Serpent's Stout - The Lost Abbey

johnnieoz

California

4.15/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5

2009 750ml cork and caged bottle. 11% abv (not 10.5%) this time around.

Seeing as Tomme Arthur replied to the Angel's Share brandy barrel-aged non-carbonation situation today, I thought I'd pop open one of his other beers. Somehow this felt appropriate...wanted to see where Lost Abbey stands in non-AS land. I have a bottle of said AS in my cellar, but I'm letting it stew a while, i.e. a lot, longer.

A: And there's was a welcome "pop" as I pulled out the cork!!! Let there be light and...there is carbonation. It pours a nice brown-turns-to-black shade and the small coffee-colored head leaves gentle lacing on the inside of my red wine glass.

S: Coffee. Cocoa. Licorice. Faint trace of alcohol as it warms up.

T: Very balanced. Dark roasted malts, licorice sweet on the tip of this serpent's tongue. As it goes down, there is a mild espresso sensation.

M: Solid, yet slightly less wholesome and filling than other imperial stouts. I love viscosity and this was somewhat lacking in that department. Carbonation is just right though.

D: Exceptionally drinkable. At 11% abv, this magnum is somehow disappearing, and I feel like I'm in the middle of a session.

So yes, this Lost Abbey concoction passes all tests. May it be a harbinger of more good things to come out of San Marcos!

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2009 05:06:22 | More by johnnieoz

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New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

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California

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4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Virginia

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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Connecticut

4.75/5  rDev +12%

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North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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New York

3/5  rDev -29.2%

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4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Vermont

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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New Jersey

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ngeunit1

California

4.33/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Dark black with a finger of frothy khaki-chocolate head. Fades fairly slowly.

S - Chocolate and dark caramel malts, molasses, vanilla, black licorice, vanilla, coffee, and a bit of booze.

T - Dark caramel and chocolate malts, molasses, vanilla, black licorice, roasted coffee, vanilla, dark fruits, and some booze.

M - Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth and a touch thick with a roasted, sweet, and warming finish.

D - Great imperial stout. Good overall balance and mouthfeel.

Serving type: bottle

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Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

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Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -5.7%

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