Veritas Series Info

Veritas 009 – Was actually 117 cases, but only 100 were made available to those attending release day, which was 5/28/10. They were $35 each and the bottle limit was 4.

 

• Lost Abbey Veritas 001 - A blend of of 1/5 Old Viscosity, 2/5 2003 Cuvée De Tomme, and 2/5 Red Stone Black Raspberry Mead
• Lost Abbey Veritas 002 - A blend of Barrel aged and bugged Avant Garde, Old Viscosity and Red Stone Black Raspberry Mead
• Lost Abbey Veritas 003 - A blend of Angel’s Share, Amazing Grace and Cuvee de Tomme
• Lost Abbey Veritas 004 - A blend of Yellow Bus, Duck Duck Gooze and Cuvee de Tomme
• Lost Abbey Veritas 005 - A blend of wild, native Southern California grapes and a sour base beer
• Lost Abbey Veritas 006 - A blend of Sangre del Cristo* and Angel's Share aged on Cabernet Franc grapes...
  (*Sangre del Cristo = Phunky Duck with sour cherries, raspberry mead andsoured Avant Garde? tangerines?)
• Lost Abbey Veritas 007 - Isabelle Proximus barrel aged on cab franc grapes (?)
• Lost Abbey Veritas 008 - is a larger batch of a T.E.A. (or "traditional experimental ale") that was sent to Stone. The base beer is Mellow Yellow (a.k.a. wine barrel-soured Port Amigo Mexican Lager) with a blend of teas from the Republic of Tea and Lemon Zest.
  Available quantity:
  125 bottles to be released
  1 keg for Barrel Night
  A couple other kegs for local venues
  Intial Release:
  4th Annual Barrel Party Night
  November 13, 2010 —7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

 

http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/looking-for-bottle-count-info-on-veritas.11905/

 

Let me know when you need my address.

 

Veritas 004 did not have Cuvee de Tomme in it. This is a commonly propogated bit of misinformation, based on a photo of some notes taken at the brewery that identified the blend components in shorthand/abbreviated terms. The photo was posted on a message board (can't remember if it was here or on RateBeer), and I believe it said something like "1 - YB, 2 - DDG, 1 - MY" (don't quote me on the proportions). The assumption was that "MY" was referring to Cuvee de Tomme (e.g. written by Tomme Arthur do describe his namesake as "MY" beer). So then someone from the RB/BA said, "1 part Yellow Bus, 2 parts Duck Duck Gooze, 1 part Cuvee de Tomme," to which a Lost Abbey employee responded, "Correct!"

And the rest was history.

But "MY" did not refer to Cuvee de Tomme. It referred to "Mellow Yellow," which is a sour blonde base that Lost Abbey commonly uses for blending purposes in their barrel program.

 

Just an outdated page, I suppose.

I'll keep digging, though.

 

5-second google search:

http://beachbum1975.blogspot.com/2010/02/lost-abbeys-veritas-blends.html

 

Veritas 009. "Veritas 009 is a substantial departure from earlier members of The Lost Abbey’s small batch experimental program, which were generally sour beers aged in French oak barrels for 12 to 15 months. Begun in late 2007 as dark base beer, it was sent to freshly emptied bourbon barrels from Kentucky’s Heaven Hill Distilleries. The beer aged for 15 months before it was moved into French oak barrels previously used for wine (primarily Syrah). Sour cherries were added and the beer was left to rest for another year and three months. Finally, in mid-2010, it was pulled from the barrels, blended, bottled and sent off to condition for an additional 11 months." Tomme said this was a black base with sour cherries.

Release date: May 28, 2011

Rumored bottle count: 1404

Veritas 010. This beer is rumored to have some sort of relation to Lost Abbey's famed Yellow Bus, as 010 is also a wild ale with peaches. Tomme confirmed this was a yellow sour with yellow peaches. These are different peaches than the ones used in Yellow Bus and Veritas 004.

Release date: November 5, 2011

 

Veritas 010 (aka "Volo") was a blend of four different barrels of sour blonde base beer, which I believe were all the same base of Mellow Yellow (although I have not confirmed this 100% with anyone from the brewery). After the base beer had soured on its own, these barrels were spiked with several hundred pounds of fresh, organic yellow Elberta peaches, then aged for about 2 months before bottling.

Veritas 011 was I believe only 2 (or possibly 3 barrels), and started out as a new base beer of an American Barleywine (read "hoppy barleywine") that Lost Abbey has never made before, but which was specifically designed for this recipe. It was aged in Cognac barrels before being spiked with fresh, organic yellow Le Grand nectarines (and brettanomyces), then aged for about 2 months before bottling.

 

There was no mead in Veritas 001.

Veritas 007 did not use any Isabelle Proximus. Base was either mellow yellow, sour avant garde, or a blend of the two. I can't remember.

 

Not my info. Just relaying what I've read.

 

There were only 6 cases of Veritas 005. Considering bottles opened at beer dinners, entered into competition, consumed at the brewery, and bottles that have made their way to the trading market (and then consumed), I imagine there's less than a case left. I'll bet there's about that much or slightly more Dave out there, but it's mostly in the cellars of Oregon mountain people who no longer have contact with the outside world. So, while I think there's more Dave extant, it's harder to find.

 

i know that that 009 sucks!

 

Never thought I would see the day that a Veritas series beer gets shat upon more than Veritas 008, but 009 gets all the hate these days. For the record, I enjoy Veritas 009.

 

Has this ever been available by itself in the tasting room perhaps?