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Lost Abbey Vs. Brewdog

If you have seen Tomme Arthur’s Twitter feed recently, he talks about his trip over the pond to Europe & spent a few days with Brewdog in Glasgow, Scotland.  You can’t put two brewers from breweries near half the globe Continue Reading →

Lost Abbey Duck-Duck-Gooze

Lost Abbey Duck Duck Goose.  Info via the brewery: 

In Belgian brewing there are fantastic wild ales brewed with naturally occurring yeast. These beers develop over time and are ready on their own terms. Duck Duck Gooze is our homage to Continue Reading →

Lost Abbey Barrel Notes

Tomme Arthur is spending some time this week in Denmark, Scotland, & Belgium.  He mentions it in March’s Libri Divini. Something interesting he notes –

“We have a visit scheduled with their cask supplier. It is my hope to find types Continue Reading →

Lost Abbey Red Poppy 2011 Arrives

Red Poppy!  A Flanders-style red ale brewed with red cherries, and aged on French oak from The Lost Abbey has shipped.   Limited quantities arriving/ 0r headed to the 8 states Lost Abbey ships to.

Red Poppy release party in San Continue Reading →

Lost Abbey’s Framboise de Amorosa

Raspberry fiends, here’s one for you. Lost Abbey (San Marcos, CA) is releasing Framboise de Amorosa again in 2011.  LA touts this beer as “their first foray into the world of raspberry beers.”

Amorosa begins as Lost and Found Ale Continue Reading →

Lost Abbey Red Poppy 2011

As we traverse deeper into 2011, the release dates of breweries bigger/popular releases announced.  The Lost Abbey’s beers are all quite notable for sure, but this one is a stand out.  It’s Red Poppy, a Flanders-style Red Ale brewed with Continue Reading →

GEORGIA: Port/Lost Abbey Officially Launched!

As of today, Port Brewing/Lost Abbey are officially in Georgia.  Off premise stores will be receiving shipments (snow/weather) permitting.  Tomme Arthur is making special appearances to celebrate the launch.  Here’s everything you need to know.

Tomme Arthur Appearances:

Tuesday, January 18th
5:00 PM Continue Reading →

Posted in Brewdog, Coming Soon, Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey Vs. Brewdog

If you have seen Tomme Arthur’s Twitter feed recently, he talks about his trip over the pond to Europe & spent a few days with Brewdog in Glasgow, Scotland.  You can’t put two brewers from breweries near half the globe apart and expect them not to collaborate on something.

James Watt unveiled the first collaboration between Lost Abbey & Brewdog today in his Hop Propaganda newsletter – “Lost Dog.”

We brewed an Imperial Porter, aiming for 10% ABV and using a blend of 7 different malts. In terms of hops, we keep the IBUs modest at 35 and hopped the beer entirely with First Gold. And of course this collaboration just had to be aged in oak.

We settled on some killer rum casks for the Imperial Porter. We only brewed a tiny batch of this beer and intend to age it in the rum barrels for about 12 months. So look out for the Lost Abbey & BrewDog rum barrel aged Imperial Porter coming your way in early 2012.

There you have it.

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lost Abbey, New Beers

Lost Abbey Duck-Duck-Gooze

Lost Abbey Duck Duck Goose.  Info via the brewery: 

In Belgian brewing there are fantastic wild ales brewed with naturally occurring yeast. These beers develop over time and are ready on their own terms. Duck Duck Gooze is our homage to these effervescent and wonderfully complex sparkling beers.

A blend of young and old barrel aged beers, this has been one of our most sought after beers year after year since it’s original release in 2009.

Alas, it is released in very small quantities only once every three years, so it’s extremely difficult to come by beyond the day we release it. It does, however, turn up on our vintage list from time to time, so don’t despair.

Belgian-Style Lambic or Sour Ale

Available in 750ml bottles. 5.5% ABV

Style: American Wild Ale 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Lost Abbey

Lost Abbey Barrel Notes

Tomme Arthur is spending some time this week in Denmark, Scotland, & Belgium.  He mentions it in March’s Libri Divini. Something interesting he notes –

“We have a visit scheduled with their cask supplier. It is my hope to find types of barrels and wood expressions currently lacking in our barrel program enabling us a wider range of flavor possibilities.”

Sounds like some new barrels in the works for Lost Abbey.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lost Abbey, Seasonal Return

Lost Abbey Red Poppy 2011 Arrives

Red Poppy!  A Flanders-style red ale brewed with red cherries, and aged on French oak from The Lost Abbey has shipped.   Limited quantities arriving/ 0r headed to the 8 states Lost Abbey ships to.

Red Poppy release party in San Marcos took place on February 12.  If you are a fan of funky, sour fruity beers look no further. This highly rated little nugget of bottled joy might be a tad pricey ($15ish) dollars, but worth the experience.

Style: Flanders Oud Bruin
Taste Expectations:  Sour & funky! Cherries, tart. Oaky & woody.  Sour fan, go for this.
Availability: 375ml corked & caged bottles.  Draft in California only.

5.5% ABV

 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lost Abbey, Seasonal Return

Lost Abbey’s Framboise de Amorosa

Raspberry fiends, here’s one for you. Lost Abbey (San Marcos, CA) is releasing Framboise de Amorosa again in 2011.  LA touts this beer as “their first foray into the world of raspberry beers.”

Amorosa begins as Lost and Found Ale (Abbey ale, w/ raisins).  After brewing, it’s transferred into red wine barrels where it spends the next year getting raspberries added to it 3 different times.  Here’s the the beer equation (adding Lost & Found, plus the extra TLC)

Style: Dubbel, Lost & Found. American Wild Ale, Amorosa.
Hops: German Magnum and German Tettnang
Malts: Two Row, Wheat, Medium and Dark English Crystal, Special B and Chocolate Malt.
Adjuncts: Dextrose, raisin puree.
1 year, red wine barrels.
Raspberries

2011 Release is March 26th.

LA’s Flavor Profile: The first sip produces a sweet start with a long drawn out sour finish. So of the sweetnewss from the raspberries comes out before acidic notes join the mix. On the back end of the beer is a smoothing oak character which keeps the beer from becoming dull.

Availability: 375 ml bottles. Lost Abbey ships to 8 states.  Who/where gets them after the release? Mystery.

7% ABV

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Lost Abbey, Release Schedule

Lost Abbey Red Poppy 2011

As we traverse deeper into 2011, the release dates of breweries bigger/popular releases announced.  The Lost Abbey’s beers are all quite notable for sure, but this one is a stand out.  It’s Red Poppy, a Flanders-style Red Ale brewed with red cherries, aged on French oak.  All of that adds up to a beer with a big fan that comes highly recommended.

Lost Abbey has announced Red Poppy’s release date for 2011 – February 12th.  The beer is slated for brewery release in San Marcos, CA from noon – 6pm.  Bottles will be $15 dollars, 6 bottle max. After the release, the beers will go into Lost Abbey’s distribution network on an extremely limited basis.  Tomme Arthur mentioned that the sour beers (like Red Poppy) will be hit or miss for Georgia/Pennsylvania and other markets further away from the home state.  Be on the lookout.

Style: Flanders Oud Bruin

Availability: 375 ML, Corked & Caged.  Draft limited to San Diego area, California.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lost Abbey, Meet the Brewer, New Launches, Port Brewing Company

GEORGIA: Port/Lost Abbey Officially Launched!

As of today, Port Brewing/Lost Abbey are officially in Georgia.  Off premise stores will be receiving shipments (snow/weather) permitting.  Tomme Arthur is making special appearances to celebrate the launch.  Here’s everything you need to know.

Tomme Arthur Appearances:

Tuesday, January 18th
5:00 PM – Brick Store Pub
9:00 PM – Ormsby’s

Wednesday, January 19th
5:00pm – Porter Beer Bar (Lost Abbey Website Has Different schedule)
7:00pm – Cypress Street
9:00pm – Midway Pub

Thursday, January 20th
7:00pm – Taco Mac Kennesaw

As for the launch beers, check on the launch lineup here —>  http://atlantabeermaster.com/?p=5351

by Reid Ramsay