Lost Abbey Judgment Day

Poured from a bomber into a tulip glass. Thin, tan head that dissipates quickly to a rim around the glass. Nearly black body with tiny bubbles streaming up the glass. Dark and almost intimidating. Looking up through the beer, you can tell it is clear, despite the darkness, and this perspective shows a dark chestnut color. Warm fruity aroma with notes of prune, brown sugar, spice, and alcohol. Nice roasted malt with a hint of milk chocolate initial flavor with light bitter aftertaste that is relatively long lived with an alcohol finish. This brew comes across almost as a strong stout/barley wine cross. It is full bodied with slightly syruppy feel that coats the side of your tongue and the back of your throat. The lively, almost fizzy carbonation keeps it ffrom feeling too heavy. Overall, this beer has a nice subtle aroma that is reliatively complex and pleasant. THe taste is excellent and the mouthfeel is nicely balanced with a full body that is lightened a little by the carbonation.

Richmond "industry" gathering. Dark brown appearance. Huge caramel malt and cherry aroma. Flavor is thickly malty in the vein of a Thomas Hardy brew. Great depth of flavor. Hint of earthiness in the finish. Awesome brew. Another favorite from the tasting.

Draft at PP Belgian Beer Fest. My favorite of the entire fest. Aromas of dark fruit, plum, raisin. Some more of the same on the flavor. Touches of dust and alcohol. Nice hoppiness too. Very very good.

Pours a deep velvety brown color w/ a medium sized, semi creamy, spattered froth. Decent head retention. Residual lacing is complete and beautiful. Aromas of spicey dark fruits release themselves from the goblet. It’s a very nice, fresh scent w/ a touch of medicine. Full nectar w/ ample residual effers. Posseses a thin, velvety texture then goes creamy as she warms. Huge, deep seated dark fruit malts purge forward w/ a defined peach pit bittering component riding it’s back. Theres a very subtle yet defined spicey essence here. Almost like cinnamon and clove. Everything is black. Plumb, cherry, cocoa, leather, cassis, anise, clove, Angostura bitters. The sweetness factor is mild to moderate but the bitterness unit kills it quickly. This is a very serious brew amigos. The finish is bittered w/ peach pit leaving a partched feeling along w/ some residual fruits. Overall: I’ll say it again, this brew is huge and will benefit w/ some cellar time. These very strong flavors will continue to develope for years to come like a great first growth Bordeaux. I suggest buying two bottles. drink one now and hold the other for Judgment Day or at least 2012. I did...

Pours a deep brown with some copper highlights when held to the light. Head poured medium creamy light tan with some nice lacing. Aroma of raisins, molasses, peacans, bananas, vinous, brown sugar, dark fruits, loads of malty sweetness, mix of Belgian spices and yeast. Flavor was a mix of dark fruits, toasted malts, sweet malts, raisins, hints of smoke, mixed nuts. Just a great mix of nice aromas and flavors. Probably the best American Quad I have had.