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Cable Car
The Lost Abbey
- From:
- The Lost Abbey
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #75 - Avg:
- 4.58 | pDev: 7.64%
- Reviews:
- 249
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 18, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 12, 2007
- Wants:
- 2,703
- Gots:
- 117
No description / notes.
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Ratings by gford217:
Reviewed by gford217 from Georgia
4.28/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.28/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
2009 bottle, side-by-side with Toronado 20th.
Pours a clear golden yellow with a big creamy white head that hangs on for a while and leaves good lacing.
Aroma is fairly funky with some barnyard aromas and wet grass but the most dominant aroma is the light fruity sourness. Overall, the aroma is what I'd call bright - lots of light tartness with less earthy funk.
Taste is exceptional, lemon zest up front with bready malts, some fruit, maybe pears and green apples, light vinegar. Fairly funky finish but light so with some lemon. Sublime taste, super complex, more tart than funk.
Light bubbly mouthfeel, very citric and biting. Crisp and wine-like in the finish.
This is a superb American wild - well balanced but still nice and sour. I wouldn't put it in the same class as the T20, but it's still a great beer.
Dec 31, 2009Pours a clear golden yellow with a big creamy white head that hangs on for a while and leaves good lacing.
Aroma is fairly funky with some barnyard aromas and wet grass but the most dominant aroma is the light fruity sourness. Overall, the aroma is what I'd call bright - lots of light tartness with less earthy funk.
Taste is exceptional, lemon zest up front with bready malts, some fruit, maybe pears and green apples, light vinegar. Fairly funky finish but light so with some lemon. Sublime taste, super complex, more tart than funk.
Light bubbly mouthfeel, very citric and biting. Crisp and wine-like in the finish.
This is a superb American wild - well balanced but still nice and sour. I wouldn't put it in the same class as the T20, but it's still a great beer.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.55/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
2020 Vintage.
Clear golden coloration; soft white head of carbonation settles in a thin ring around the beer.
The nose opens with a musty sweetness and candied lemon peel. Really nice balance of funk and citrus.
The palate is tart and predominantly fruity, with a bit of a tightening pucker on the back of the palate and a long, mildly acidic finish. Nice juiciness to the overall profile.
A touch of dryness, with a soft finish and gentle lingering tannin.
Feb 20, 2023Clear golden coloration; soft white head of carbonation settles in a thin ring around the beer.
The nose opens with a musty sweetness and candied lemon peel. Really nice balance of funk and citrus.
The palate is tart and predominantly fruity, with a bit of a tightening pucker on the back of the palate and a long, mildly acidic finish. Nice juiciness to the overall profile.
A touch of dryness, with a soft finish and gentle lingering tannin.
Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts
4.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.53/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2019 version, drank 06.19.22 out of a Hill Farmstead bulbous wine glass. Straw color with very delicate islands of head but other than that, not to much there. Not too much nose either. Funky and acidy taste, strong. Very pungent, strong and tasty. Pretty amazing beer. Just wow.
Jun 19, 2022
Cable Car from The Lost Abbey
Beer rating:
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