Pizza Port Cuvee de Tomme

2007 Lost Abbey release, aged for nearly a year now in the bottle. Autographed by the man himself. Opened up on my birthday to celebrate, damn what a fine creation! Truly an exquisite malt beverage. Appearance shows its additional age when compared to a bottle I opened in June ’07. Deep burgundy with a light fizz and little head. Yummy raisin and vinous aroma of Lost Abbey’s Judgment Day, with a smooth and subtle oak character on top with wet grass, barnyard funk and fine red wine; a pleasure to breath in. I didn’t think the flavor would surpass the aroma, but I was proven wrong. Wow! The brettanomyces sourness has evened out nicely. Musty cellar and oak tones transition beautifully with the raisin-bread notes and sour red cherries. Tart, but not too tart. Earthy caramel spice finishes things off, with a lingering presence of dark fruit. Goddamn Tomme!

A Mes rate: Bottle at Tom’s "is that a poo on the couch, no it’s just a squashed orange" tasting.
My god how I have lusted after this one. Usually I have a tendancy to over hype beers in my head and was almost expecting this to be the same. How wrong I was. This is hugely under-rated and one of the best beers I will ever have.
A very dark amber brown with a red hue at the edges and a thin rim of beige foam.
Aroma... oh my god. Amazing cheesey funk and sourness. As Tom said, "it smells like a beer that has been aged perfectly well" yet it is gloriously fresh at the same time. Incredible fruit notes; cherries, strawberries, raspberries and signs of dried fruit too. Some coca cola, coconut husks... shit the bed, it’s all over the place. Arguably the best wooden barrelly notes I will ever experience. Complex does not even come close to doing this justice. It’s like an encyclopedia of nasal sensations.
How can the flavour possibly live up to the aroma? Surely it can’t??? Rock and bloody roll it does. This is bigger than Elvis. It really doesn’t get much better. There’s that outstanding barelly sourness again. Cherry and other tangy fruit, sultanas are there too. Like the aroma it has the character of something both old and new at the same time. The dryness is just mindblowing. In fact the mouthfeel is simply perfect. I’m pretty much lost for words. Sheer heaven and everything I want in a glass. Even the label is awesome.

And lo the clouds did part, a ray of sunshine beamed down and lit up a pedestal, and on that spot a bottle of Cuvée de Tomme appeared.

Brad I honestly can not describe your hero status right now...

07 release.......thanks drewbeerme! And it had hardly any carbonation...and it had a nice balance between the sour and bourbany character...great sour cherry bretty aroma great stuff...can’t wait for the release this year!

Bottle massive thanks to Mes for this super rarity, possibly one of my most saught after also. Aroma is sour tart, flemish ale, malty backing and sherry alc notes. Taste is similar perhaps not as sour as id have liked, massive malt backing. A very weel made and intence beer, every bit worth the search! Notes say: sour, well balanced, sour.

Nov. 2007 - Thanks to eaglefan538. Wow. What a beer. Dark brown pour, next to no head or lacing. Aroma...if I smelled it, I would have thought it was a wine rather than a beer. Amazingly complex flavor of tart cherries, winelike acidity and a lot of oak. Silky smooth mouthfeel. Every drop was savored. Fantastic!

Thanks to Ken for this one. Brown-ruby color, slight tan head. Aroma of bourbon, caramel, and slightly sour fruit. Flavor has cherry, caramel, sugary fruit finish and some chocolate as well. The cherry and bourbon become cloying by the end.

GABF 2007. A dark brown color with faint white head. Sweet oak notes on the aroma with a distinct sourness. A sour body with cherry, oak, and caramel flavors.

The 2008 Lost Abbey version is less bourbony than my original tasting, but it is really funky, enteric, and acidic. Better than the original 3.7, but not by much. Does this beer ever settle into a clear pour? Original: Bourbon aroma to the extreme. Sour (lactic) flavors intermingle with raisins, bourbon, wet bread. Quite boozy. Delicious, but it really has too much bourbon flavor. Thanks, Ken, for bringing his MJ Rare Beer Club offering.