Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

Brewed by Port Brewing/Lost Abbey
Style: Saison
San Marcos, California USA

Serve in Tulip

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750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 5/21/2012. Pours hazy golden amber color with a nice 2-3 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big lemon, pear, apple, grape, ginger, grains of paradise, orange zest, clove, pepper, herbal, honey, light funk, and earthy yeast esters. Fantastic aromas with great balance and complexity of spices and yeast esters with moderate malt presence. Taste of lemon, pear, apple, grape, grains of paradise, ginger, clove, pepper, orange peel, honey, bread, light funk, and earthy yeast esters. Lingering notes of light fruits, ginger, grains of paradise, clove, pepper, honey, orange peel, and earthy yeast esters on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice balance and complexity of spices and yeast esters; with moderate malt balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a crisp, lightly slick, and lightly prickly mouthfeel that is very nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a highly excellent saison! All around great balance and complexity of spices and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to drink. A highly enjoyable offering.

750 ml bottle thanks to robloc303. Pours a hazy gold with a white head of foam. Aroma is yeasty and a little funky. Tastes of zesty yeast esters and citrus. I’m a little let down that the funky note detected doesn’t come through in the taste at all.

Pours very hazy yellow. Reminds me of melted butter. Nice lacing. Aroma of apples, grapes, and pineapple. Taste is similar with and tons of yeast. refreshing and easy to drink.

A - Massive 3 finger white head very slowly sinks and leaves impressive chunks of lacing behind. Hazy golden orange in color. S - Spicy yeast jumps right out, acidic fruit, white grapes, pears, green apples, bright fruity alcohol. Earthy grass aromas come out as it warms T - Bright tart fruits - white grapes, granny smith apples, lemons, and pears. Dry straw, peppery spices, rich wheat malt, fresh ginger and grapefruit peel comes out heavy on the end as well as some herbal bitterness. Finishes very dry and peppery. M - Medium bodied, soft and smooth texture with moderate carbonation. Fruit and spice, and yeast in holy matrimony! Excellent flavors, great spice profile, very tart and dry. Very complex Saison that I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommended. Serving type: bottle 05-07-2011

Slightly hazy, light golden color with a thin white head. Earthy, moldy hay bail nose. Full-bodied, pillowy mouthfeel. Nearly mouth puckering. Very earthy and bar air in the flavors. Not my cup of tea, but saison’s generally aren’t.

(Bottle 17/04-2013) Large beige, clear yellow color, fruity yeast aroma, smooth fresh taste, soft co2, fit body.

Well done. Not usually a fan of saisons. Pours hazy yellow with a huge fluffy white head. Aroma is full of citrus. Light and airy in mouth, with a nice lemon skunk finish.

Pours a hazy yellow with aroma of a haystack. Taste is slightly bitter with a lasting film over the tongue after the swallow. The taste is slightly spicy with notes of coriander.. I’m not a huge fan of saison’s but this one was tolerable.

Bottle at bar. Hazy orange color, white head. Bitter taste with citrus, earthy notes, orange peels, grass, floral hops and spices. Nice crispy body with hops and spices. Bitter finish citrus and fruits. Excellent american saison.

Golden yellow with a foamy medium size head. Beautiful. Aromas of lemon, sweet and ripe fruits, something uniquely refreshing and mild parfume like. Wow! Medium body which grows like a balloon in your mouth. Sour and bitter but not too strongly. Sour orange (not in a bad way). Leaves a long bitter after taste. Solid.