Box Set Track #13 - Message In A Bottle
The Lost Abbey

Box Set Track #13 - Message In A BottleBox Set Track #13 - Message In A Bottle
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From:
The Lost Abbey
 
California, United States
Style:
American Barleywine
ABV:
13.85%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.95 | pDev: 8.35%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
75
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 20, 2019
Added:
Nov 25, 2012
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  8
An American Barleywine aged in McCall Cognac Barrels with sour cherries and orange zest.
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Ratings by Jordy777:
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Rated by Jordy777 from Illinois

4/5  rDev +1.3%

Nov 17, 2013
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.34/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Original track set bottle.

Color is a cloudy ruby hues caramel brown.

Molasses, dark fruits, plums, caramel malts. Orange zest shows with some cherry sweetness. Oaky with a smooth cognac flavor. No carbonation, but that doesn’t bother me. Very enjoyable.
Oct 20, 2019
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

3.71/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Split with JLindros. Big thanks to Alec for hooking us up with this crate.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice clearish chestnut hue with absolutely no head. Poured like a glass of cognac.

S - Aromas of sweet candy malts, booze, cognac, darker sugars, the fruit is basically non-existent.

T - Taste is similar to the nose, loads of booze and malts, big sticky caramel, light hops, faint fruits, nice darker fruits. Very boozy.

M - Mouthfeel is barely carbonated, incredibly light alcohol.

O - Overall this was really underwhelming and lackluster. Lost almost all the fruit notes. Very unfortunate

Serving Type: bottle
Apr 01, 2016
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.74/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Split with rudzud

No head at all, slightly clear auburn amber reddish color.

Nose big candy malt, syrupy sweet notes, big reddish malt toasty biscuit with spicy herbal earthy hops, little molasses and big caramel candy, some oxidation, some sweet syrupy fruity cognac and boozy.

Taste big sweet syrupy caramel candy, caramel toasted nougat candy, reddish malt. Fair earthy spicy chewy hops with fair bitterness, some booze tingle warmth, with mild candy fruity cognac, mild oxidation. Creamy nougat, little fruity cognac at the end, cheap cognac brandy like.

Mouth is med to fuller bod, lighter but decent carb, little booze warmth.

Overall pretty good but flaws, wish the cognac was a bit more and nicer, less booze, hops are nice, masmalts are nice, but overall could have been better.
Apr 01, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by bkwhoppa66 from New Jersey

Mar 31, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Davit from California

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by MickeyHops from California

Feb 22, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by kscaldef from Oregon

Jan 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.94 by greenspointexas from Texas

Jan 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by tsauce2 from Indiana

Nov 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.9 by wethorseblanket from California

Oct 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

Jul 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by DarthKostrizer from California

Jun 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by akang from California

May 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by SimcoeKid from California

May 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by StoutSnob40 from California

May 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by oso from Illinois

Mar 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jlindsey from Virginia

Feb 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Soto from North Carolina

Dec 25, 2013
Box Set Track #13 - Message In A Bottle from The Lost Abbey
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 75 ratings