4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Flanders Red Ale, The Lost Abbey, USA

Lost Abbey Cuvee de Tomme

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Brewery: The Lost Abbey
Country: USA
ABV: 12.5%
Style: Flanders Red Ale
Other Notes: Barrel-aged wild ale with sour cherries

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Bourbon & wine barrel-aged wild ale with sour cherries. You are holding in your hands one of the most elusive and sought after small batch beers known simply as Cuvee. Our Cuvee de Tomme is a blend of Old World brewing traditions and New World brewing processes. It is made from our Judgment Day ale, then aged in American bourbon and French oak wine barrels. We add some fantastic wild yeasts and sour cherries to the barrels, creating a secondary fermentation. After one year, our brewers then get together to work out the final blend. This means that each batch of Cuvee will vary slightly between bottlings. Yet, the result will always be a memorable drinking experience.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.55
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A corked and caged 1 pint 9.4 fl. oz. bottle with no clear bottled on or best before date. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: It was a dark brownish red colour, with a thin beige head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Cherry, vanilla, blackcurrant, oak, graphite, cabernet sauvignon.
Taste: Sour, tart, cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla, oak, with light notes of caramel, chocolate and bourbon, and a lightly acidic finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Complex and enjoyable. Loved the aroma, while the taste was good but perhaps just a touch acidic.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Kaki Lambic

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Persimmon.

My rating: 3-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.42
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 375ml orange paper wrapped cap bottle, 2019 vintage. Poured into a Tilquin stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy golden orange colour with a thin big bubbled white head that dissipated quickly, while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Persimmon, green vines, raw cabbage, lemon zest, funk, dusty.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemon, persimmon, earthy, acidic, vinegar.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Persimmon was there, but a bit lost at times, as the aroma was more green and vegetal, while the taste was more sour, citric, and vinegar.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Lambic Rose

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Lambic Rose was made by immersing real rose flowers. And this romantic color comes from rosehip and hibiscus flowers. Lambic is fermented wild yeast and matured wooden barrel. Not added perfume, pigment, even yeast. The flower language of red rose is “Love” and “Passion”, and hibiscus “Femininity” and “Beauty”. The extract of rosehip gives piece of mind and beautiful skin. Lambic Rose with your lovely time…

My rating: 3-
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.59
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 375ml corked and red paper wrapped cap bottle, 2018 vintage, with a best before date of October 2023. Poured into an OWA short stemmed glass.
Appearance: A lightly hazy copper amber colour with a two finger beige head that had decent retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Funky, damp wood, sweat, gooseberry, apple peel, leafy, green vines, grass, dry floral petals.
Taste: Sour, lime, lemon, citrus peel, floral tea, hibiscus, light funk, wet wood, and notes of grapefruit.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: The pour and mouthfeel was good, but the floral notes in the aroma and flavour were not really my thing.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Mikan Lambic

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) “Mikan” is Mandarin Orange in Japanese. Lambic is fermented by wild yeast and matured for several months in wooden barrel, and after with Mikan. Mandarin harvest in Japan. Not added perfume, pigment, even yeast. Mikan Lambic is the first marriage of Belgian proper beer and Japanese Mikan Mandarin.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.2
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 375ml orange paper wrapped cap bottle, 2018 vintage. Poured into an OWA short stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour with a thin big bubbled white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Tart and sweet, mandarin, orange peel, dusty, hay, funk, damp wood.
Taste: Sour, tart, lemon juice, sour mandarin, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel, light funk, dust, hay.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The Mikan and lambic combined well and it was very enjoyable and easy to drink.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Belgium, Lambic - Fruit, OWA Brewery SPRL

OWA Kyoho Lambic

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Brewery: OWA Brewery SPRL
Country: Belgium
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Lambic – Fruit
Other Notes: Brewed at Brouwerij De Troch

Brewer Description: (from bottle) “Kyoho” is one of the grape varieties in Japan. Lambic is fermented by wild yeast and matured for several months in wooden barrel, and after matured with Kyoho grape. Not added perfume, pigment, even yeast. Kyoho Lambic is the first marriage of Belgian proper beer and Japanese premium grape “Kyoho”.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.85
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 375ml corked and purple paper wrapped cap bottle, 2018 vintage. Poured into an OWA short stemmed glass.
Appearance: A clear copper amber colour with a nice two finger off white head that dissipated fairly quickly while leaving only sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Funky, hay, musty, wet wood, lemon zest, grape skin, green vines.
Taste: Sour, tart, unripe fruit, grape skin, lemon, citrus pith, gooseberry, oak.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: The Kyoho grape didn’t really make an appearance, and may have gotten lost amongst the lambic. There are some grape notes, but it is the rich sweetness from the Kyoho that makes it so good, and it just wasn’t there except maybe a bit in the aroma, as the sour, citrus and funky flavours took over.

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