Avant Garde - The Lost Abbey

Pete27lax

New York

3/5  rDev -21.3%

09-17-2012 05:19:31 | More by Pete27lax

wonothesane42

New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

05-19-2013 00:06:20 | More by wonothesane42

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-17-2013 15:37:24 | More by twenty5

moonknight31

California

4/5  rDev +5%

05-16-2013 16:54:18 | More by moonknight31

Zbeetleman

California

2/5  rDev -47.5%

05-15-2013 02:43:08 | More by Zbeetleman

saiconotto

Maine

4/5  rDev +5%

05-09-2013 21:40:17 | More by saiconotto

portia99

Massachusetts

3.76/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

750ml bottle (bottled 10/4/11) poured into an Allagash stemmed glass. Found this old bottle sitting on the shelf at an out of the way store and figured I'd give it a shot.

A - After a nearly impossible to remove cork finally lets loose this pours hazy and finely sedimented glowing orange body with two fingers of fluffy off-white head that shows excellent staying power and leaves lots of lacing on the glass.

S - This is super fruity on the nose with tons of green apples, really bright lemon aromas, some oranges, still nice hoppy bitterness, quite estery, some spices.

T - Surprisingly bitter hoppiness that trends towards being a bit medicinal which also overpowers most of the other flavors. Still manages to put out some solid fruity flavors consistent with the aroma - lemons, oranges, apples...but all at a lower and less satisfying intensity.

M - Agressive carbonation that is fizzy and foamy in the mouth. Body is a lightish medium. The medicinal bitterness sadly lingers long past the swallow and drowns out the other nuances that are trying to come out.

O - Started out really great with a beautiful appearance and really great and aromatic presence in the glass. Unfortunately perhaps the age hurt this one with the medicinal bitterness overpowering the more delicate fruitiness. Maybe I will seek out a fresher bottle for comparison. Had high hopes on opening and suffered a bit of a letdown in the taste test. Still plenty drinkable and enjoyable, but what the aroma promised could have been something great if the flavor lived up to it.

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 23:47:13 | More by portia99

smithj4

New York

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-17-2013 23:59:09 | More by smithj4

Mattias

Sweden

4/5  rDev +5%

04-17-2013 20:19:52 | More by Mattias

largadeer

California

3/5  rDev -21.3%

04-08-2013 21:18:55 | More by largadeer

Twal

Colorado

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-06-2013 01:47:08 | More by Twal

gare8ear

California

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

03-30-2013 23:10:33 | More by gare8ear

vidguy17

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

03-30-2013 14:34:36 | More by vidguy17

drgonzo2k2

California

4/5  rDev +5%

03-25-2013 00:53:32 | More by drgonzo2k2

Sparky44

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5%

03-23-2013 23:10:33 | More by Sparky44

GuinnessAtRogerWilco

New Jersey

3.86/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750ml cork and cage bottle into a Chimay chalice glass.

AP: straw-gold colour with a 1/2" white lace head that slowly dissipates, strands of tight little bubbles floating to the top

AR: for whatever reason I'm not getting much aroma here, some faint bread, hay/grass and Belgian yeast. Smell is a bit bland.

T: taste makes up for the lack of aroma. Baked bread, apple, pear, peach, nectarine and a soft kiss of herbal hops on the finish. Very tasty.

M: a slight effervescence soon as it hits your tongue, good carbonation on this without being too much, finishes crisp and palate cleansing without being too dry

OV: I really like this beer and feel the Biere de Garde style is underrated. The flavours were really nice, which is the main aspect of any beer. It paired very well with my mushroom burger on multi-grain bread with salsa veggies and swiss. Definitely a good food beer for light to moderate fare.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 03:26:24 | More by GuinnessAtRogerWilco

Sixofsigmas

California

4/5  rDev +5%

03-17-2013 06:36:13 | More by Sixofsigmas

danwho

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

03-16-2013 14:51:08 | More by danwho

taospowder

New Mexico

4/5  rDev +5%

03-15-2013 21:46:42 | More by taospowder

ssalamone

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5%

03-11-2013 17:45:29 | More by ssalamone

orangesol

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

03-07-2013 20:09:29 | More by orangesol

ryser2k

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

03-06-2013 21:59:59 | More by ryser2k

pathman

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

03-06-2013 02:45:24 | More by pathman

nzerbe

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

03-03-2013 21:37:08 | More by nzerbe

spinrsx

Ontario (Canada)

3.6/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

750ml Bottle from Bevmo La Quinta for 10$

Appearance - Slightly hazy yellow colour with a large size fizzy white coloured head. There is an average amount of carbonation showing and there is some fairly good lacing. The head lasted for 3-4 minutes.

Smell - Breads/grains, lemons, ginger/spices

Taste & Mouth - There is an average amount of carbonation and I can taste bread/grains mixed with some lemons, ginger, and noble hops. There is also a bit a herbal/grassy flavour. It ends with a bready/grainy aftertaste with a light bitterness.

Overall - Good, not great. Every beer I've had from this brewer has been fantastic so my expectations were high. Not a repeat buy for me.

Serving type: bottle

03-01-2013 03:50:10 | More by spinrsx