Agave Maria Ale
The Lost Abbey in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Rotating|
Score
7.09
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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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Alengrin (11609) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Two year old vintage bottle bought at Biergenot. A very strong dark ale aged on tequila barrels - I don’t like tequila as such, but I have to admit that this sounds interesting. Irregular, quite loose, pale greyish head reduced to a coarse but stable rim, leaving some nice lacing; hazy dark bronze-tinged chestnut brown colour. Strong bouquet of caramel, kahlua, spicy tequila, soggy brown bread, medlar, overripe pear, dried banana, pomegranate ’jenever’, candied orange, raw green agave or even cactus juice, diluted coffee grounds, fresh chili pepper, biscuit, lime juice or even mojito, burnt sugar, brown rum, damp earth, wet paint, moist oak wood, hint of damp forest floor, fried mushroom, tomato juice, minerals, dates. Sweet onset, lots of residual brown sugar and some candied fruit, fig, date and pear, with a souring blackcurrant-like edge and some thin, beef stock-like umami but subtly so, along with something weirdly ’green’ (raw vegetable), softly carbonated with minerally accents. Thick, ’fluffy’, bready middle, caramelly and nutty, gaining a light chocolatey quality in the end, a tad toasted even, before plunging into the booze, represented by a lot of sweet, aged tequila flavor (as in a brown, barrel aged tequila), heating up the back of the mouth to a high degree but still not becoming overly wry; something weirdly but very notably, souring, lemon- or lime-like appears as well - as if you have bitten into a slice of lemon before pouring down a tequila shot. Drying woody tannins and herbal hop bitterishness, as well as an earthy yeastiness, add further complexity. Ends peppery mostly due to the alcohol, in this case extra peppery because this is tequila... I was a bit skeptical about this but I have to admit that, though very boozy and intense, this is a very interesting, rich barleywine; I guess you’ll either love or hate this but it is in any case a wealthy and complex beer, which has aged graciously, having acquired a light amount of sherryish oxidation on top of the sweet and sourish display of flavors. Full of personality and one to enjoy slowly sip by sip, perfectly fit for a windy autumn afternoon like today. The tequila remains soft yet very pronounced and adds an unexpected ’green’ and spicy layer of flavor to a rounded, sweet, full and demanding basic beer. Not very accessible I think, but intense for sure. I liked it.
MarcoDL (7854) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle at beertemple. Red color. Aroma of boozy red fruit, raisin, oak and raisin. Rich taste of smooth boozy red fruit, oak, vanilla, spices, cinnamon, raisin, dades and a long rich finish. Another hit.
iphonephan (11575) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From a bottle shared in Temecula. Pours a murky brown with an ecru head. Aroma of toffee and red wine. Flavors of oak and vanilla. Effervescent mouthfeel. Tart finish.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Big syrupy meltingpot of sensastions here. Pours dark brown with good head and lacing. Caramelized malt is big, naturally, but booze is well hidden. Agave probably does this some good. Sweet finish. Tap at Sovereign Savor event.
Deanso (15673) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
bottle shared at April THT. Thin ring off white head. Clear deep burgundy pour. Tequilla afteraste
Kermis (23416) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at THT. Hazy brown with a ring off white head. Aroma of tart red fruits, caramel, wood, booze, agave, sweet malt and caramel. Flavour is above moderate sweet and light to moderate sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Deep Amber colour with a thin white head. Cherry fruit aroma. Sweet fruity taste with a sour finish.
Finn (18112) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Flaske 355ml spandert av Rune under romjulslunsj i WC-veien 30 Des 15. Ultradyp mørk amber. Lett syrlig bæraroma. Filmskum. Smaken balansert. Plommer. Syrligheten holder seg men er ikke påtrengende. Svakt tørr avslutning. Er det alkoholen som skinner gjennom? Ellers merkes den ikke.
RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
355ml corked and caged bottle bought at Vinmonopolet Vika about a year ago. A beige head reduced to a stable layer. Dark ruby coloured body, slightly hazy. Spotty lacing. Dry and tart nose, berries acidity and wood. Mid-tart berries to the taste buds joined by oak and raisin. Sweet and tart ending, long-lived. Full bodied. Likable and suitable with the Christmas pudding (shared with Finn and Vegard at romjulslunsj, Tromsø 30.12.2015).
Douglas88 (7987) reviewed Agave Maria Ale from The Lost Abbey 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
12.7 ounce bottle thanks to Alen. Pours a dark red brown color with a medium white head. A really unique nose of wood and sour strawberry. Rich malty base, chocolate, caramel, big oak, the tequila is really big but there is no heat, more fleshy slightly sour cactus, tastes a bit like sour berries. I’m gonna see our Lady on the label as a reverential cheers- Salve Regina Mater misericordiae. Very sticky sweet beer, but very drinkable. Dangerously so.