 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
May 30, 2008 06 Bottle shared by Miketd alongside with my 07 from Padrefan98 in trade. Thanks to both of you! This rating of the 06, which I liked a bit better.
Pours almost black, with a light tan head. Smell is vanilla, raisins, dates, sweet dried fruity, and is just bursting out of the glass with goodness. Taste is super rich, smooth creamy sticky malt, vanilla, modest hops, dates, and decadent. Very drinkable. One of my all time favorites.
BOLTZ7555 (1053), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
May 26, 2008 Sampled at Hamilton’s San Diego. WOW!!! Another amazing brew from Lost Abbey!!! Dark leathery pour with a thick caramel colored head. Aroma of red wine, vanila, chocolate, resin, oak, and brown sugar. Flavor was equally complex with obvious tastes of molasses, dark fruit, tobacco, oak, and spice. Thick and coating, but the 11.5% ABV is dangerously hidden (ask my wife who had to put up with me afterwords). Can’t imagine this ever being out of my top 10!!!
SDalkoholic (1186), Chula Vista, California, USA
May 22, 2008 12.7 oz bottle from South Bay Drugs. What a treat to have this available at a local spot. I was saving it for when I had a lot of time to spend drinking it and studying it and now was my time. The nose was a sweet blend of caramel and sugary malt with an unbelievable fresh scent of wood. The wood kind of reminded me of woodshop or a freight carrying a whole cargo of cut trees. The flavor was similar to syrup and hid the alcohol content to a well masked factor during the drink. The pour created vigorous head which I didn’t expect and in part I lost a few ounces since I couldn’t control the abruption of the bottle, but I admired it’s view while it rested in my glass. I savored every sip I took of this beer and only had wished it was sold in a bigger bottle so that I could indulge myself fully in it’s taste further.
KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
May 22, 2008 Bottle from MaltOMeal, sampled at Zinister’s tasting. Thanks!
Pours pure black with a cream white head. Isopryl cherry chocolate raspberry nose. Flavor is cherry chocolate raspberry. Full mouthfeel. Tasty.
Zinister (1198), Houston, Texas, USA
May 20, 2008 Thanks to MaltOMeal for this bottle. Dark brown with red hints. Sweet malt and dark fig nose. Taste was a wonderful mix of dark fruits, molasses, vanilla and oak. Mouthfeel was straight-forward. Thanks Bill!
BMan1113VR (2755), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
May 18, 2008 Enjoyed at the Stone World Bistro. 2007 11.5% 750mL bottle. Pours with a small, thick, light brown head that covers a murky, extremely dark brown body. Not much lacing left from the head, but just a small ring throughout. Aroma is extremely complex with brandy, sweet fruits, figs, dates, madera, vanilla, molasses, and licorice. Incredibly long duration from each sip (30+ seconds of intense flavor). Strong oak presence towards the finish, warming as well. Candied, pitted fruit elements uipfront, and a spicey middle than blends into the brandy oak finish. Creamy mouthfeel. A great beer, I am glad I got to drink some.
MaltOMeal (642), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
May 15, 2008 bottle. Pours a dark brown with a very thin off-white head. The nose was of oak barrel and dark fruit. Taste was magnificent. Very luscious and complex. After having just had the Bourbon variety, I now see what Angel’s Share is really supposed to taste like. Yum! Besides the oak, there was dark fruit, brown sugar, molasses and vanilla. Mouthfeel was medium, but with alcohol noticeable.
Lumpy (1802), Carrollton, Texas, USA
May 15, 2008 Bottle. Body-cola. Nose-buttery, buttered popcorn, brandy. Taste-medium wood, spiced rum, butter, medium bitter, bark, pine, spruce, medium wood.
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