The Lost Abbey Veritas 018

Veritas 018

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer Series Out of Production
Score
7.92
ABV: 6.5% IBU: - Ticks: 29
Veritas has been an ongoing experiment of the relationship between fruit, Brettanomyces and barrel aging. Veritas 018 will be a redux of Veritas 015, which took home gold medals from the 2015 Great American Beer Festival (Wood and Barrel Aged Beer), The 2015 Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FOBAB – Wild Beers w/ Fruit), and The 2015 San Diego International Beer Festival (other sour beer category).Veritas 018 was aged in oak with Peaches and Nectarines from Masumoto Farms as well as added Apricots. Delicate notes of apricots and peaches, oaky wood, and a balanced tartness come through with a lively character from the Brett present throughout the experience.
 

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7.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sample at GABF 10/07/2017, thanks to my bro for assistance with note-taking. Hazy golden color with a medium white head that recedes steadily. Stringy lacing. Aroma of citrus, funky yeast and malt. Medium body with a funky apricot and yeast character, with some biscuit malt in the background. The finish is mildly tart and funky with an apricot and tangerine aftertaste. Good beer overall.

Tried on 07 Dec 2017 at 10:42


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle split at Leighton's 20K, big thanks to the man of the moment, 01/03/17. Bottle #810. Hazed golden orange with a decent off white covering. Nose is bitter orange, pissy citric shreds, damp wood, light acidic nostril scrape, hay bale, barnyard, mellow brett. Taste comprises sharp citric bite, on the turn melon, pissy citric peel, funk, wood must, more brett, green berry jizz, vinous notes, sharp lemon rind, damp straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with an acidic ripple. Solid well balanced sour.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2017 at 08:18


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared by wickedestman, many thanks! Hazy orange with a white head. Leaves a lot of lacing. Bright Nectarine aroma with peaches, light citrus. Super fruity. Rounded peach and apricot flavor with Apple vinegar. Lightly sour. Good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2017 at 07:42


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Small, fast receding cream head, leaving shards of lace over hazy yellow beer. Fruit, peaches, peach/apricot brandy, wild yeast aromas. Sharp lactic acid flavour, with peach aroma, natural. Acidburn², acidthinning, A bit harsh, not for the fainthearted. The peach is unmistakable, but not the most prominent part. 7/4/8/4/15

Tried on 09 Jul 2017 at 05:07


8

Clear red bod thin wht head tart fruit citrus arma. Tart berry citrus floral flav. Med bod mod high carb. 8/4/8/5/16 4.1

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2017 at 20:23


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft pour at Savor: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience 2017. Aroma was nice berry notes, maybe like a touch rhubarb pie? Cherry and raspberry notes - light citrus character was pleasant as well. Tasty tartness isn’t overpowering, making it very drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 03 Jun 2017 at 11:04


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Nice stuff. Raspberry and cherry with great grapefruit infusion. Pink pour with good head and lacing. Tangy finish. Great balance and well put together like you got the Lego instructions right. Bottle.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2017 at 09:44


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at Leighton’s 20k tasting, big thanks to the L - Dogg. It pours hazy bright pale gold with a small white head. The aroma is musty, funky, dirty, over - ripe fruits, peach, nectarine, persimmon, slightly lactic, vanilla and wood. The taste is crisp, tart, bitter, lemon rind, green apple skin, sharp acidity, lactic, white grape skin, apricot, persimmon, cloudy lemonade and decent mouth - pucker. Finish is drying. Medium body and fine, prickly carbonation. Pretty tasty stuff overall.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2017 at 09:10


9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Pours hazy yellow or amber, something like that. Aroma has some acidity, nice powerful aggressiveness. Taste is even stronger, sour, fruity and also some vinegar character there. Great stuff, fully enjoyable and even a bit smokiness there. Amazing sour, blowing my mind.

Tried on 09 Apr 2017 at 02:20


8.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Hazy golden color. Very sour lots of nectarines and peaches. Very soft and subtle. Tons of peaches nectarines and oak. Such complexity with great amazing depth. The oak bits the back of your throat. Puckering sour. Fucking unreal. Wow. Love this.

Tried on 31 Mar 2017 at 09:01