Lost Abbey Judgment Day

Nose of prunes, malt, licorice-like notes, and very light roasty char. Deep brown body below a thin mocha head. Flavor is traditional quad, but with that added roasted/char quality that is unique for the style. With enough carbonation to lift any cloying qualities safely away from your palate, this is an unique take on a classic Belgian quad that deserves a try. Certainly not going to replace my St. Bernardus 12, but a welcome addition to the quad crew.

A less than impressive pour with a small, dark beige, fizzy head which is mostly diminishing very quickly and leaves minimal lace; the body is a murky, maroon color with notable effervescence and sediment. Nose is nice but a bit subdued for the style; notes of molasses, rum-soaked raisins, caramelized dark sugars, some English toffee in there, more spicy alcohol, candied dates, and hints at burnt caramel. Flavor is nice with more malt richness and surprisingly less fruit notes; light notes of raisins soaked in spiced rum, light candied dates, lots of molasses, hints at tobacco, more toffee, burnt caramel into the finish, hints at lightly roasted pecans also moving into the finish, a bit of banana bread notes from the yeast, and plenty of caramelized sugars. Palate is nice being full, soft to lively, round but a bit syrupy. Finishes with just enough bitterness from the roasted pecans and the burnt caramel, almost a bit oak-like?; other notes in the long, sweet finish include spiced rum, light raisins, candied dates, and still more caramelized dark sugars. This is a nice rendition of the great Belgian abts, although not at the same level, it is very pleasant and true to the style. Bold warmth, nice spice notes, plenty of malt richness, enough non-sweet notes malt notes to keep it from being cloying, and just some light complements of raisin and other fruit. This brewery does very nice things and a nice American abt is a rarity, but I have come to expect nothing less from LA/PP.

Bottle from iowaherkeye and pepsican. Thanks fellas. Poured a hazy dark amber color. The head was short and tan. Distinct raisin, molasses and banana flavors dominated the nose, but there were also hints of brown sugar and clove. Full bodied and sweet with minimal earthy bitterness at the end. Carbonation was on the low end of the spectrum, but wasn’t as bad as I had anticipated based on the fact that there was no ’pop’ when I removed the cork. Tasted of raisin, molasses, tobacco, toffee, and brown sugar. There was also a splash of alcohol ala spiced rum.

I poured this into a Trappist glass. The pour had very little carbonation with a very small light brown head around the edge(almost none at all). The beer itself was a dark brown almost black color to it. It had hints of what seemed like chocolate but the alcohol smell definitely overpowered it. The taste had hints of deep chocolate with almost nutty touches, with dark fruit overtones. Also very malty - although once again the alcohol overpowers. The mouthfeel is fairly medium to flat for me. The texture is a little thick but the lack carbonation for me doesn’t bring it up to par. It has a bit of a bitter dry finish. Overall not bad but for what it is I’d find another alternative.

Bottle. 25.4 oz. Split with Braden and Jack. Pours a hazy, murky amber--almost maroon--with a tan, creamy head. Strong aroma of raisin, followed by roasted malts, figs, chesnuts, scotch, and hints of barley. Fuller bodied with a smooth, seductive mouthfeel. Excellent warming in the finish. Outstanding quadrupel.

appearance is opaque, perhaps a touch of the label’s purple around the edges. small filmy head. nose is a sweet combination of raisins and strong malt base, both of which border on sticky. flavor is lightly leathery, the raisins are not near as sweet as in the aroma as they are tempered with hot alcohol. late aftertaste of alcohol esters that translates to near roast/char.

Bottle. Dark brown pour, with a slight tan head. Dark fruits and malts in the semi sweet aroma. A huge flavored beer with some alcohol to back it up, although different than the traditional quad. A beer to share with friends.

2007 750ml bottle, consumed in 2009. Sweet aroma with some sourness - I remember that from the Mother of All Beers version. Fruity - but I don’t taste the hops that others did. Maybe its just the finish that is cleaned up.