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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Tried on 15 Mar 2026 at 16:02


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Sample at churchkey pours a clear burnt gold with a ring of white head. Nose is old school, hugely citrus and soapy, some malt. Flavor is so old school, piney and citrus, soap and booze. Medium full, lightly boozy. 7 8 7 7 7

Tried from Draft on 13 Mar 2026 at 13:08


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Barcade Center City: pours gold with white head. Aroma is citrusy, bright, light pine. Taste is lightly bitter, some bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 07 Mar 2026 at 23:10


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can Drikbeer 2026-03-06 Göteborg
AR: fat, orange, bitter, dried tropical fruity,
AP: wee hazy orange coppery, frothy foam
F: fat, orange, bitter, dried tropical fruity,

Tried from Can from Systembolaget webbeställning on 06 Mar 2026 at 22:39


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

Bottle 750ml @ gunnfryd. Pours dark reddish brown with beige head. Aroma has notes of malt, dried fruits, oak, vanilla, caramel and hint of cherry. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and light to medium bitter with a long warm dried fruity, caramel, oak and vanilla finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 28 Feb 2026 at 17:27


8

Bottle, 75cl corked. Sweet, roasted and chocolatey, lightly alcoholic, in a nice way. Some dark sugar and dried fruit. Cocoa and hints of toffee. Full bodied and nice indeed. Smooth. 848415

Tried from Bottle on 28 Feb 2026 at 17:19


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Black pour, just a lacing. Nose: slight aroma of oxidation, dates, figs. Mouth: frizzy, cherry, a bit mold for expectations.

Tried on 27 Feb 2026 at 19:09


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Sample size at Churchkey. Poured a clear golden color with a small white head. Aroma was big grapefruit notes. Pine resin. Smooth, with an sweet piney finish.

Tried from Draft at ChurchKey on 21 Feb 2026 at 03:52


7.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Had at Churchkey as "Various Methods II". Poured a golden orange color with a golden white head. Aroma was grapefruit, pine and lemon. Big grapefruit peel, some tangerine. Nice resin finish.

Tried from Draft at ChurchKey on 21 Feb 2026 at 03:30


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Reviewed from notes. Consumed: 11/11/2019; Veteran's Day present to me from a great friend, Thanks Paul!
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark brown to almost black in color with no head
Aroma: seems like the normal qualities of a Belgian quad but with some added orange peel and some ginger
Flavor: sweet to spicy to citrusy sweet, a light tart tone and some earthy sweetness; finishes with some candied fruits (the Belgian quad part, I guess) and some of the ginger
Texture: medium bodied, definitely a sipper; some smoothness but also some grip on the tongue from what I'm guessing to be from the Belgian quad part (and so I expected that), ginger seems to play a very little factor in any possible assertive behavior against my tongue
Overall: well, I liked this for me, but sometimes I wonder if the ginger and the orange may have turned this beer into something else. Eh, it is what it is and there I go thinking too much about stuff like this again.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Feb 2026 at 18:34