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Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

Lost Abbey Red Barn Ale

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A Saison brewed by
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey

San Marcos, California USA

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3133.73/5.03.72/5.06.7%87.8 Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This Farmhouse Ale traces its roots to the small rustic breweries of Southern Belgium. The word Saison comes to us from the French language and it means Season. Lightly spiced with Organic Ginger, Orange Peels, Black Pepper and Grains of Paradise, this brew promises to quench your thirst on the hottest Southern California days or wherever your travels may take you. Available in 750 ml bottles and on draft at select inspired locations.

Editor's note. This is a new incarnation of SPF 45, previously brewed at Pizza Port Solana Beach

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 lukin013 (210), Columbia, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/515/20

Apr 22, 2007  
Bottle thanks to some really awesome person I traded with! (I should start writing this stuff down somewhere). Pours a cloudy golden color with a soft white head. Aroma of yeast and lots of pepper. Flavors of orange, pepper, yeast, and banana. Very typical saison and very drinkable but nothing too outstanding.

 BillKismet (1410), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/513/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Fills an orange goblet with its lovely viscosity. Plush cream head. Peppered aroma initiates contact with the nose. Flavor has an easy black pepper and lightly touched ginger complexity.


 drfabulous (712), Columbia, Missouri, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Really nice spicy aroma. Like a Wit but with far more flavor floating around there in your nose. Lots of fruit and a bit of the wild flavor. Pepper, orange, citrus. Little tart/sour to it. Very well done.


 mwelsh13 (140), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/58/103/515/20
Aug 31, 2008  
Bottle split between two pints poured a nice golden yellow with a fluffy white head. Great carbonation. Apples, cider, and yeast in the aroma. Good amount of pepper and spice in the initial taste. Very sweet after a dry beginning. Carbonation cuts through the sweetness. Tart finish.


 radiomgb (1761), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Aug 28, 2008  
Golden-orange in colour with a long lasting white coloured head, good lacing. The aroma is bready, lemon citrus, orange peel, pepper and other spices. The flavour has all of the spices of the aroma, yeasty, light alcohol. Spicy mouthfeel, medium body, high carbonation. Finishes very spicy, long.

The spice in this becomes too much at times. Heavy on the alcohol as well, drinks like a 10% beer.

750ml bottle obtained in a trade with sprinkle, thanks Mike.
Opened on March 28, 2008.
No date.


 kiefdog (419), Tampa, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 24, 2008  
75cl bottle from Charles Street Liquors (Boston). Pours a hazy caramel color with two finger white head. Nice retention and lacing. Aroma is pepper, caramel, sweet malt, vanilla, spice. Flavor is spicy and yeasty with malty notes, yeasty brett, honey. Generally light to medium body with a somewhat sweet and tart finish. Interesting ale.




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