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Lost Abbey Devotion

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89
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
4493.54/5.03.53/5.0Special6.2%94.4Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler
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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 IEBAILI (123), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 21, 2009  
Smells sweet, lightly caramel, bready, fruity. Tastes of vibrant fruit, citrus, apricot, moderate hop bitterness, mildly spicy, very subtle banana, super refreshing, light medium body, great lasting finish of citrus and green hops. Nice example of hops contributing significantly to a beer without dominating it. Could drink it all day. Similar to RR Damnation but a bit lighter and crisper.


 smith4498 (872), Miami, Florida, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 19, 2009  
Bottle shared by Beerlando. Pours cloudy gold/orange color with off white head. Light fruity aroma with some grassy hops. Sweet fruity flavor, hoppy, peppery with a dry finish. Light to medium body with lively carbonation.


 jkwalking05 (1483), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 17, 2009  
Cloudy golden color with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is of grain, apricots, and other fruits. Taste is of grain and fruit with a medium hop bitterness.


bennylava (83), California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Feb 13, 2009  
750 ml bottle. Not terribly impressed, poured a nice golden color. Spicy, dry, kinda bears a passing resemblence to a wheat beer. A little more dryness and bitterness in the finish then most. A good beer, I wouldn’t rush out to buy another.


 marcus (1853), Sacramento, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 13, 2009  
This blonde ale poured with a miniscule off-white head and a floral resinous aroma. There is a funky herbal vegetable flavor that was actually not as bad as it sounds. It’s hoppier than most monk-related brews and also less sweet, but overall interesting and drinkable.


 satan165 (566), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Feb 12, 2009  
aroma is of some hops and intense sweetness. appearance is straw yellow. flavor is of orange and yeast making this almost saison like. very light yeast funk. very fresh and light, well complimented by citric hoppiness. palate is somewhat dry, bitterness lingers on the back of the tounge long after a swig.


 talon1117 (620), Bellvue, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Feb 11, 2009  
Pours a spakling golden color with a moderately full, brilliant white, rocky head which diminishes fairly quickly and leaves some nice but minimal lace. Nose is a bit off; notes of herbal hops, vegetables (celery), some very sweet breads from the malts and yeast, musty yeast notes, maybe even some ginger. Flavor is better with no vegetable notes; ginger root is more prominent, hops are herbal but faintly spicy and floral, yeast is faintly musty, and sweet bready malt notes are light. Palate is light to medium, lively, drying a bit, and slick. Finishes lightly bitter with herbal notes and short, only hints at some yeast and ginger root. A somewhat strange Belgian with some nice notes and some offputting notes. Everything is just fair, nothing is worth remembering. One of the breweries less intriguing beers.


 Dorwart (1812), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/55/102/512/20
Feb 8, 2009  
Moderate sized sloppy white head of varying sized bubbles. Quite rocky on top. Light floral aroma, some herbal notes and dandelions, light malts and a hint of orange. Color is a hazy peachy brown. Not all that impressive looking in the glass. Flavor is a bit on the weak side. A little astringent and pretty bitter for a belgian. Floral hops, some light sugary malts. Mild alcohol presence. I don’t know this brew just seems very bland to me on a bunch of fronts. Finishes bitter and hoppy. Not all that well balanced. Body is a bit thin for all of the hops and bitterness.



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