Lost Abbey Amazing Grace
Another barrel aged beer that previously held cabernet wine. This is our Lost and Found aged in wood for a 5 month trial.
3.8
262 reviews
San Marcos, United States
Community reviews
Bottle. Courtesy of Secret Santa. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour woody wine aroma with tart hints. Fruity sour tart woody flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody finish with weak hints of wine.
Poured from a 375 mL bottle into a snifter.
Out of the bottle, my pour has a murky brown color with a ruby tint. The is a small, bubbly white top that clues me in that the carbonation might be on the light side.
The aroma is vinegary, acetic, and somewhat solvent. Cabernet, cherry, vanilla, and oak all come through a tart and acidic nose.
There is just a hint of the original dubbel sweetness left at the beginning of the sip. Some caramel malt notes and a hint of spice preempt the very tart, acetic, and oaky part of the flavor. Tart lemon is the most dominant sour note, but cherries, red wine vinegar, and apples also contribute a very sour flavor. There is a bit of a harsh, solvent ethyl alcohol character toward the end of the sip. Some red wine tannins and barrel woodiness finish out the flavor.
In terms of the palate, the carbonation is on the light side. Tart, puckering, and acetic, Amazing Grace causes a fair amount of salivation throughout each sip. The finish is sour and a bit harsh, and the body is a little bit lighter than medium. For my palate, the level of carbonation and body work well with the strong sour flavor and oakiness, tying together the flavors nicely.
Overall I found this to be quite enjoyable, and I would like to try it again.
Nose is tart vinegar and solvent. Pours out a murky amber red with light carb. Taste is sour. Not quite puckering but more than I expected. Some lemon and red wine characteristics as well as a touch of solvent. Complex and tasty. Palate is nice. Softly carbonated, and just the right amount of dry viscosity. Tasty beer.
Thanks Matt for bringing this out. Pours a reddish honey brown in color with half a fingers worth of off-white head. The beer is hazy with some light sediment. Nose is pretty much all red wine vinegar, it’s extremely acetic. Flavor is exceptionally tart with a malty base. Some bracing acidity, pretty dull mouthfeel other, light carbonation, and a medium finish. Pretty good, but a little one dimensional in comparison to other Lost Abbey sours I’ve had.
ours murky red orange with a sandy tan head. Nose is awesome, tannic and vinous with lots of vanilla and cherry skins. Light bourbony character. Awesome flavor, very acidic and delicate. Layered with notes of vanilla, cherry skins, caramel, bourbon, and lightly acetic.
375 ml caged and corked. Murky brown color with a light head. Nice tart acidy flavor. Cherry. Tastes a lot better than it looks. Refreshing.
This did not look that great in the glass...hard to hold that against it when it tasted this good. Nice and punchy sour flavors, but definitely a controlled fermentation carefully done...very clean with no off-flavors or aromas. Amazing aroma on this one. A very mellow, almost delicate malt in the base beer. Very light note of the barrel with an even fainter note of the cab that was in it. A sour the way few people can make them.
375 ml bottle. This one pours a cloudy dark brown color and topped by a small head of off white that settles down to a thin film with some bubbles at the edge. The aroma is very vinous with the influence of the dark red grapes and sour oak from the cabernet wine barrel along with some funky yeast and a dark caramel malt backbone. The flavor follows suit with ample amounts of dark red grapes and fruit showing strong to go with the funky yeast and sour oak from the wine barrel. The sweetness from the malts balances out the tartness nicely. Medium to full bodied with subtle carbonation that leads to a tart, oaky finish. This is a really tasty wine barrel aged brew. Another solid beer from the Lost Abbey.
Bottle, 02/08/2012, opens with a pop. Pours ruby brown, clear, minimal head but decent, persistent lace ring around my glass. Aroma carries tart berries, balsamic, vanilla and oak, hint of the original maltiness hiding underneath, finish evocative of fruity red wine. Flavor is tart cherries, caramel malts, building into bigger sourness with balsamic vinegar, turning dry, then great Cabernet finish, fruity and funky. Palate is medium thin, but sourness is well done, not overboard, extremely drinkable. Very enjoyable offering from Lost Abbey, definitely worth a try or two.
LA- lets see how this fairs .. . pours a murky tan .. low to medium head, small slashes of lacing .. . light coco, raspberry skin, light musty wet wood, and pitted light molasses .. . coats the mouth nicely but everything else is a bit off, a bit more sour or fruiter would have been nice .. . . Bud, your hunches are about as useless as dental floss at a Willie Nelson concert.
375ml bottle at The Porter in Atlanta. deep hazy red / brown pour with a very slim off white head. vinous red wine nose with oak, cherry, vanilla and light funk. medium body - very tart throughout with more cherry, oak, vanilla and lactic acid. sweet, semi-dry tart finish. excellent sour ale - very sour / tart throughout with big oak / wine notes. worth every penny.
Grace pours a reddish brown color. Small amount of head pours but quickly disappears into what looks like a very under carbonated beer. But for this kind of beer that’s totally fine.
Smell is fantastic and really is a ton different then what the base beer used to be. Sour cherries, vinegar, leather, plums and raisins. Some characteristics of the old beer still show up but to me this is a totally different beer smell wise and a welcome change.
Taste. Well was Amazing. Get it? Yeah I never had a good sense of humor. Gone are the days of the dubbel when it comes to this beer. It honestly reminded me of the greatness of their Red Poppy, actually I liked it more then Red Poppy. This beer is full of leather, oak, sour cherries, dark fruits, and the red wine characteristics. Just awesome. Nice tart aftertaste.
Mouthfeel is nice and full but carbonation is severely lacking here. Which was totally fine with me.
Pours deep amber. Aroma is oak, dark fruits, and a little funk. The cabernet comes through nicely on the first sip, along with dark fruits and vanilla from the oak. Palate is dry. Easily one of my favorite sour-ish beers.
Bottle 375ml.
Clear medium to dark red amber colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, oxidide, berries, tart, wood, light alcohol. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet, light to moderate acidic and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20110930]
fonefan tasting. Clear dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, moderate sour, woody and dried fruit. Flavor is medium sweet, moderate sour and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic. 300911
Bottle @ Morten minus Peter tasting, Ulfborg. Pours ruby amber with a small off white head. Caramel, oak, tart berries and funk. Ends very dry. Nice.
Bottle. Dark amber/brown with tiny off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, cherries, fruit. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, vinegar, brett, medium sweet, little bitter, little toffee, little vinous and notes of alcohol.
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is ruby. Aroma and taste are nice sour brett, caramel, fruits, malt and hops.
If you are not a red wine drinker, you will probably not be a huge fan of this beer. However, ig you are a fan of red wine (Like I am) you will probably fall in love with it.
Pours out a hazy, brown "muddy water" color. Aroma is full of red wine and just a hint of malty sweetness.
I started drinking a little colder that recommended (Because I’m not patient enough to wait) and the red wine character was "BOOM" very much in your face. As the beer warms up, the red wine character is not as flavor forward, but you can still there it’s there. The malt and a hint of vanilla becomes more noticable on the front of the tongue.
Finishes off a bit on the dry side, but doesn’t have a heavy mouthfeel and doesn’t leave you with that cottonmouth feeling that some red wines can leave. Very enjoyable sipper at 8%ABV
A: The pour is a lightly hazed dark amber color with a couple fingers of off-white head.
S: Light vinegar notes with some red wine and sour cherries. There’s just a bit of oak along with a slight malt sweetness, sort of like an oud bruin/Flanders red. A touch of grass and straw, as well.
T: The little bit of malt sweetness is the first thing on the tongue. Lightly acetic with some notes of cherries and raisins along with red wine and a bit of balsamic vinegar. Just a hint of oak.
M: Medium bodied with a medium level of carbonation.
O: Could have used a bit more tartness, but still a nice sour beer.
Bottle thanks to a generous trader but I cannot remember who. Pours a murky earthy red with a gray is head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of sour dark red fruits with a good amount of dry red wines and a hint of funk. Flavor was extremely sour with dark red fruits with and a good amount of acid and quite a dry red wine finish.
Bottle. What a nightmare trying to get the cork out.... Brownish red in color with a small white head. Sour cabernet aromas. Another stunner from the crew at Lost Abbey. Aged grape, red wine, oak, caramel, tart cherry, vinegar, and acidic fruit flavors......
Bottle courtesy of James. Grape and red wine sour cherry notes. Pour is a transparent brown. Not too vinegary which is the biggest turn off for me.
375mL cork and cage bottle shared by Matt, thanks man. Oh, its not flat, actually a very strong carbonation. Aroma is signature Lost Abbey (not a good thing). It was something that I could have liked 3-4 years ago but now understand how bad it is. Its all acetic, poor, unmanaged sourness. The flavor is similarly thin in flavor, has a thin body, and is overly acetic with no counterbalanced elements.
Wood soaked dark fruits, malt, and alcohol. What else could one ask for?
This is not one of my favorite styles, but this one sure helps me see the grander picture.
From a bottle at Monk’s cafe. Thanks for sharing, Eric. This was quite a surprise. tastes like a very nice flemish red, an aged rodenbach perhaps. Vinegar, oak, cherry skins, some chewy malts. Quite tasty and complex.
27th May 2009
Cloudy brown beer with a thin biscuit head. A sourish beer that could have been too sour for me if not kept in check by the French oak. The result is a well balanced beer, a little sour and fairly dry. Soft oak tones but no vanilla/cream. Fruity and rich wine flavours in the finish and the aftertaste. Very quaffable!
12.7 fl oz corked and caged bottle shared by mreusch. Pour is a hazed brown golden ruby with not much of an off white head. Aroma is the standard Lost Abbey sour; touch of vinegar, cherry fruit, vanilla oak, leather - all pretty brash and sharp. Taste is acidic vinegar sour up front, followed close behind with wood, tannins, vanilla oak - finishing with more dry wood and some alcohol heat. Palate is brightly acidic, medium bodied, lighter carbonation and the dry hot finish. Thanks for sharing this one Matt.
Pours a dark amber color with an off white head. Has a heavy wine and wood smell to it. Starts off like a Belgium with a little sweetness that quickly turns to wine and a wood flavor. Pretty nice
Thanks to Hamilton23 for this one in trade. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Nose is malt, vinous fruit, a hint of balsamic vinegar, and lots of wood/ cab sav quality. Flavor is a nice blend of malt and sour. It blends the malt of Lost and Found with the tartness and red grapes of a cab sav with a bit of wood added in. Medium in body and silky in mouthfeel. Enjoyable. It would be more so if it was not as expensive and came in bigger bottles, but if wishes were horses...