The Lost Abbey Judgment Day

Judgment Day
(has 4 batches)

 

The Lost Abbey in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular
Score
7.59
ABV: 10.2% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 186
A massive beer in every sense of the word. A stronger and more contemplative version of our Lost and Found Ale. Judgment Day is the base beer for our Cuvee de Tomme. Many of the Trappist Breweries produce a version of beer which ages incredibly well for many years to come. And, since none of us knows when the end of the world is coming, we suggest you stock up with lots of Lost Abbey beers so that when the end of the world magically appears from no where, you’ll have a beer or two on hand for even the stingiest of angels. Available in 750ml bottles and on draft at select inspired locations.

The Judgment Day story
The story has been told and we have been warned about this very moment- Judgment Day and the end of the world as we cease to know it. There will be but one instance where the sunny blue pastoral skies turn sickly black revealing the imminent demise of every soul caught between heaven and hell. From the skies the angels of heaven will race to rescue the virtuous souls before the thundering herd of the 4 Horsemen arrive from the depths of hell to claim more than their fair share.

Each of us will ride a wave of terror or relief not knowing from which lot our souls have been cast. It is wholly possible that the Sinners and Saints alike will unite. For sure, each will thrash about in the tumultuous sea of uncertainty not knowing in this abyss whether they bear the mark of the Father or the mark of the Beast himself.

There will be a litany of screams from the departing souls riding bareback on the shoulders of the Black Horse. Each of us will be examined and our lives will be scrutinized. It is decreed and so written. Life as we know it will one day cease to exist. Surely you will stand there having all your questions answered.

Did you believe there would be a Judgment Day? Have you ever thought about what you’ll be doing when the Four Horsemen arrive? Perhaps you’ll be drinking this Belgian Dark Quad styled Ale when they appear? However, since we have no idea when our time will expire or when we’ll be forced to cash in our tickets, we offer this simple advice.

Live an inspired life. Find opportunities in everything to make a difference. Seek out new and spontaneous adventures and when you find them, embrace them as if they were the devil’s song. For an interesting life is one worth living. Challenge yourself to embrace passion, persistence and a motivated way of life. So that when Judgment Day arrives from nowhere, you’ll go out knowing full well that you’ve lived your life on your terms and they can’t take that away from you.
 

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8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Bottle 375ml @ Geokkjer
Pours cloudy deep amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes malt, dried fruits, caramel, raisin, prunes and alcohol. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light bitter. with a long fruity and warm alcoholic finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2012 at 12:54

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
375mL bottle, split 3 ways, pours a deep dark brown with a reddish tinge and a small tan head. Aroma of dense dark fruits (plums, raisins, figs, dates), rich caramel, brown sugar, and almost a brandy-like liqueur quality. Flavour of the above-mentioned dark fruits, brown sugar, treacle toffee, brandy-like liqueur, and some bready malts. Quite complex and well-balanced, with restrained sweetness for a quad. Well-constructed & delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2011 at 21:16

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle at Klooster. Pours murky brown with tan head. Dark fruits and malt in aroma. Plum, caramel and raisins in the flavor.
Tried from Bottle on 04 Dec 2011 at 04:23

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Creamy lightbrown good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy and yeasty aroma. NIce. Moderate bitter wonderfull flavor. Long moderate bitter complex finish. Creamy palate.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2011 at 10:09

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
0.375l corked bottle from Olbutikken shared with ClubGonzo and InBreak. This little puppy pours a dark brown - almost murky - body packed with floaters, some big dark sediments and and a fading light beige head. The aroma is sweetish with nice alcohol tones. Also some candy sugar, lots of raisins and hints of dark dried fruits. Average carbonation levels with a lovely smooth, sticky and prickling mouthfeel. Flavors are sharp and burned candy-sweet, lots of raisins, some woody hints and a nice warming alcohol finish before it's leaving a kinda grape-zest dry mouthfeel. Yeah, quite enjoyable without being to complex. Good stuff!
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2011 at 04:50

8.2/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, kindly shared by gunnar. ABV 10.5%. Very dark brown colour, large beige head. Intense malty aroma, notes of oak and vanilla, hints of spices. The flavour is oaky and spicy, notes of old sherry, decent bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2011 at 13:13

7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Wee bootle shared with friends, cons 2011-11-06 Göteborg Ar: heavy chocolate, sprity Ap: hazy dark brown, wee frothy beige head F: fudgy, warming, plum, rasins, dadels, dry, bitter, scottish wiskey fudge, a bit vinos, nice but not top nots
Tried on 06 Nov 2011 at 13:51

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle @ Ørsted Ølbar on October 14. Pours deep chestnut brown with no head. Smell is figs, dates, raisins, bourbon and alcohol. Taste is rather light and sweet with very ripe nectarine, other sweet fruits and alcohol. Finish is dry and slightly bitter. felt a bit thin to live up to the quadrupel style.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2011 at 10:57

8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
750ml bottle from Pick’s poured into my Chimay Trappist glass. Pours black with about a finger of tan head. Aroma of alcohol, candied sugar, fermented fruit and plums. Taste is medium sweet. Taste of coffee, caramel, plums, and fermented fruit. Medium-full bodied with a thick and creamy texture. Lively carbonation and a long warming finish. Overall, very very good. Something I would gladly drink again.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2011 at 22:25

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375ml bottle from Mybrewerytap

Pours dark brown with a small white head. Strong aroma of raisin, plum, exotic fruits and malts. Complex and heavy taste of caramel malts, raisin, plum, exotic fruits and toffee. Warming and slightly sticky finish. Quite good and balanced.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Sep 2011 at 09:13