Inferno Ale
The Lost Abbey

Inferno AleInferno Ale
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From:
The Lost Abbey
 
California, United States
Style:
Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #34
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,099
Avg:
4.01 | pDev: 9.98%
Reviews:
352
Ratings:
792
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 23, 2023
Added:
May 04, 2008
Wants:
  79
Gots:
  116
Corruption, Greed and Lust, they’re all represented on he books today. Tomorrow they’ll be stringing Gluttony, Desire and Sloth. Go ahead, tell yourself you’re better than all of them. But you can’t. Hell can be funny like that. Down here it’s all just sin. Everyone here is screwed just like you. They don’t care who you sliced, diced or cheated. No one is escaping this heinous place.

Your roommate is an axe murderer. Eerily, he’s not threatening. How can he be? The Fallen Angel owns your body, mind and soul. As such, no one can take your life. It’s already been taken. Or was it given? Neither matters. Did you seriously think you were living a virtuous life? At least Satan serves beer in Hell. He brews it himself right there in that flame stoked cauldron. Rumor has it the beer is straw yellow, bone dry and simply labeled Inferno.
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Ratings by tilopud_rye:
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Reviewed by tilopud_rye

4.8/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This January 2013 I review a bottle of Inferno bottled October 2011. This pours with the same thick head, but it dissipates faster and sticks around the sides of the glass above the beer. There are no bubbles rising in the orange liquid. the smell actually reminds me of wine- lots of fruit but a lot more alcohol in the smell than what I recall a young Inferno to have. I raised smell up to 5 after it warmed and the alcohol in the nose went down bring more of the raisin and pear and peach like smells out. Before the taste I will describe te mouthfeel as it is unique for how little bubble action we see: as soon as it's in my mouth it starts to lightly bubble and fizz. As if it was just waiting for me to taste it for it to come alive. First you get the fizz on your tongue - then you get the flavor. As the carbonation dies down in your mouth the different flavors of bread, fruits, and a metallic alcohol presence (that I associate with wine) come about. It isn't that it tasted different with each sip- it is well balanced between the bread and jam-like flavors with the alcohol resting underneath, but the way the flavor opens up in your mouth with the strong carbonation apparently starting to bubble in your mouth- then instantly ceasing to reveal a marvelously mixed flavor is something I don't recall at all from a young bottle, and it's quite an entertaining drinking experience. And it maintains that fizz-in-your-mouth quality to the end of the bottle. I would have liked to review alongside a fresh bottle but these are big bottles. Off my memory of a young bottle: main differences as far as flavor: the young bottle I remember had a somewhat sharp presence of yeast. It really stood out and brought a somewhat bitter funk flavor. Here that flavor is still present but is more entwined with the overallflavor rather than tasting like an element that stands out. You taste more of the fruity malt influence and a slightly dry metallic aftertaste. I didn't know what to expect- this is a first aged beer but damn it shows that it's worth the time.
Jan 08, 2013
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Rated: 3.53 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

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Jun 23, 2018
 
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Nov 19, 2017
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Inferno pours golden color little with a small head. Very spicy aroma. Taste is spicy, and bitter. Good body and feel. Overall a stronger beer of this style, more on the bitter end.
Jul 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.46 by Eziel from Ohio

Apr 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.34 by Jsalz21 from New Jersey

Feb 09, 2017
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3/5  rDev -25.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pretty fitting name because this beer is hot. Lots of yellow color and plenty of haze, big time carbonation and head formation, solid 1". Aroma was alcohol almost exclusively.

Damn, a little sweet, but a lot of hot alcohol. Such an "inferno". Clove. Not as dry as the commercial handjob would lead you to believe. I dunno, mouth feel is too carbonated, too hot, (too hot baby, gotta run for shelter. . . ) too much yeast/clove/spice rack.

One of the lesser Lost Abbey beers.
Nov 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by paulish from New York

Oct 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by sanitarium16 from New Jersey

Oct 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.13 by BeerMeCJS from California

Sep 24, 2016
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Active bottle foams upon popping of the cork. Yeast and citrus fruit dominate the aroma. Pours with high bubbly, foamy head, cloudy pale golden body. Taste is mostly grapefruit and citrus, list and bubbly mouthfeel, effervescent , some yeast on the finish.
Jul 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by HermitDan from New Jersey

Jul 29, 2016
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Reviewed by Lingenbrau from Oregon

4.05/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A slightly muted amber color with an extremely carbonated fluffy white head. Smells of green apples, yeast, and champagne. Taste follows and lingers with the slightest funk and alcohol presence and warmth, then finishes very dry. Cheers!
Jul 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.41 by cyclone from Florida

Jul 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.04 by bcsbeer from Florida

Jun 09, 2016
 
Rated: 4.1 by heymikew from California

May 17, 2016
Inferno Ale from The Lost Abbey
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 792 ratings