Lost Abbey Vern

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

Serve in Snifter

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Tap at Stone 15th Anniversary. Pours cloudy brown with amber tints. Smell is tons of booze, peach, but like ice tea peach, toffe, spice. Taste is huge peach, natural, but huge. Lots of booziness, but surprisingly its not too hot, just so much boozy warmth and flavour. Huge mouthfeel, but no carbonation in the taste. Not cloying surprisngly. An absolutely ridiculous beer and quite the beer to start of the day with...

Tasted at the Stone 15th Anniversary party. Murky brown black color. Aromas emanating from this beer was a very prominent essence of peach. Did not smell like exceptionally enticing fresh peaches. Initial taste was quite sweet. AS flavors were there with plum and fig also. Strong alcohol heat. Bourbon and barrel characteristics along with the black tea. Finish was astringent I would guess due to the tea. Would be interesting to try this after it ages a bit.