Agave Maria Ale
(has 3 batches)
The Lost Abbey in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
7.09
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An Agave-based Strong Ale, Agave Maria is The Lost Abbey’s first venture into oak aging in Tequila barrels to hit distribution.
Using a blend of Anejo and Reposado barrels and aged for a minimum of ten months, Agave Maria has hints of black pepper, sweet sugar, oatmeal, and oak with an earthy, bitter smoked chocolate on the finish. The base beer, a new Agave strong ale, was created specifically to pair with the spiciness of the Tequila, adding a sweet honey-like quality to the beer.
Using a blend of Anejo and Reposado barrels and aged for a minimum of ten months, Agave Maria has hints of black pepper, sweet sugar, oatmeal, and oak with an earthy, bitter smoked chocolate on the finish. The base beer, a new Agave strong ale, was created specifically to pair with the spiciness of the Tequila, adding a sweet honey-like quality to the beer.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. Amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is tequila, some fruity, mild citrusy, plummy and syrupy tones. Flavour is kind of sourish/tart fruits and berries with some alcohol, citrus, dates, plum and mild spiciness. One strange brew, but in an intriguing way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2023
at 09:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Lior D's place. Thanks troubles. Cloudy amber-brown. Malt, funk, caramel, fruitiness, wood, sour and sweetish, a bit umami. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2020
at 11:54
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Dark amber with off white head - Malt and wood barrel aroma - Malt body with some fruity flavours with wood barrel and some hints of vinegar in the back - The sour flavour goes into the finish - This was good, but didnt quite like the vinegar here
Tried
on 26 Mar 2020
at 22:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear deep dark pour, and a lovely smooth aroma. Good intensity also Nose love Oily texture and a fine soft carbonation level Balanced sourness, sweetness and acidity Quite pleasant to drink Barrel, dried fruits, toffee and raisins in the flavor [Bottle from a trade with ChrisOfstad]
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2019
at 10:48
6/10
0,375 litre Bottle, shared with friends. Dark brown with beige head. Sour, wood, tequila, smoke.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2019
at 17:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Avery Invitational 2019. Brown with beige head. Malty, caramel, some dried fruit, barrel, some tequila, sweet with some fruity tartness. Soft texture. Low carbonation. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Aug 2019
at 09:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
0.375l bottle thanks to Cristobal37. Hazy brown body with a quickly disappearing yolk head. Aroma of caramel with huge wood notes, lots of agave and lychees. Taste of lemon juice, wood, caramel, agave, vinegar and some nutmeg. Interesting beer. I like it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2019
at 16:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle at En Öl o Whiskeymässa 2019-04-12 Göteborg AR: tart agave, tequila AP: ruby, wee head F: tart agave, tequila
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2019
at 19:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle.Dark reddish colour with no head.Aroma of berries and wood nice fruity and dry With vinious mouthfeels and sweet dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2019
at 15:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Dull brown. No head. No carbonation. Quite a bit of wood, some raisiny aged malt notes, alcohol and a bit of tequila as well. Comes across as pretty harsh on the palate. Big wood tannins, a fair bit of tartness, alcohol in the finish. I'm not sure if the level of sourness is intentional, but it's not really working out super well - more malt sugars would carry the barrel a bit better. The wood and tannins are intense, a bit out of balance, I would say. Not sold on this one. Has an old ale sort of character but overlaid with just a really heavy barrel.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2018
at 01:21