Box Set Track #12 - Heaven & Hell
The Lost Abbey

Box Set Track #12 - Heaven & HellBox Set Track #12 - Heaven & Hell
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From:
The Lost Abbey
 
California, United States
Style:
Wild Ale
ABV:
8.69%
Score:
89
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 9.48%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
64
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 13, 2019
Added:
Nov 22, 2012
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  4
Track 12 is a non fruited sour ale. It is a blend of three base beers (Avant Garde, a previously unreleased sour brown ale, and Gift of the Magi). There were two barrels of Avant Garde, one oak barrel of the sour brown, and a splash of the Magi in the final blend.
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Ratings by HopHead84:
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Reviewed by HopHead84 from California

4.17/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
11/24/2012

Bottle at Lost Abbey into stemware.

A: Dark reddish orange with a finger of beige froth. Nice color.

S: Lactic with notes of aged blue cheese, oak, lemon, and red wine. A touch of plastic with some horsey funk. Firm lemon presence accompanies a blend of earth and leather. Cherry, grape, and plum are evident.

T: Dark fruits with leather and earth. Cherry, plum, and grape meld with oak. Restrained acetic acidity with some citric and brackish notes. A hint chlorine. Drying tannic finish.

M: Lower medium body with upper medium carbonation. Dry and sticky mouthfeel.

Overall: The aroma and mouthfeel are my favorite aspects of this beer. I think with a little time the flavor will further develop so I'll probably cellar my bottle for a while before opening it.
Nov 26, 2012
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Bottle. White head that fades. Burnt cherry color.

For not having any fruit in it, this has a lot of cherry flavor. Reminds me of a Flanders Oude Bruin. CaraMel sweetness. Malty, oaky.

Really solid for how old it is.
Oct 13, 2019
 
Rated: 4.13 by Fitze from South Carolina

Nov 10, 2016
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

4.19/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Nice split with rudzud.

Very small fizzy head fades pretty quickly, no lacing semi clear slight hazy orange red color.

Nose big sour tart funk, acetic acid, tart flemmy like sour malts and sour fruit, a little jammy raspberry seed like.

Taste brings more sourness, light with decent sour funk, little bready note, sour malt but a blonde malt like, tart berry funk, sour raspberry like with little seed, hint tangy flemmy, little acetic acid, little malty sour malt flavor. Finish little flemmy sticky sour berry seed and acetic acid, little sour malt, etc.

Mouth is med to lighter bod, light carb, little sticky flemmy.

Overall pretty interesting, nice blend of sour malt and fruity sour thing.
Aug 28, 2015
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

4.19/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Split with JLindros.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a hazy amber hue with a thin wispy head that fades to leave light wisps and a thin halo.

S - Aromas of loads of avant garde base beer, nice light berries, raspberries, nice funk, light sour tartness, sooo much genetic berry seed.

T - Taste is similar to the nose, nice avant garde base, loads of tartness, generic berry seeds, raspberry, nice funk, good golden notes, really pleasant tang.

M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, could user a bit more.

O - Overall this beer was really tasty, one of the better tracks, incredible fruity tartness. Just delicious berries.

Serving type: bottle
Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by MickeyHops from California

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by kscaldef from Oregon

Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.61 by RebelWithoutACause from California

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by greenspointexas from Texas

Jan 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by tsauce2 from Indiana

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by wethorseblanket from California

Oct 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by DarthKostrizer from California

Jun 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by dfhhead25 from Pennsylvania

May 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by drummermattie02 from Texas

May 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by StoutSnob40 from California

May 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SimcoeKid from California

May 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by BMart from Pennsylvania

Mar 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jlindsey from Virginia

Feb 10, 2014
Box Set Track #12 - Heaven & Hell from The Lost Abbey
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 64 ratings