The Lost Abbey Bottleworks 15th Anniversary Ale

Bottleworks 15th Anniversary Ale

 

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

  Strong Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
6.79
ABV: 12.6% IBU: - Ticks: 20
15 years ago I racked my very first beer into an oak barrel. That same year, Bottleworks opened their doors in Seattle, WA and started selling amazing bottles of beer. It’s purely a coincidence of course, but nonetheless... Where once there were few purveyors of these great beers and fewer still brewers producing oak aged beers, there are many who have joined the party. Yet, Bottleworks remains and institution in this city and we’re proud to call them friends, acquaintances and continued supporters of our craft. In your hands you have 15 years of experience, dedication and commitment to being more than average. We’ve never made a beer aged in Tequila Barrels but we’re sure you’ll find it exceptional for the flavors it holds and the stores it tells. Listen carefully and you can hear the Agave whispering your name as it did ours when we blended this batch from 12 separate oak barrels. Cheers to Vern and the entire Bottleworks crew on the first 15 years. We look forward to 15 more! - Tomme Arthur
 

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

Bottle shared by BuckeyeBoy: Poured a murky brown with khaki light brown head. Aroma is pungent malty, fruity. Taste is tart, fruity, malty, berry, caramel. Complex for the common man.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2023 at 01:48


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at share. Cloudy brown pour, wispy off-white head. Aroma is pit fruit, malty, mildly sour. Taste brings some oud bruin notes, malty, tart, prunes. Balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2023 at 23:58


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Bottleworks, June 2017. Nose is prunes, candi sugar, and a hint of oaky vanilla tequila. Murky dark brown with a medium tan head. Flavor is lightly sweet with lots of fruitiness and toffee.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2018 at 21:27


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle - pours amber brown - nose and taste of oak, tequila, caramel, super acidic vinegar, and sour grape - medium body

Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2017 at 00:11


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Bottleworks, Seattle. Pours a dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is bourbon, dark fruits, candies. Similar taste with a slight booziness and chocolate notes. Amazing.

Tried from Draft on 10 Mar 2017 at 21:55


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

750ml bottle thanks to Toby
Clear brown with a small beige head, some lacing. Aroma of tequila, woody and dark fruit. Flavors of toasted malts, caramel, woody and tequila
Good

Tried from Bottle on 06 Mar 2016 at 19:53


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750ml bottle bought from Bottleworks

Pours dark brown with a smooth head. Aroma of tequila, wood, oak, raisins, ripe fruits, berries, booze and spices. Taste is boozy, sweetish and oaky with massive amounts of raisins, some tequila notes, hints of wood, oak and spices. Finish is heavy and sweet with loads of raisins, tequila and oak. Quite heavy. Too much tequila and raisins here.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2015 at 08:23


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

750 ml bottle thanks to Todd. Pours a clear red brown color with a small white head. A big sweet funky grape nose. The flavor is sharp diaper, grapes, sweet brown malts. Odd. Tangy.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Nov 2015 at 01:26


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Dark brown color, 2 finger 750ML C&C bottle. Can’t remember how I got this one. Just does not smell great. like there’s some fig and raisin but this is just smelling terrible. This just is really bad. Raisins, figs, port, wood, it’s just not great. I think it’s the tequila barrel. please make the pain strop

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2015 at 09:21


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

750 ml bottle, AdamJax with this share. Deep brown color, thin head, dark raisins, earthy malt and mild tones of tequila. Even with a year of age the tequila barrel is still pretty strong character. The malt is nearly over run by the tequila. I drank this blind without knowing it was aged in tequila. I haven’t dank tequila in nearly 20 years. I’m just not a fan.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2015 at 23:09