Red Poppy Ale - The Lost Abbey

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rAvg: 4.28
pDev: 10.05%
Reviews: 493
Hads: 504

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The Lost Abbey

California, United States

Style | ABV
Flanders Red Ale | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (464), on-tap (28), cask (1).

Notes:
Perhaps no country embraces the use of fruit in beers more so than Belgium. Numerous traditional as well as regional specialty ales are infused with every sort of fruit imaginable. In this way, the flavor of the fruit becomes especially prominent.

Red Poppy Ale is a veritable celebration of Sour Cherries in an explosion of aromas and tastes. Brewed from a brown ale base and aged in our oak barrels for over 6 months, this beer is not for the faint of heart.

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Reviews by thebigredone:

thebigredone

Wisconsin

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

02-07-2013 05:38:05 | More by thebigredone

More User Reviews:

cofeeguru

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-19-2013 02:33:53 | More by cofeeguru

beernads

Florida

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

06-18-2013 07:00:47 | More by beernads

MadScientist

New York

4.54/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: A dark copper with a garnet hue. The head is tan, somewhat rocky and not long for this world which I blame on the high acidity.

S: Red currents, tart cherries and some leather. A light touch of barnyard funk.

T: Supper tart and fruit with a strong acidic tartness and fruit flavors of red current and tart cherries. The oak barrel comes through next mostly with vanilla but a touch of cinnamon. There is some malt rounding out the mild but the balance here is very tart with a dry finish. Lingering fruit flavors and tartness.

M: medium bodied with a strong carbonation.

O: A sour beer of arrival, one should love tart sours before approaching this one. Tart, fruity, vanilla, tart and oak with a touch of vinegar acidity.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 23:34:04 | More by MadScientist

Hophunter18

Delaware

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

06-17-2013 04:00:51 | More by Hophunter18

splendidsplinter

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +5.1%

06-17-2013 00:50:37 | More by splendidsplinter

Pinknuggets

Vermont

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-16-2013 03:55:03 | More by Pinknuggets

jaxon53

Connecticut

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-15-2013 22:55:41 | More by jaxon53

mixed_master7

Florida

4/5 rDev -6.5%

06-15-2013 22:45:22 | More by mixed_master7

afallon86

California

4/5 rDev -6.5%

06-15-2013 09:29:10 | More by afallon86

scotv

New York

4/5 rDev -6.5%

06-15-2013 01:52:54 | More by scotv

Evan

Maryland

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-14-2013 01:10:38 | More by Evan

biggied

California

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-10-2013 23:06:01 | More by biggied

pmoney

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev -0.7%

06-10-2013 15:08:39 | More by pmoney

Smurf2055

Washington

4.04/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Poured into tulip, finger of off white head. Sediment is at the bottom.

Smell is tart and balanced.

Taste is strong cherry. Sour, almost bitter. Candied, almost.

Very smooth and balanced. Sits on the tongue quite well.

Very well done, but I don’t think it’s worth the price tag.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 08:00:13 | More by Smurf2055

jarrgal

North Dakota

4/5 rDev -6.5%

06-10-2013 01:52:50 | More by jarrgal

chase2634

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev -6.5%

06-09-2013 14:33:26 | More by chase2634

smitty5245

California

4.75/5 rDev +11%

06-07-2013 15:45:14 | More by smitty5245

lsummers

California

4.08/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Pours a dark amber copper with a one finger off white head. Nice and thick, can hardly see through it with just a touch of a reddish tint of light showing through.

Smells of a red wine note coming right out of the bottle as soon as I cork it. In the glass I get a much more dark sweet raspberry/cherry tartness. Touches of a leather note.

Taste hits straight away with a tart dark red fruity character and immediately includes some sour sweetness. There's a woody character mid way through along with some funky barnyard. The fruity characters fade off towards the end to leave a tart raison like musty aftertaste. Belgian yeast notes can be found mid to the end of the taste.

Mouthfeel is very crisp with what I would say feels like a high amount of carbonation in the likes of a champagne. Still has some fatness to it that makes me think this could be slightly viscus without all the carbonation.

Overall, this is tasting great and it's really standing out for me. One to try, one to buy, and one to put away to see how it changes over time.

Serving type: bottle

06-07-2013 04:57:50 | More by lsummers