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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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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4453.54/5.03.53/5.0Special6.2%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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 jerc (3861), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 19, 2008  
2008-06-20. Lightly hazy golden body with a modest fluffy white head. (3+) Zesty, lightly grassy aroma, light hops, muted lemon. (7+) Similar flavour, zippy lemon and grass, light bitterness. (7+). Smooth average palate is effervescent. (3+) Quite pleasant. Bottle courtesy of The Cheeseman


 MadMan (497), Tempe, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 16, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a lightly hazy golden with nice white head. Aroma is hoppy and grassy. Flavor is malty, bready, yeasty, and faintly apricot. Pleasant and slightly peppery and hoppy finish. A refreshing and tasty offering from Lost Abbey, and one fairly easy to drink a bunch of unlike many of the others.


 hellomynameis (794), Mayer, Minnesota, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Jun 12, 2008  
Huge fluffy white head atop an orange semi cloudy beer. Slight peppery aroma with some lemon. Light on taste but refreshing in a clear lemon-lime soda kind of way. Light spice and a bit of bitter hops. A really great summer time beer but not that notable.


 Odeed (1666), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/516/20
Jun 7, 2008  
orange in color with a nice white head.aorma is lemon/lime (a lot like 7up)pepper,and allspice.flavor is much of the same with some apple and bananas.


 OldGrowth (1407), North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/103/512/20
Jun 2, 2008  
bottle, at Carolina Crew get together, not sure who brought it. Ok aroma, sour, grassy, mild funk about it, apricot/peach. Tad hazed yellow golden color, ok head and lacing. Bitter flavor. Like aroma, but stronger, yeast shows itself. Lite body, thin mouthfeel, bitter finish. Easy to drink. Flavor was best part, aroma was kind of weak.


 Rciesla (3515), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/55/104/512/20
Jun 2, 2008  
Bottle at monks i didnt enjoy this as much as last time. Pours a amber golden body with a off white head. Aromas is sweet and very earthy grassy hop aroma. Starts sweet nice fruit grapes from the hops but then gets dry and almost wheaty grass the finish loses its interest to me. I wouldnt pick this up again.


 pnista (1008), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
May 31, 2008  
Thanks to Yaniv for sharing this! Hazy golden brown with an impressive rocky white head. Herbal to saaz like hops. Maybe a bit past prime. Some sweetness. Lighter. Subdued carbonation, small bubbles medium body. Past prime hops, spicy saaz to herbal hops. Stronger malt in the flavor than the nose. I like the idea, but the execution fails a bit.


 BOLTZ7555 (1053), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/516/20
May 31, 2008  
A very solid brew...aroma is that of a freshly cut fairway. Clean. A beautiful dense white foam sits atop the 24 karat body with tiny bubbles exploding every couple of seconds. The flavor is predominantly lemongrass; a little sour, sweeter as it warms. The hop bitterness/citrus comes through in the finish. Another good beer by Lost Abbey!!!



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