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Veritas 009
The Lost Abbey
- From:
- The Lost Abbey
- California, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 24.67%
- Reviews:
- 91
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 16, 2017
- Added:
- May 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 159
- Gots:
- 82
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Huhzubendah:
Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia
3.92/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Consumed with all ten Veritas beers on April 14, 2012. Shared by mdfb79. Thanks Dan.
I didn't enjoy this as much the second time around. Soy sauce and booze flavors emerge too intensely for my liking. This beer is quite complex, but the various flavor characteristics lack cohesion.
***
Original review: November 5, 2011
Bottle shared by craytonic. Thanks Matt!
The beer appears still and flat, though I guess that's intentional in this case. The color is a deep, dark shade of mahogany.
The aroma is my favorite aspect of the beer. Port, bourbon, brandy, oak, wine, cherry chocolates. Smells expensive.
The flavor is cherries dipped in dark chocolate. Lots of booze. Brandy, bourbon - reminiscent of Angel's Share. Sweet port and/or red wine flavors and a tannic quality throughout. Wonderfully complex, with a potent dose of dark fruits and a present sourness / tartness as well.
The feel is medium bodied on the palate. This is a beer to be sipped and savored, enjoyed over the course of a few hours. Devoid of carbonation.
Overall, another interesting beer from The Lost Abbey. Not my favorite of the Veritas beers I've had so far, but I am definitely enjoying this. Intriguing and complex with a bold flavor. Recommended.
Apr 22, 2012I didn't enjoy this as much the second time around. Soy sauce and booze flavors emerge too intensely for my liking. This beer is quite complex, but the various flavor characteristics lack cohesion.
***
Original review: November 5, 2011
Bottle shared by craytonic. Thanks Matt!
The beer appears still and flat, though I guess that's intentional in this case. The color is a deep, dark shade of mahogany.
The aroma is my favorite aspect of the beer. Port, bourbon, brandy, oak, wine, cherry chocolates. Smells expensive.
The flavor is cherries dipped in dark chocolate. Lots of booze. Brandy, bourbon - reminiscent of Angel's Share. Sweet port and/or red wine flavors and a tannic quality throughout. Wonderfully complex, with a potent dose of dark fruits and a present sourness / tartness as well.
The feel is medium bodied on the palate. This is a beer to be sipped and savored, enjoyed over the course of a few hours. Devoid of carbonation.
Overall, another interesting beer from The Lost Abbey. Not my favorite of the Veritas beers I've had so far, but I am definitely enjoying this. Intriguing and complex with a bold flavor. Recommended.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.08/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
4.08/5 rDev +8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
750 mL bottle. Pours black with no head. Smells like chocolate, bourbon, vanilla, and cherries. A little acidity. Tastes of chocolate. Vanilla. Sour cherries. Heavy oak. Dark cherry sourness. Bourbon in the finish. Medium body. Low carbonation. I did not expect to like this. I’m glad I chased it. It’s different and nontraditional, but really tasty.
Dec 06, 2016Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.41/5 rDev -36.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
2.41/5 rDev -36.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Purple colored beer, no head, carbonation noticeable. Ugh. Dark fruit fig and prune aroma, with old wood notes. The emperor has no clothes.
Taste was flat, lacked sour notes, barely tasted tart, wasn't really a beer it seemed, seemed more akin to a blend of wine and liquors. Not impressed.
Jan 03, 2016Taste was flat, lacked sour notes, barely tasted tart, wasn't really a beer it seemed, seemed more akin to a blend of wine and liquors. Not impressed.
Reviewed by MilwaukeeBeerMaker from Wisconsin
4.55/5 rDev +20.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +20.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
The carbonation was little to none but I was pre-warned about that so not unexpected. The taste was a wonderful mix of cherries, chocolate and bourbon. A little carbonation would have made this almost perfect. All the haters of this beer are wrong; a fantastic beer IMO.
Jul 20, 2015Rated by Uconnelmo from Connecticut
4.5/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +19.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This was an extremely interesting beer with bourbon barrel aged stout and sour character, it was incredible.
Jul 04, 2015Rated by HuskyinPDX from Washington
3.8/5 rDev +0.8%
3.8/5 rDev +0.8%
Bottle opened on 6.15.14
Acidic, dark fruit, cherry.
Aug 15, 2014Acidic, dark fruit, cherry.
Veritas 009 from The Lost Abbey
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
243 ratings
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