Veritas 008
The Lost Abbey

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From:
The Lost Abbey
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 16.8%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
95
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 20, 2014
Added:
Oct 31, 2010
Wants:
  66
Gots:
  17
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Ratings by Gobzilla:
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Reviewed by Gobzilla from California

4.12/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: poured a cloudy golden yellow with pale yellow highlights and had a thin bubbly head leaving a little lacing sticking to the glass.

S: I was able to sniff out some oaky bretty funky character but had a little tea, citrus, mango, and tangerine notes.

T: the taste had more of the citrus flavors with mango tangerine accents but had lots of bretty funky oaky character and a touch of tea in the backend.

M: the brew was light to medium in body with a moderate amount of carbonation which had a citrusy, oaky, funky, fruity, and tart finish.

D: it was drinking pretty damn good and was pretty tasty. Hopefully it develops more sour character with time.
Jan 23, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wethorseblanket from California

Nov 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.32 by jon2465 from New York

Aug 21, 2014
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Reviewed by DavoleBomb from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%
Poured into a tulip. Had an incredibly trying time pulling the damn cork out.

2.00 A: Hazy yellow brown color. Lots of carbonation which makes several fingers of white backwater foam. It falls quickly and leaves just a few wisps of lacing.

4.00 S: Big herbalness and meadow funk. Chamomile, mint, peaches, lemon. Acetic sourness. Hay, wildflowers, and dry woodiness to round things out. Smells pretty good actually.

3.50 T: The taste isn't bad, but it's not as good as the nose. It's surprisingly tannic and astringent which somewhat masks what would be a huge herbalness. Again chamomile, mint with white tea and maybe some jasmine. Hay, wildflowers, funky woodiness. Lactic and acetic are about equivalent. Much better than I was expecting

3.50 M: Lighter medium body. Surprisingly moderate carbonation. Astringent aftertaste, but not too distracting.

3.50 D: I was expecting this to be ass, but I suppose time has done this well. Seems like LA should have stuck this in the basement and made it Veritas 14 when the time came.
Aug 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Wowcoolman from California

Jul 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by drewone from California

Jun 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by Rado from California

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by POTABLE83 from New York

Apr 01, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by VAbdoyan from California

Feb 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by iatethecloudsfor from Vermont

Nov 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

Nov 02, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by CityofBals from Illinois

Sep 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by GonzoHomebrewer from Massachusetts

Aug 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Eighty from Washington

Jun 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by spycow from Illinois

May 12, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by jbuddle from New York

Apr 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by joel66 from New York

Apr 22, 2013
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Reviewed by WillCarrera from Ohio

4.3/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
750ml bottle, generously shared by ahalloin, thanks dude!

A- Pours a hazy golden color, produces a thin white head that recedes to a wisp.

S- Smells absolutely delicious. The aroma is dominated by a really complex, interesting herbal aroma, with tea and spice, a pretty prominent lactic acidity, barnyard sourness, stone fruit and oak. Awesome.

T- The taste is considerably toned down compared to the aroma, which is too bad, but it's still pretty good. Loads of lactic tartness out of the gate, some stone fruit and slightly sweet grain, finishes with a some bitter herbal and subtle tea flavors.

M- Medium-bodied, very dry with lots of carbonation.

O- A very nice beer, deserves high marks for the aroma alone, which I could happily smell all day. The vitamin/medicine/off aromas and flavors that others have complained of were completely absent here, perhaps some bottle variation or age issues are causing some of the huge scoring variations on this one. I probably wouldn't give up the ammo needed to land this, but I thought this was very tasty and enjoyable nonetheless.
Apr 14, 2013
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Reviewed by ahalloin from Virginia

4.34/5  rDev +13.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Cork popped enthusiastically. Pours a straw yellow with big white head. Slightly cloudy. Tight head and lacing make for a nice looking beer.

The smell is fairly complex with dominant lactic sourness, barnyard funk and damp hay. Slight tea seems more subdued than previous reviews.

The taste is dominated by a strong satisfying tartness. Strong herbal bitterness on the back end. Lots of acidity but balanced very well.

Very high carbonation contributes to great effervescence.

Overall I'd venture to say this is highly underrated. Strong tartness and dryness make it very drinkable.
Apr 13, 2013
Veritas 008 from The Lost Abbey
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 95 ratings