Lost Abbey Devotion
Lost Abbey Devotion
Rated 3.478 by BeerPals
Brewed by Port Brewing / Lost Abbey
San Marcos, CA, United States
Style: Belgian Ale
6.3% Alcohol by Volume
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It’s an unassuming road leading to the priory. Here, off the corner of two intersecting roads, dedicated monks have been making beer for over 150 years. It’s always been a simple life — the kind that requires they brew only enough to sustain the activities of their monastery. In the silence of passing seasons, they pray, they brew and retire in solitary existence behind the sheltering walls. They live a most interesting life. Most likely one we couldn’t sustain. Nearby, each summer, the trellised fields spring to life as rows of resinous green cones are trained toward the heavens. Rumor is some monks love these hops and being surrounded by budding yellow aromas and the leafy pungent fields inspired them. Since we aren’t sensible enough to locate our brewery near hop fields, we can only offer this blond ale in celebration of our Abbey brethren and their steadfast Devotion. OG 1.050 TG 1.005 ABV 6.25% Malts- 2 Row and 15L Crystal Hops- CO2 Extract, Northern Brewer and German Tettnang Yeast- Blend of three yeasts Adjuncts- Dextrose The Devotion story It was so quiet out here at the Bed and Breakfast. You slept in late and didn’t even realize there was the hustle and bustle of activity taking place around you. Gazing out the window, your eyes are drawn to the hop fields. In neatly framed rectangle growing areas, the flowers rise from the ground stretching for the bluest skies dotting the landscape in Poperinge. In every direction, the work of clearing the fields is taking place as the annual hop harvest has begun. The big city newspaper you work for has sent you on an assignment and your job is to discuss the economics of hop growing and the impact on global markets. Today you’re in Belgium, tomorrow in Germany and you’ll end your trip in England touring the famous hop fields of Kent. Each step of the journey will lead you to the same conclusion. Farming is lots of things but it will never be confused as a glamorous life. Yet, at the end of each day, there is a sense of satisfaction of reaping what you sow. The farmer swells with pride knowing his hops will find their way into beers from many differing nations Your research has taught you about the different varieties and which ones are prized by brewers large and small for differing reasons. Your notes tell you they are scheduled to pick Northern Brewer, and Hallertau this week. Heading out in a rental car, you have a 10AM appointment with the Father Thomas. He is in charge of the brewery. It is located a stones throw from the green vines. The GPS tells you to make one last left turn. Instantly, your destination is in sight. It’s an unassuming road leading to the priory. Here, off the corner of two intersecting roads, dedicated monks have been making beer for over 150 years. It’s always been a simple life- the kind that requires they brew only enough to sustain the activities of their monastery. In the silence of passing seasons, they pray, brew and retire in a solitary existence behind the sheltering walls. They live a most interesting life. Most likely one we couldn’t sustain. Nearby, each summer, the trellised fields spring to life as rows of resinous green cones are trained towards the heavens. Rumor is some Monks love these hops and being surrounded by budding yellow aromas and leafy pungent fields can’t hurt. Since we weren’t sensible enough to locate our brewery in Poperinge, we can only offer this 6? blond ale in celebration of all things great and hoppy. Pious, like them, we’re not. But that doesn’t mean we can’t offer an appreciative nod to our Abbey brethren and their steadfast Devotion.
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| Overall Rank | 3658 |
| Overall Percentile | 93.2 |
| Style Rank | 72 of 1126 |
| Style Percentile | 93.6 |
| Lowest Score | 2.6 |
| Highest Score | 4.1 |
| Average Score | 3.550 |
| Weighted Score | 3.478 |
| Standard Deviation | 0.324 |
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20 Member Reviews
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7
Pours a pretty clear golden amber with a thick and fluffy off-white head. Malty aroma has a subtle fruity undertone and a hint of butterscotch. Flavor is malty and a little fruity, with a subtle note of butterscotch and a hoppy undertone. Texture is full-bodied, edgy and a little tingly, and aftertaste has malt, hops and just a teeny bit of tinniness. Devotion indeed!
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
this was the surprise hit of our san diego beer tasting...bright & cloudy straw yellow with fluffy white head. aroma pops right away...yeasty, with a hint of spice, peach, yeast and hops. diggin the tropical fruitiness in the flavor too. soft feel, like a hefe, with a nice, dry finish.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7
sampled 8/15/10. 750ml bottle. pours a coppery color. medium head. nice lacing. aroma is fruity, spicy. taste is sweet, earthy, spicy, bready. body is medium. finish is dry. aftertaste is spicy.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
My friends bring me lots of Lost Abbey beers, one of these days I'll get all the reviews in. A hazy orange-gold pour with plenty of head. Aroma was quite citrusy, with pepper, yeast, and weak malt. The flavour was spicy, dry, and yeasty. I guess it was alright.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
Thanks to Jason (BOLTZ7555) for this one! Wow, the cork was really stuck in this sucker. Took some effort. Amber-orange color and pours with a nice white head. Thin scattered lacing coats the glass. Clean aroma, melons, peaches, spring air. The flavor switches gears; not a lot of fruit, perhaps some melons, more malty than the aroma with caramel and honey. Some hay too. A little thin or empty in the finish. Maybe would benefit from the additon of a little spice? Fortunately, this is very easy drinking, unlike Avant Garde, which comes across as alcoholic even though the abv isn’t very high. Nothing special here but I like it. It’s a nice simple and refreshing brew for a warm day. Thanks again Jason.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
1 pt. 9.4 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 6.25%. Deep golden to orange colour, hazy, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of Belgian ale yeast, fruit and spices. Fizzy mouthfeel. The flavour is spicy with a distinct hoppy bitterness in the finish.
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Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7
Had this on tap at Revolution Brewing in Chicago this past weekend. Pretty decent brew. Pours a bright orange, decent sized whiteh head. Some soapiness initially in the aroma, but i find that often in American Belgian Ales. Salty, spicy blend with some yeasty flavas near the finish.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7
Pours out in a hazy golden colour with a rich lively white foam. Dried oranges, mild herbal hops and cookies in the aroma. Medium-bodied with notes of yeast, dried oranges, crackers amd cookies with crisp and fresh notes of grassy, herbal and citrousy hops. Dryish medium-bitter finish of grass, herbs, mild white pepper and cookies. A well-made, balanced brew.
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Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8
2008 Release; Sampled July 2008
A reasonably soft pour produces a thick, three-finger thick, light tan colored head in my large Tripel Karmeliet tulip. The beer is a murky amber hue that shows a hazed, orange-tinged, copper color when held up to the light. The aroma is expressively hoppy up front with a backdrop of cracker-like malt and spicy fermentation notes. Aromas of orange zest, citron, spicy / herbal notes and a touch of a floral aspect seems to define the hop contributions. This has a nicely noticeable malt aroma to it that smells of crushed pale malt, biscuit notes and most noticeably of lightly toasty saltine crackers. The fermentation character is definitely the most muted part of the aroma, this has more to do with the hop focus than any lack of fermentation character; earthy spice notes, some phenolics that lean toward clove and a touch of woody black pepper seem the most noticeable of these aromatics.Lightly sweet but quickly balance by an ample hoppiness that is both bitter and herbal. A malt fullness picks up in the middle and contributes both to a creamy texture and an accenting influence to the citrus hop notes. The finish though dries out significantly with a sharp, though quite smooth, lingeringly herbal hop bitterness. The finish also is dried out by a background, spicy note of higher alcohols that seem to boost the green notes of the hops. The hop notes are definitely dominant here, almost even more so than in the aroma. There is a nice backdrop of grassy grain, light biscuit notes, some sweet pale malt flavors and an up front cracker character. As the beer warms up a bit it almost seems to pickup a cinnamon type note to it; the spiciness gets pretty interesting here over time.
I think I might like this a bit better on draught than I do out of the bottle and this years batch seems to be a bit better than last years. I like the spiciness that the mix of hops and fermentation character create in the aroma here. The flavor doesn't quite live up to the ultimate promise of the aroma, but it is still quite tasty. This is quite an enjoyable brew.
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Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is slight malts, some yeast and hops. Flavour is grass, malts, hops and some slight notes of caramel malts. A bit acidic fruityness is also there.
