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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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 ajm (917), Los Angeles, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Dec 25, 2008  
Tap at Pap. I was very impressed. TAstes like the nicest, cleanest Pale you ever had. Faint notes of cream, hops, and sweet orange. The finish is cloudy and textured and reminds me of what Orange Blossom used to be.


 17thfloor (1453), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 23, 2008    Updated: Dec 24, 2008
Pours a darker orange golden with small fine frothy white head. Aroma isnt particularly strong, sweet candi malt, orange peel, and grassy hops, almost seems like there is some coriander in there. First taste is quite bitter, some vitamin C, grassy and floral hops, light candi malt, some orange peel, lemon-grass and yeast. Finishes quick, dryer and bitter. Lighter mouthful, soft abundant fine carbonation, very light.


 Drink4Satan (585), Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/105/517/20
Dec 23, 2008  
Pours a hazy golden colour with a soapy white head that has moderate retention. The nose is pleasantly fruity, with lemon zest, earthy, grassy hops and sugary doughy malts. The flavour is zesty, lightly fruity and bready with some farmhouse tartness just barley coming through in the finish. It is pleasant, drinkable and round on the palate. The carbonation could not be any better, being effervescent only on the palate and not in the appearance. A slightly slick and full mouthfeel also contribute to create a perfectly palatable beer. The finish is crisp, with spice, zesty hops and bready malts lingering for some time.


 kegbear (268), Orange, California, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/516/20
Dec 16, 2008  
Bottle. Liked this one a lot. Sweet fruit, lemongrass, light spice and bread. Delicious.


 Cornfield (4925), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 12, 2008  
750ml bottle from the Sam-apostrophe-s in Downers Grove, IL. It pours a slightly hazed golden body with a somewhat rocky head that disappears in odd clumps. Spotty lacing. The aroma is honey sweet covered by dried lemon grass and citrus zest. Sprtitz mouthfeel. It tastes of sweet malt, herbs and warm spices, and a growing lemon zest bitterness. Not bad. Would be refreshing in warmer times.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 8, 2008  
750ml bottle pours a white head and gold color. Aroma is medium malt-honey, musty, herbal. Taste is medium malt-honey, musty, herbal hops, some yeast. OK effervescence.


 Fin (3410), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Monks Cafe Philadelphia in company of Loz Casey and Traci, 15-11-08. Pours hazy golden with white head, though in the confines of a back bar that resembles the Bat cave for gloominess its difficult to see. In fact it was that dark in this place that I couldnt even see to write my notes and had to dictate them to Loz who has better eyesight than me. Nice soft lemony flavours and aromas, good farmhouse feel to this, plenty of yeast, drying at the end. Very nice beer.


 ante (2928), Stockholm, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 4, 2008  
Bottled. Pours out in a hazy golden colour with a rich lively white foam. Dried oranges, mild herbal hops and cookies in the aroma. Medium-bodied with notes of yeast, dried oranges, crackers amd cookies with crisp and fresh notes of grassy, herbal and citrousy hops. Dryish medium-bitter finish of grass, herbs, mild white pepper and cookies. A well-made, balanced brew



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