The Lost Abbey

Microbrewery in San Marcos, California, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Port Brewing Company
Associated Venue: The Confessional by The Lost Abbey

Established in 2006

Contact
155 Mata Way #104, San Marcos, CA, 92069, United States
Description
We believe there are no boundaries to what we have set out to achieve and we know that those who seek out The Lost Abbey will be rewarded in the end.

The Lost Abbey and Port Brewing are both brands of Port Brewing Company. Both are produced by the same company, but targeted for different markets.
Our Belgian-inspired and premium beers are released under the Lost Abbey label. Either way, they’re all produced in the same brewery by the same staff.

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7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
5 oz draft. Flavor is a classic quad. Shows dark brown sugar, molasses, and bready malt. Hints of old hard candy. ABV is not noticeable. Classic well-made example of the style.
Tried from Draft at The Church by The Lost Abbey on 31 Jul 2026 at 16:06

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
5 oz draft. flavor of mild toffee, raisins, and Belgian candy sugar. ABV is completely hidden. Nice Belgian yeasty finish.
Exactly as it should be.
Tried from Draft at The Church by The Lost Abbey on 31 Jul 2026 at 16:00

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
4 oz draft. Aroma of mild cocoa and nuts. Flavor displays nits, mild burnt malt with the weakest hint of coffee in the finish. Medium and body with a soft coffee bean finish.
Tried from Draft at The Church by The Lost Abbey on 31 Jul 2026 at 15:56

8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8
5 oz draft. Aroma is cherry and mild funk. Flavor is the funky Lambert yeast with a nice long, lingering tart cherry in the finish. Funk, barnyard and tart cherries round out the entire profile. Good
Tried from Draft at The Church by The Lost Abbey on 31 Jul 2026 at 15:52

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Black with a trace beige head that faded quickly. Musty with molasses, rum, fig, cinnamon and faint hot pepper. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jul 2026 at 17:09

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Coffee, heavy whiskey, pecan, dark chocolate, and musty sherry. Sweet and malty and syrupy. Heavy body, smooth and flat (not unexpected, given the age). Clean, flavorful, and quite enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle from J&K Liquor on 19 Jun 2026 at 20:09

7.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Clear, bright yellow color with a small white head; aroma of lilies, hint of barnyard, balanced flavor with a long, light bitter finish, somewhat smooth palate
Tried from Bottle at Belmont Station on 15 May 2026 at 02:28

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Bottle shared by Johnny. Oh man, an old school barleywine with loads of bourbon, awesome! Heavy fat bourbon aroma. Love it!! Malts, caramel, bourbon, soft wood, lightly boozy, vanilla. Light alcohol burn. Burnt sugars. Awesome beer. Even after 10 years and being nearly flat. Awesome beer. Love it.
Tried on 07 May 2026 at 20:39

7.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tasty WCIPA, lots of sweet citrus and pine and caramel, a nice mix of modern juicy notes and old school IPA goodness. Solid pint.
Tried from Can on 07 May 2026 at 00:29

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Leans towards the style of hazy I can tolerate, where the sweetness is kept in check and the beer isn’t overhopped to the point of being a chive-flavored astringent mess. Moderate tropical grapefruit notes accented by a touch of melon, finished off with a mineral bitterness. More pine would be nice. Not bad.
Tried from Can on 06 May 2026 at 00:11