Lost Abbey The Angels Share

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

2008 vintage 750ml bottle. There were posts about low carbonation in this batch and that you should let it age for a bit because its bottle conditioned. Well, I let it age for a year since I got it and its flat as a billiard table. Murky brown color. Bready aroma. Thankfully the flavor is still wonderful. Lots of vanilla and toasted coconuts. Slight roastiness to it. Aftertaste of black strap molasses. I’ve got another bottle in the cellar. If it its any different than this one I’ll update my rating. I’ve knocked off points for Appearance and Overall due to the carbonation issue.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 10 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

2007 vintage consumed Oct ’08. Pours murky brown with garnet edges and thin near mocha head. The moderate aroma brings smooth oakiness to the fore followed by musty dark fruity esters of figs, dates and some building yet in check alcohol heat on a big draw. The taste is a pleasing mix of dark fruity esters of muted dark grapes, figs, prunes and dates to go along with smooth oakiness and a ribbon of caramel. Yum, smooth blended and stunningly good. Throughout there’s a river of mild brandy notes.

Tapped right out of the cask into serving vessels and then into my glass at the Lost Abbey Barrel Tasting event 8/25/07. This was the standard offering. Pours dark brown and not at all see through. The aroma is fruity with plums, dates, raisins and a hint of olives and wood. The first impression of the taste is the sweetness just comes up and hits with sweet fruits like raisins, dates, prunes and olives. A sweet wood to vanilla note grows toward the finish. There’s a twist of sweet citrus hard candy and an unmistakable Belgian yeast notes. The hard alcohol seems to shine through from the barrel aging and adds to some of the dryness.

Tapped right out of the cask into serving vessels and then into my glass at the Lost Abbey Barrel Tasting event 8/25/07. This was the previously unreleased version with 18 months of age in Brandy Barrels. Pours a dark dark coffee like brown color that is much darker than the standard Angle’s Share. The aroma is wood oakiness and hints of booze. It is tough to discern the other mixture of notes in the nose. The complexity can be broken up into subtle fruity notes that are blended well enough that their tough to distinguish. The flavor has suitable levels of both oak and booze as well as undercurrents of sweet dark fruit. Toward the finish a nice caramel note wells up to further complex the flavor. Very nice indeed and ends somewhat dry.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Another awesome beer shared by the legendary footbalm
Appearance: Black with no head, some legs left on the side of the glass
Aroma: Vanilla, oak and caramel
Taste: Silky mouthfeel. Vanilla, oak and dark fruits
Great Barley Wine. This is just a great beer to sip on and enjoy.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Bottle thanks to Tampabrew: Poured a reddish brown to black with no head. The aroma is boozy, woodsy, and vanilla. Taste was sweet dark chocolate, caramel malt, oak, and vanilla mix.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Thanks, Kaare my giant neibour. 2008 drank in 2013.... Deep brown body with zero cap not one single bubble was produced at pour. Why aroma i want to drink. Aroma burnt sugar, red wine, wallnuts, spice, vannilla. Fuck this is good. Thick feel but way to flat. Taste is the same. Creamy smooth...... wine, spice, fuck zero trace of 12% i like this beer so very much. I love this beer..... not quit the legend but so dam fine.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Brandy Barrel Angels Share: This beer was all over the place for my tastes. The components of greatness are in there, but it never felt as if it properly came together. Big and syrupy with an alcoholic sweetness. Lots of deep raisin, tobacco, mixed berries, wood and toffee were present. Lifeless pour and a very hearty scent. Mixed bag for sure.

Aroma: 2 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

12.7oz bottle, 2009 version. Pours a dark brown black with a little fizz for a head that quickly disappears completely.

The aroma is dark fruits, bready chocolate and molasses, some vanilla and a harsh medicinal alcohol.

The flavor is sweet sugary plums and figs and vanilla with some bready malts and a harsh alcoholic bitter finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with no carbonation.

Overall, it's interesting with a lot of complex flavors, but it's way too over the top for me, esp in alcohol and sweetness - more like a liquor than a beer. Tastes a bit like plum or fig cough medicine.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

12.7 Oz. corked and wired bottle, as The Lost Abbey Angel’s Share, 2009 vintage, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 11.5%. Nearly black colour, low tan head. Strong sweetish fusel aroma bordering on "sickly", strong oaky notes. Moderate carbonation in the glass. Intense sweet and malty flavour with strong notes of oak, dark dried fruits and old sherry, partly balanced by noticeable hops in the finish. Oaky aftertaste.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

2008. 375 ml. Courtesy of Jake65. Ok, I’m well aware of the carbonation issues with this beer but it’s one I’ve wanted to try for a while now so I was still looking forward to it. First of all, the aroma is amazing. Brandy, toffee, molasses, plums, red licorice, oak, blend to make a wonderful scent. Deep brown color with some red tint and no surprise pours out with no head at all, even with a vigorous pour (hey, I can try!). A few lonely bubbles float around the edges. The lack of carbonation doesn’t at all kill this beer, it’s very tasty, but man with just a little it really would be world class (and perhaps almost worth the price). Warming, soothing, with some alcohol burn to let you know it’s there but otherwise gentle. After all the negative stuff on this beer I really thought I was going to bash it but not the case. No carbonation it’s still very good. Properly carbonated, I’d like to find out!

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

An overpriced beer in the city of Toronto, but I had heard some good things from friends in California. This bottle was dated 2007 and is 11.5%. It poured a dark brown with black hints, and a thin tan head. The aroma was dark fruit, alcohol, and dark malts. The flavour was very flat as only the malt and alcohol came through, resulting in a sweet malty beer that warmed on the way down, but had little else going for it.