Lost Abbey Judgment Day

Dark brown pour, with almost no head. Aroma of licorice, raisins and brown sugar. The flavor is more raisin, more licorice and a bit later an odd, but pleasant sour fruit note. The flavor is somewhat harsh, I think age would have done this beer well. Awesome date/brown sugar/rum finish though. Good, but not extraordinary mouthfeel. Decent quad but not my favorite.

Aroma: dates, raisins, pretty fruity and malty. Finish is a bit harsh at the start, but then melds into silky milk chocolate. Dries out pretty well. molasses, some candi sugar, slight plum. Low carbonation, good body and mouthfeel, but has too alcohol character. Would be great with another year on it.

750 ml. Pours cola color, with matching fizzy "head". Aroma is solidly raisins and licorice. Viscous mouthfeel precedes a full-bodied taste to match the aroma, sweet anise and raisins, smoke, and even a touch of tart fruit... cherries? Booze is well-hidden, only perceptible at the finish and going down. Really, a lovely, lovely beer. Being a Tuesday, it’s saving grace I’ve only got the one.

750ml bottle. Served in a Boulevard "tall boy" chalice. Dark red color with a tan, wispy head. Raisin, date & dark fruit aroma galore along with a little roast and a little vanilla. Very thick and viscous, but the finish is balanced and drinkable, which is not something always said of 10.5ABV beers. The taste is divine. Lots of rum and lots of dark fruit, a bit of smoke?, lots of spicy black and white pepper, lots of caramel, lots of malt, pretty much lots of everything. So many flavors, yet so easy to drink. Certainly not the drink of pious.

Pours very dark ruby brown with a dark murkiness to it. Small light tan head. Aroma is very overripe dark fruits and a nice spiciness that accompanies some brown sugar and toffee notes. Flavor starts with a very sugary dark fruit sweetness followed by a slight bitter nuttiness and a raisin and currant finish. Medium body that is surprisingly thin and an extremely soft carbonation. Hides the alcohol very well and is very easy drinking and warming.

2007 bottle, consumed April 2009. Pours a dark and hazy mauve color with a small, bubbly, khaki colored head. The foam fades quickly, leaving just a thin film at the surface. Thin legging marks the glass, but no lace. The nose is sweet, showing tons of raisin, fig, candy, and brown sugar. Hints of earth lend light bitterness. Flavors follow suit,sweet dark fruits dominating, with sugary dark candy and caramel. Traces of earthy smokiness come through on the finish. Medium bodied and under carbonated, the palate lacks substance for a quad. Eh, I’m really not impressed. Decent quad.

Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is rich dark fruits. Flavor is full of dark fruits like currants and raisins and a little roastiness. Very full bodied and with a little bit of alcohol in the finish. Very good.

Little to no head retention. Woody-rummy aroma with some bread. Sweetish raisony cake on a medium palate, with some alcohol presense but in a good way. Excellent!