beastiefan2k (4725) reviewed Avant Garde Ale from The Lost Abbey 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at the Hop Devil Grill. Thanks to Men’s Journal I was able to score this beauty on the East Coast. Pours very cloudy and murky yellow with orange tints. Small head that quickly faded into lacing. Aroma is very present - bubblegum like funk. Some malty sweetness with some sourness. Taste is a bit ordinary - hoppy, funky, belgiany with a tad of sweetness. Average mouthfeel, a bit of bitterness.
bb (18607) reviewed Avant Garde Ale from The Lost Abbey 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a thin off-white head. Spicy, sweet malt aroma. Spicy, yeasty, slight earthy flavor with malt backing and a touch of lemon. Lower carbonation than expected. Lingering yeast and spice. Not enough complexity or depth (and perhaps a lower carbonation took something out of the body).
bb (18607) reviewed Lost and Found from The Lost Abbey 19 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Ruby brown beer with a nice lt cocoa colored head. Brown sugar, figs, and plum in the aroma. Fruity (date, fig, plum, banana), yeasty, earthy, malty, candi sugar flavor. Lingering earthiness. Flavor fades a bit too quickly.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Cuvee de Tomme from The Lost Abbey 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Dark reddish brown colour with a thin off-white head. Sour fruity aroma with hits of wood. Sweet flavor with hints of cherries and wood. Nice cherries in the aftertaste. A very good one.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Cuvee de Tomme from The Lost Abbey 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle courtesy Walt. Unknown vintage, but my bottle had the black label with the orange "C" featured prominently. No foil. Deep reddish brown body with red highlights, medium light tan head. Interesting aroma of vanilla and oak with cherry, chocolate, and toast complementing subdued brie cheese rind tartness. Boozy body with a prominent alcohol kick, plenty of tannic oak and vanilla, and strong tartness of brie cheese rind. Sweet cherry lurks beneath the yeast and tannins, and a pinch of brown sugar imparts another smidgen of sweetness. The cherry and vanilla become more pronounced as the palate adjusts to the yeast sourness. Rich, unique, and stellar. A must try.
notalush (7362) reviewed Cuvee de Tomme from The Lost Abbey 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Many thanks to cquiroga for this - beautiful burgundy color, with lasting lace of large bubbles - rich, powerful aroma of cherries, vanilla, must, oak, background alcohol - mild sweet cherries to start, quickly making way for sour/tartness and lots of brett/funk and earthy/barnyard notes - some plum and chocolate start coming in late, followed by strong oak flavor, then a mellow vanilla/bourbon character comes along with warming alcohol at just the right time to compliment it - the vanilla/bourbon lasts through the finish, and long after you’ve swallowed, just sitting on your palate to remind you of the unique and interesting flavor experience you just had - very nice.
Lubiere (24605) reviewed Cuvee de Tomme from The Lost Abbey 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled at the Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer at Goose Island, Nov.11, 2005. Deep reddish brown ale with a thin moka head. Rich horseblanket aroma, with ground cherries, and lactic notes. Rich sour brown with light vinegar, cherries, sour puckering quality, and vinous notes. Very classy. Rich and restrained.
CloakedDagger (37568) reviewed Cuvee de Tomme from The Lost Abbey 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle 75 cl) Beautiful, clear red beer - no head whatsoever. Completely flat. Sour, but fresh berry aroma. Extremely sour, but still fresh. Reminds me a lot of a Flemish Sour. Loads of fruit and extremely vinous. No real bitterness. Nice, but I dont believe I can drink a lot of this. 031205 and 061006
MiP (20379) reviewed Cuvee de Tomme from The Lost Abbey 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2
Bottle. Cloudy brown colour, absolutely no head. Acidic and metallic flavour. Strange beer. Bad beer.
bb (18607) reviewed Cuvee de Tomme from The Lost Abbey 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Black Label. Very dark mahogony with a nice cocoa head. Opening the bottle brings lots of cherry aroma. Gives way to a whiskey aroma, chocolate, and sweet malt. First sip starts with lots of tart cherry - but it’s fruitier and lighter than expected. There’s oak and a bit of malt. Lighter bodied than expected. It turns into a nice refreshing beer with some sweetness and a good tart cherry flavor with some background chocolate. It’s good, but I wish it had a little more body and more at the end instead of finishing very dry. It just gets tiring and there’s a little too much whiskey barrel and not enough bret to add complexity.