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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
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
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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 Jmichael (633), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 8, 2009  
good full bodied beer with full pour of gold and white head. definite fruit undertones, only light on the complexity.


 rederic (1787), montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 7, 2009  
750ml bottle, hazy golden hue, with an off-white head, yeasty, fruity nose of pears, peaches, lemons, with a spicy coriander, with a hint of floral hop zesty lemony aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity tangerine, spicy coriander character, with some candied tangerine, orange peel, peachy, pineapple fruitiness, with a mild flowery hop grassiness, leading towards a fruity, herbal hop bitterness finish.


 Dedollewaitor (3625), Odense, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 7, 2009  
75cl bottle. Pours clear golden with a small creamy bubbly head. Nose is fruity, yeasty and hoppy. Grassy and floral. Medium bodied. Fine balance. Crisp and pleasant. Good.


 alraicercsu (166), Ft.Collins, Colorado, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Jan 5, 2009  
Bottle. Poured a golden color with a small white head. Smells lightly of citrus. Taste similar with slight bitterness.


sundevil27 (45), , New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 4, 2009  
bottle - poured a golden color w/ a bit of a haze. Small white head. Fruit/citrus smell & taste. A really nice, easy drinking beer. Better than I expected.


 Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jan 3, 2009  
On tap at Papago. Pours a cloudy gold with a snow white head that leaves nice lacing. Nose is floral hops, yeast and spice. Taste is floral hops, peach, spicy yeast and light citrus hops in the finish. Medium creamy mouth feel. Good stuff.


 JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 31, 2008  
Hazy burnished orange-golden beer with a creamy white head. Aroma is fairly unusual. A bit of herbal hoppiness. Light floral and a touch woody. There is a fairly dank yeastiness. Sort of herbal and hoppy but in a kind on indistinct way. Lingering moderate bitterness. A touch of lightly fruity/grassy flavour on the back. A bit of spice and lingering hoppiness. Meh... it’s okay, but nothing in here really works for me.


 Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bottle, Monk’s Cafe in Philadelphia with Traci, Fin & Loz. Golden, nice white head with glass-coating lace. Lemon flower nose, yeasty and spring-like. Bright lemon citrus hop flavor, light sweet malt. Refreshing, chock full of flavor. Fin noted sort of a farmhouse quality to this, and that sums up pretty well the underlying appeal of this beer. Fun to get that kind of rustic charm in an American beer.



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