Veritas 003 - The Lost Abbey

drowland

Florida

4.8/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Bottle shared by jtclockwork. Jan/Feb of 2011, I believe. Not quite clear shining ruby red color with a small off-white head. Funky aroma with a hint of cheese, sour, bourbon, and more. Big sour flavor with dark cherries, wood, more sour, bitter wood and bourbon, and general awesomeness. This stuff is amazing!

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2012 21:38:04 | More by drowland

Pecan

California

4.75/5  rDev +11%

05-16-2013 03:13:02 | More by Pecan

spycow

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-12-2013 20:38:31 | More by spycow

GrumpyOldTroll

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -29.9%

04-24-2013 01:41:12 | More by GrumpyOldTroll

joel66

New York

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%

04-22-2013 17:34:24 | More by joel66

BucketBoy

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

04-20-2013 17:51:33 | More by BucketBoy

VAbdoyan

California

5/5  rDev +16.8%

03-05-2013 22:06:46 | More by VAbdoyan

jbuddle

New York

3.75/5  rDev -12.4%

01-28-2013 18:49:20 | More by jbuddle

yourefragile

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -6.5%

01-16-2013 15:12:48 | More by yourefragile

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev -6.5%

12-12-2012 04:24:16 | More by t0rin0

FreshmanPour77

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

08-22-2012 17:57:16 | More by FreshmanPour77

oline73

Maryland

4/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Another bottle shared by Tomme and crew. Poured into a tasting snifter.

Appearance: Pours a reddish amber color with just a ring of off white head.

Smell: Sweet and tart with some cherries and funk. I'm getting some brown sugar sweetness from the malt.

Taste: Brown sugar notes from the malt right off the bat. Tart fruit notes along with some funk. The cherries are nice with the sweet and sour flavors. The finish is sour and a little bitter.

Mouthfeel: Medium body with fluffy, tingly carbonation and a slick finish.

Overall: This is a complex beer. The tartness is rather smooth. I really enjoyed the malt sweetness combined with the sour flavors.

Serving type: bottle

07-03-2012 00:45:17 | More by oline73

seeswo

Ohio

4/5  rDev -6.5%

06-17-2012 19:00:32 | More by seeswo

claaark13

Indiana

4.08/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Thanks Johnfrompurdue. I figured I'd never see this one.

Pours somewhere between a ruby and light brown. Good head, good retention. Musty sour faded red wine grapes on the nose, slight oak. Taste shows soured old grapes, slight oak, little amount of sweetness and dryness balancing each other and neither really come through. Nicely carbonated and great on the palate.

I know this is supposed to have fallen off, but for not having it before it is a very well done AWA.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2012 15:25:04 | More by claaark13

brystmar

New York

4.25/5  rDev -0.7%

05-25-2012 19:55:08 | More by brystmar

mdfb79

New York

4.15/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

From 04/14/12 notes. Had this one at the DC Lambic & Sour Tasting as part of a full Veritas set, 001-010.

a - Pours a murky dark mahogany brown color with one inch of off white head and light carbonation evident. Looks just like Veritas 002.

s - Smells of sour cherries and dark fruits, light oak, alcohol, and roasted malts. Reminds me of Veritas 001 though not as strong or sour.

t - Tastes of sour cherries, tart dark fruits, bourbon, roasted malts, oak, alcohol. Taste is not as sour as the nose. Again, like a poor man's Veritas 001.

m - Medium body and light carbonation. Easy to drink beer, great mouthfeel.

o - Overall I thought this was a good beer, btu I preferred Veritas 001 to this quite a bit. Both had sour cherries and dark fruits to them, but this was just a bit weaker in the nose and taste. A good beer worth seeking out, but I'd rather have 001.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2012 18:49:01 | More by mdfb79

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4.15/5  rDev -3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Shared at a ridiculous tasting last weekend. Consumed with all ten Veritas beers on April 14, 2012.

The beer is mahogany hued with a small off white head. The aroma offers wine, oak, tannins, fruit, acidity, cherries. Very tasty beer. The flavor is bold, yet smooth, while still achieving balance - impressive. Cherries come through in the flavor, though not nearly in the same manner as a kriek. Light in body and enjoyable to drink. Overall, this was quite tasty, though not on par with 004-006.

Serving type: bottle

04-20-2012 04:22:40 | More by Huhzubendah

SoCalStout

California

4.5/5  rDev +5.1%

02-12-2012 07:56:08 | More by SoCalStout

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.5%

02-10-2012 05:10:37 | More by imperialking

Bmoyer0301

Pennsylvania

4.47/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance:

Very surprised to hear a generous pop from the bottle when we slid the cork out. On the pour this baby came out a deep brown rusty murky red color with a fair amount of haze. When I was done I was left with a thin half finger thick tan colored head that seemed prickly and disappeared quickly. Not much viscosity on the glass when I gave a swirl.

Smell:

Huge burst of cherry pie and tart acid like aromas that over take my snifter. Some lacto caramel like bread flavors are poking through. Lots of woody vanilla flavors on top of more vinegar sherry oxidized fruits.

Taste:

Wow, big hit of tartness and cherry flavors. I am not sure if this beer eventually morphed into Red Poppy or not but it really taste like cuvee de tomme and Red Poppy on steroids. Dark plums, funk, wood tannins and more over ripened cherries. with some oxidation due to age this is fantastic and really makes it a slow sipper and lets me enjoy the small nuances

Drinkability:

Glad this one was busted out on my birthday weekend. it was a real treat and was enjoyed with some great friends. A over the top sour ale that was and delicious. drinkability was pretty slow only becuase I wanted to savor the flavors. Really wish another one of these would cross my path.

Serving type: bottle

12-12-2011 22:37:54 | More by Bmoyer0301

GRG1313

California

5/5  rDev +16.8%

11-25-2011 20:55:03 | More by GRG1313

jerz

California

5/5  rDev +16.8%

11-16-2011 06:25:10 | More by jerz

ygtbsm94

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -18.2%

11-15-2011 04:31:16 | More by ygtbsm94

monsterzero

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -6.5%

11-14-2011 18:41:36 | More by monsterzero

westcoastbeerlvr

California

3/5  rDev -29.9%

11-14-2011 18:11:45 | More by westcoastbeerlvr