Lost Abbey Devotion

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Belgian Ale
San Marcos, California USA

$10 bottle, corked and caged from Capone’s, iirc, to enjoy the Phils’ first playoff win in what ... 15 years?. Musty yeast nose, Duvel-like but with some candis and dust. Near-coriander and some saison-ish tones. Hazy golden body still lets light through, brig fluffy, brilliantly white head. Slightly sour, very dry (bone dry!) and bitter with some earthy, leafy overtones, light spice, appreciated rubber gloves and cork astringency. Dusty with most of the contribution from the yeast. Medium body, but the water-sucking body makes it feel a bit fuller than that. Sags under the heat of the country sun, hops are a bit more Belgian than the yeast, dry and refreshing and ultimately interesting!

A dark golden beer. The aroma is surprisingly hoppy for a Belgian ale, and the flavor supports the nose. I think they brewed an IPA and maybe used a Belgian yeast. Good. Odd. But good.

Bottle shared by alexsdad06. Poured hazy orange color with medium off-white frothy head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Medium to heavy citrus and yeasty aroma. Medium body with a sticky texture. Medium to heavy sweet&sour flavor with a medium sour finish of moderate to long duration. Very solid brew.

Bottle. Poured a hazy gold with a three finger white head. Aroma was spicy. Flavor was candied sugar and citrus. Medium bodied with good carbonation.

Very spicy aroma with a wheat like zest to it. Citrus and hay perhaps. I got plenty of wheat with citrus zest and a malty midpalate.

Bottle. Pours gold with a large white head. Nose is fruity, spicey, lightly hopped, and yeasty. Taste is similar with some light sweet malt, kind of like a triple. Body is light and carbonated. Overall, a nice refreshing brew.

Pours a pale yellow with a big peaky white head that has lasting power. Aromas of spice, a but of pepper, some citrus and pears, and some maltiness. Flavor is very much the same with the some hops. Decent blonde ale.

Bottle. Head is initially large, frothy, white, mostly lasting. Body is medium yellow. Aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted grain), moderately hoppy (herbs, flowers), lightly yeasty (cobwebs, basement), with light notes of pepper, lemon zest, sugarless chewing gum. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety/oily texture, lively carbonation. Very odd...on the surface it’s a cool Belgian blonde that seems to be in the vein of RR Redemption, albeit a bit stronger. There are some weird characters underneath, though, that made it difficult to really enjoy. First is this waft of artificially sweetened gum (Trident was what snapped in my head immediately), almost chemical-like. A minor note in an otherwise enjoyable aroma, but hard to ignore. Worse, though, is the aftertaste, which is a lasting, tongue-coating, saccharine sweetness and slickness that threatens to ruin the mouth experience. Rather disappointing.