Deliverance - The Lost Abbey

7ways

Georgia

4.2/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

New batch.

Pours with bubbles, hooray for Lost abbey! The head is a much darker brown around the edges than the middle, kind of weird. Black coffee colored with a very oily surface. It's got an impressive amount of lace for such a rotund beer.

The aroma is where it's at here. Madagascar Bourbon vanilla bean is the most notable feature, accompanied by dry oak, chocolate cake, rum and coconut. I want my house to smell like this.

This has that toasted caramel taste that I associate with really good Old Ales. Very well balanced, but on the sweeter side. When I first started drinking this, I thought "oh, easy, it tastes like Serpent Stout. Cool.". Now that it's warmed quite a bit, it's just like Angel's Share. I don't think I could tell which was which if you put them side by side. Unfortunately, the alcohol is too pronounced on the finish.

Mouthfeel is nice and full, a little drying after the jump.

I'd have to drink this next to both Angel's Share and Serpent's Stout to really know which was superior.

On an ANGRIER note, it really pisses me off that Lost Abbey puts a pseudo-intellectual-theological bullshit spiel on the back of their labels. It's a fucking BEER. How about telling me what's in the damn bottle and when it was brewed instead of a lame fairytale? I shouldn't have to do a google search to find out what I'm drinking. Minus 162 cool points.

Serving type: bottle

04-13-2011 02:10:30 | More by 7ways

Kenai4

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

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chippo33

Vermont

3.25/5  rDev -24.4%

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ThreeFishes

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

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Odysseyalien

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -24.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I give this a "3" because part of my problem with this brew is that it tastes more like a liquor rather than beer. Maybe not a fair judgment but if I want a liquor, I'll get a liquor. I don't care for saison's either cause they taste too much like soda. If I want a soda, I'll get a soda.

I like some strong ales...this isn't one of 'em. I couldn't even finish the glass I poured and I'm sorry about that. Big disappointment. :(

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 22:48:26 | More by Odysseyalien

anson42

California

4/5  rDev -7%

06-16-2013 01:33:54 | More by anson42

themilkman87

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

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shangwang

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

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thampel09

New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +10.5%

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bigfnjoe

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

06-10-2013 11:56:09 | More by bigfnjoe

thaghost

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -12.8%

06-10-2013 00:09:48 | More by thaghost

Beerandboards

New Mexico

3.5/5  rDev -18.6%

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shehateme

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +10.5%

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AOShabaz

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

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BrianJohnson

South Carolina

2.68/5  rDev -37.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Pours a black color, almost like a stout. No head to speak of, and really no carbonation either. Bourbon is very strong from the get-go, smell and taste. Almost drinks like a glass of liquor, not beer. I wasn't terribly impressed with this beer mainly because the bourbon taste overwhelms any other beer taste on this one.

Serving type: bottle

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BillHilly

Washington

4/5  rDev -7%

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smitty5245

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

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FLBeerGuy

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

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Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

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Jballn

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +10.5%

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Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

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Australia

4.5/5  rDev +4.7%

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vissai

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

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jdobe13

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

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GimmeGumballHead

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -1.2%

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