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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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 oh6gdx (8802), Vasa, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is slight malts, some yeast and hops. Flavour is grass, malts, hops and some slight notes of caramel malts. A bit acidic fruityness is also there.


 sayravai (3720), Helsinki, Finland
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 12, 2008  
(Bottled) Hazy yellow with a smallish, lacy head. Aroma of honeyish malt, and some grassy-aromatic hops. Grassy-hoppy flavor with neutral, somewhat acidic maltiness. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Pretty light and pilsenery for its kind and strength. Still not bad.


 Angeloregon (2024), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 12, 2008  
From a 750 ML bottle purchased at By The Bottle in Vancouver, WA--Poured a murky golden-orange body with a thin lacy whitish head. Sweet, chalky, nutty, hoppy, floral, grassy, estery, bubblegummy nose. Easy drinking, smooth with a great mouthfeel. Amazingly delicious! Candy sugar, citric mellow bite. Very nice!


 Bockyhorsey (2487), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 9, 2008  
750 ml bottle. Yeasty spicey aroma that wasn’t over spice for me on the nose. Murky golden body with white head and good lacing. Chalk and medium sweet candy with some lemon and spice mix. Well blended I thought anyway. Smooth on palate good brew


 pforei (338), USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Jul 8, 2008  
Bottle from Monk’s, Philly. Nice golden amber color with good head. Has characteristics of Belgian, English and American Ales. The yeasty nature going on in the background is clearly Belgian, while the grapefruit hops are American, and the pale malt and grassyiness seem English. Not overdone.


 travita (1861), Frisco, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Orange to amber in color with a decent white head. Sweet and fruity in the smell. Taste is sweet, fruity, apricots coming through the most. Good but not great.


enginaaron (73), San Diego, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/517/20
Jul 5, 2008  
Sweet mild with a low fruitiness. Golden color with light head; a little cloudy. Very mild taste with minimal sweetness. Malty but very balanced and mellow. Exceptionally easy to drink. Sweet with no noticable astringent flavors or harsh textures. Very easy to drink. Very good. A favorite of mine.


 twitcher (293), framingham, Massachusetts, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/514/20
Jun 28, 2008  
bottle. Pours a light golden amber color, decent inch head bubbles up quick then fades to a decent layer/ring. Aromas are interesting... funky sweet light malts, a hefty dose of sticky floral hops. Flavors start with a full but non-aggressive bunch of hops- mostly cut flowers and some light citrus, with some light peppery notes. Some lightly sweet malts and fruity esters provide nice balance. Light and crisp on the palate, smooth finish with some lingering bitterness.



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