Veritas 011 - The Lost Abbey

mrbubbler

California

4.75/5  rDev +12.3%

11-04-2012 22:31:00 | More by mrbubbler

GrindFatherBob

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

05-12-2013 10:43:59 | More by GrindFatherBob

HopHead84

California

4.35/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

05/11/2013

Bottle into Lost Abbey stemware.

A: Dark orangish crimson with two fingers of beige froth. Lacing is scattered. It looks big and rich.

S: Ripe and juicy nectarines atop a formidable Barleywine. Notes of caramel blend with grape and plum. Port-like. Vanilla is potent and oak is detectable. Big cognac presence.

T: Caramel, bread, sugar, chocolate, grape, plum, and nectarines. Quite a tasty blend of flavors with many similarities to port wine. Cognac character is strong. Alcohol is very well hidden.

M: Full body lower medium carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel with ample warming.

Overall: I like this quite a bit. The Brett hasn't done much, which I'm happy about, and the fruit is still potent. A successful experiment.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 03:32:17 | More by HopHead84

jbuddle

New York

4/5  rDev -5.4%

04-25-2013 13:36:57 | More by jbuddle

joel66

New York

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

04-24-2013 21:40:50 | More by joel66

Kegatron

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

04-05-2013 16:16:06 | More by Kegatron

resistdefy

District of Columbia

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

03-31-2013 02:57:08 | More by resistdefy

JAHMUR

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -5.4%

03-26-2013 19:39:24 | More by JAHMUR

mdfb79

New York

4.11/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

From 03/15/13 notes.

a - Pours a dark mahogany brown color, with maybe an inch of off white head and low carbonation evident.

s - Smells of dark fruits, roasted malts, chocolate, port/wine, oak, some burnt malts, caramel, and light funk. Nice though a tiny bit different than what I was expecting; can't put my finger on it, maybe the brett.

t - Tastes of roasted malts, chocolate, caramel malts, toffee, sweet dark fruits, oak, port, toasted and burnt malts. Taste reminds me more of a very good BA barleywine; I like it qiut e a bit better than the nose.

m - Medium to full, thick bodied barleywine, and low carbonation. Very nice mouthfeel; quite smooth.

o - Overall a solid beer, though not my favorite Veritas beer. Wish they would go back to making this series stellar sour beers, though this is a good barleywine style beer. Would have it again, wouldn't kill myself to get it.

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2013 20:24:11 | More by mdfb79

MasterCraft

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -5.4%

03-19-2013 22:25:37 | More by MasterCraft

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-19-2013 02:22:23 | More by mendvicdog

Mbrown44

Delaware

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-16-2013 17:14:45 | More by Mbrown44

BeerThursdays

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

03-16-2013 12:36:29 | More by BeerThursdays

tehzachatak

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

03-16-2013 03:55:03 | More by tehzachatak

Rlena107

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-15-2013 23:46:42 | More by Rlena107

BobCobb

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-15-2013 23:35:26 | More by BobCobb

jlindros

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-15-2013 23:24:26 | More by jlindros

Mike

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

03-15-2013 22:10:11 | More by Mike

DonFrap

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -5.4%

03-15-2013 22:06:54 | More by DonFrap

largadeer

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

02-26-2013 02:13:47 | More by largadeer

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4.5/5  rDev +6.4%

02-09-2013 00:26:22 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

Azrael

4/5  rDev -5.4%

02-08-2013 04:29:16 | More by Azrael

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -11.3%

02-04-2013 03:15:20 | More by Gonzoillini

GRG1313

California

4.25/5  rDev +0.5%

01-29-2013 05:52:20 | More by GRG1313

UCLABrewN84

California

3.78/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle pour for New Brew Thursday's 3rd Anniversary event held at Beachwood BBQ & Brewing in Long Beach, CA.

Bottle # 119.

Pours a murky brown with a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace slowly drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with malt, fruit, and acidic aromas. Taste is much the same with a fruity flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and medium bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer with some solid aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2013 01:43:44 | More by UCLABrewN84