 otakuden (518), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
May 21, 2009 Cloudy, hazy and shimmering with a fog of blanched hay and straw while a snowstorm of dregs floats contently within her embrace. On a side note, I love good dregs. A thin film tops her off while tiny bubbles cling desperately to the sides of my glass, making way for a heavenly aroma. Fresh lemon juice, lemon bread or muffins, soft and moist with a sprinkling of poppy seeds. Continuing the delightfully zesty and invigorating lemon approach is ice-cold, homemade lemon sorbet while adding meat to her light palate are soft white breads, kneading dough, and hay. I am wholly intrigued now. Our first meeting of the lips is thin with an electrical zap of sour lemon juice squeezed on top of creamy, crisp, refreshing lemon sorbet. While the nose was sweeter, her palate has definitely turned to the tart side while dry earth, hay, straw, and leather proceeds to dry my palate. Each subsequent quaff is clean, crisp, and highly refreshing while tart sour lemon, soft white breads, earthy hay, and a faint wisp of herbs lingers in my breath. Who needs a lemonade stand when one can have a Devotion Ale from Lost Abbey. Where were those stands in my childhood?
Definitely intriguing and different when compared to the couple other Lost Abbey ales I have had so far. Personally, I loved the Devotion Ale, though the various sour lemons and citric esters may be a deterrent to others. A great summer refresher, accompaniment to salad or citric braised fish, Lost Abbey pulls off yet another fabulous creation.
badgerben (3584), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
May 21, 2009 Thanks to BDR for hauling one back for me! Gold color with a thin head. Aroma of lemon, coriander and a bit of wheat. A kind of sweet, Munich malt flavor and a bit of caramel. Light floral/Noble hop and light yeastiness. Dry finish. Quite enjoyable.
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
May 18, 2009 Sample at Julio’s. Appears gold with a moderately sized head. Aroma is simple and sugary, soft pear-like fruit. Flavor is standard Belgian spice and pale malt, perhaps with a bit of herbs. Buttery palate. Decent, but I’m not finding much of interest here.
hirigalzkar (550), Stockholm, Sweden
May 18, 2009 Bottle. Tastes and smells like an american pale ale brewed with belgian yeast.
BroSpud (583), , Massachusetts, USA
May 17, 2009 Tasting at a beerfest [Disclaimer: This was tasted along with many, many other beers during a tasting at Julios. Some of the details are a little hazy]. Given the price they charge for these I was expecting something much more exciting than the fairly average belgian style ale that it is.
finol (475), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
May 17, 2009 Bottle from Ölbutikken.
Pours golden and hazy with lots of carbonation.
Smells of metal, apple and butter.
Malty taste and belgian yeast, besides which the flavour is rather american.
General66 (164), Streator, Illinois, USA
May 15, 2009 Bomber obtained through a trade at Dark Lord Day 2009 shared with soccer290. This beer poured a deep yellow color with a one finger width white frothy head that disappeared very quickly. It had virtually no carbonation and no lacing on the glass. The aroma consisted of light hops and some citrus... very boring. It tasted like light hops, very light citrus, and spring water. Finished a bit bitter. I was excited to try my first Lost Abbey brew... it was very disappointing though.
soccer290 (135), Highland Park, Illinois, USA
May 15, 2009 22 oz bottle acquired by trade at DLD 09, shared with General66. Pours a dark golden color with a small white head that dissipates quickly. Smells of hops and citrus. The taste however is very disappointing. Tastes of spring water and light hops, with no real backbone to the flavor. And to make matters worse, it is quite bitter too. Not good at all.
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