 1 year old. Pours a cloudy Monet golden wheat color large fluffy white head. Aroma is a slight musty lemon smell, some good malt grain and a slight sugar also, slight aging hop presence. Odd but very enjoyable. Flavor is quite grainy and musty a decent hop bitterness gives a good mouthfeel Not a ton of flavor but very easy drinking and enjoyable could easily drink more


 Slipstream (735), USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Odd label notes - what priory are they going on about? Champagne bottle with a quaint, rustic drawing on the label. Big, foamy head on a cloudy tan pour. Pleasantly sweet and spicy in the nose. This is a fairly light and dry Belgian ale that is lacking esters. This would be a good summer brew - it is refreshing and lightly bittered, with flavors of wheat, pith, and a little lime. Not bad, but did they need a champagne cork for this? I think not.


 patrickfannon (274), Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Bottle. 25.4 oz. Split with Braden and Jack. Pours slightly hazy golden with a thick, full white head. Aroma of citurs, wheat, hay, and honey. Medium bodied. Smooth, clean mouth feel. Average finish. Decent brew, but I expected more from Lost Abbey.


 dmac (1423), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 30, 2009  
750 ml cork and caged bottle from Abes. Pours an ugly shade of light brown with lots of clinging bubbles and a thick full creamy bright white head. Aroma is solid with green apples, honey, yeast, toffee, and cereal. The body has some fizzy carbonation and a quick hint of sweetness before turning very dry. The flavor has just a hint of fruit but is mostly grain and cereal dominant. Although a very solid beer I wouldnt exactlly say Im devoted to this one.


 tmoreau (527), Lombard, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Oct 28, 2009  
On tap at Brixie’s, Brookfield, IL. and served in a Lost Abbey tumbler. Poured a clear, deep gold with a silky, white foam to the head and thick sheets of lasting lace which reminded me of a nitro pour. The nose was lightly floral, esters, and sweetness. The flavor presented a lasting dryness, light grain as wheat and a moderate hop bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel, light bodied, dry, and smooth.


 tarheels86 (705), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Oct 25, 2009  
750 mL courtesy of Shyam; shared with tastybeer.

Pours a cloudy light yellow with a small, white head that leaves very good lacing. Aroma is musty, yeasty, honey, watermelon bubblegum. Taste is clover honey, candi sugar, yeast and well balanced by grassy, herbal hops. Big hop presence and dry, grassy hop finish. Goes down quickly. Overall it is light, refreshing, and well balanced albeit a bit boring (and expensive).


 Bragesnak (2225), Aarhus, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 22, 2009  
From Voldby, DK. Bottled, 161009. Yellow with white head. Aroma of spices and malt. Flavor is sweet with caramel and some yeasty fruit.



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