Citrus Sin
The Lost Abbey - The Tasting Room

Copenhagen 9/8 2019. 75 cl bottle from Mikkeller Web-shop. Usial Lost Abbey design with the portal shaped label and the cross. Painting of Citrus Tree on the label.

Pours unclear, pale yellow with a medium-sized, frothy white head. A bit bubbly. Settles as thin, patchy layer of foam unable to cover the surface of the beer. Moderate lacing.

Aroma is medium intense, citric and funky. Citrus, sour Orange and Lime. Tart. Barnyard, Humid, Moldy Cellar. Discrete fruity sweetness rummaging in the background.

Light carbonation. Slightly sticky, oily, lightly tingling texture.

Flavor is lightly sweet followed by medium strong, citric, sourness. Aftertaste is sour with a light sweet edge. Lingers for a while. Sour, dry finish.

Like White Wine. Fruity, delicate, citric and with a nice, light touch of funk and sweetness. Good one.

Hazy yellow. Big, white head. Barnyard, oak, and light citrus notes in the aroma. Moderately sour taste, wood bitterness at the end. Well balanced and easy to drink.

This is just me not being a fan of blood oranges or orange flavor on beer in general. I never really tasted a lot other than the blood oranges on here and it made the beer very tasteless. Not my thing personally.

Pours a frothy foamy 1/2 finger head with good retention, messy lacing, slight hazy a bit of sediment golden straw color

Nose brings some nice funk, bacteria sour acidity, a bit of Brett funk and farmhouse barnyard funk, plenty of juicy citrus, lemon-lime and blood orange, hint of rind, a little sweet Valencia orange

Taste brings lots of juicy citrus up front, lemonade, juicy blood orange, a bit of zest, tangerine, a little potpourri spice phenol notes, nice farmhouse saison funk, a bit of barnyard but not much, some bacteria souring acidity, lactic acid that brings a touch of a creamy note on the back end, drier mild flemmy finish, a bit more Brett funk and citrus that gets pretty tart lingering

Mouth is med to a bit lighter higher effervescent carb, fair flemmy acidty

Overall very nice citrus sour funky beer

 

Crystal clear pale straw with tight 2 finger head that lingers with nice lacing. Nose is full of lemon zest, hint of bretty wet hay. Taste follow the nose initially with a tart lemon zest, that folds into a thinner blood orange, and ends with a lingering bight bretty hay bitterness. Mouthfeel is light to medium with high carbonation. Finish is super dry. Overall a nice beer, drinks like a 7% in terms of complexity. Not sure how old this beer is, 2018 maybe?

Pours a slightly hazy golden orange with a white head that dissipates immediately. It smells like very sour oranges with slight hints of a wild finish. The taste has a slightly malty start followed by a nice sour orange citrus flavor with a slightly bitter finish. It goes down very smoothly and overall is a very nice wild ale. It sounds like an odd combination but this one goes very well with a chocolate dessert.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very tart but tastes like it states. Citrus blood orange with a extraordinary large head. A bit dry but if you're looking for a different ale from one of our fine breweries here in San Diego County, I would recommend this. Only 5.8 ABV and the tartness is a bit of a con for myself, personally.