Lost Abbey My Black Parade

A blended Bourbon barrel-aged Strong Ale with cocoa nibs, vanilla bean and spices. My Black Parade begins with a deep bouquet of rich chocolate and layered hints of cinnamon and oak. Huge flavors of cocoa on the palate with notes of vanilla, bourbon, and tobacco, finishing with crisp bite from the smoked chili’s and cardamom.

174 reviews

San Marcos, United States

Community reviews

3.8 from Bierkeller Au Trappiste - black beer with a moderate beige foam left; some roasted coffee beans in front of solid notes of Bourbon, cherries and prunes; full-bodied and pretty sweet; notes of burning alcohol, chocolate, vanilla, Bourbon and prunes in a very long finish

3.8 Bottle shared by beersandblues2. Pours deep dark brown. Aroma and flavor are chocolate, booze, oak, dark fruit notes, and some earthiness. Full body.

3.7 From a bottle shared by Beerandblues2. Pours opaque nut brown with a fizzy tan head. Tastes like dark fruits, booze, candied malt, and dark chocolate. Medium body and low/medium carbonation. Smells like dark fruits, booze, dark chocolate, and candied malt.

3.6 Bottle. Pours opaque black with a large, frothy tan head, quickly dissipating. Sweet Bourbon, vanilla and chocolate malt, medium bitterness, spicy with cinnamon notes, roast malt and a medium dry finish. Full body and medium-light carbonation.

4.0 Piana obfita, drobna, ale szybko redukuje się do grubego kożucha. Piwo czarno-rubinowe. W aromacie marmolada śliwkowa, wiśnie, pestki, dębina, kokos, cynamon, ciasteczka czekoladowe. W smaku ciasteczka czekoladowe, kawa, leciutki popiół. Marmolada, wiśnie, karmel, cynamon, nuty ziołowe, minimalna lukrecja. Umiarkowana słodycz, lekka nieco pestkowa cierpkość. Goryczka średnia w stronę niskiej. Od beczki tylko dębina i nieco wanilii. Brakuje bogactwa, głębi, które są w zapachu. Dobre, ale nie wybitne.

4.0 375 ml bottle (12% abv). Pours black color with a beige head. Aroma is strong with bourbon, spices, roasted malts, caramel, some syrupy sweetness. Flavor is spicy and toasted malty, bourbon-vanilla sweetness, subtle syrup, dried fruits and caramel. Quite nice multi-layered brew, the spiciness isn't too overwhelming. Very nice. 4435

3.8 37,5 cl bottle (12%) @ olio Aroma has strong bourbon tones, vanilla and alcohol. Feels sweet. Flavour has mild spicy tones, bourbon, alcohol, vanilla and mild licorice. Feels even a bit watery for this ABV and has rubbery tones on some sips. Nice, but I expected even more from a strong beer from LA.

4.1 375ml bottle from Beergium. Pours pitch black with a light brown head. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, oak, cocoa, hints of roastiness, syrup, spices, chili, chocolate and toffee. Taste is sweetish, syrupy with some oak, vanilla, bourbon, toffee, cocoa and chocolate, hints of spices, cinnamon and chili. Finish is sweetish and syrupy with some bourbon, vanilla, toffee, spices, cinnamon and oak. Complex, heavy and spicy. Nice.

3.5 Bottle. Black with a large light brown head with good retention, lace and regeneration. The aroma is spicy, but not something I can figure out, some cinnamon perhaps. Also light chocolate, roasted malt and tobacco. The flavour has mild cinnamon, liquorice, chocolate, dark wood, mild black pepper, vanilla and tobacco. Full body, soft texture, medium to heavy sweet and bitter. Warming, but not boozy. Soft and warming finish with some lingering vanilla and cinnamon.

4.0 Dark brown to black in color, tan head... Aroma of tobacco, anise, peppers, cocoa powder, bourbon barrel... Flavor is an intensely complex combination of vanilla, cinnamon, peppers, bourbon and oak, with some tobacco on finish... Really well done, LA really knocked this out the park

4.5 Piana ciemna, sycząca, szybko opada do firanki. Barwa ciemno brązowa, prawie czarna, nieprzejrzysta. W aromacie intensywne i przyjemne nuty beczki - wanilina, kokos do tego czekolada, praliny, delikatne przyprawy... Super. Smak słodki, kremowy, wanilia i czekolada z kokosem kojarzą się z bounty, odrobina kardamonu i pikantnego chili w drugim planie, do tego średnia, kawowo palona goryczka i niewielka, wiśniowa kwaskowatość w aftertejsie. Niskie wysycenie, pięknie ułożony alkohol, pełne, puszyste w odbiorze. Ogólnie płynny deser z pięknym aromatem, fantastyczny barrel ageing, choć (jak zwykle) niepotrzebne chili i zbędna kwaśność nieco studzą zapędy w ocenie.

4.0 Pours dark brown with a quickly fading brown head. Nose is vanilla, chocolate, dark dried fruit, and bourbon. Flavour is cocoa, vanilla, oaky bourbon, cardamon, and fig. Beautifully composed barrel-aged strong ale.

4.1 strong malty, chocolately, and light bourbon aromas. pitch black in color with hug long lasting brown head. taste is of chocolate, coffee, light bourbon and spice notes

4.1 (375ml 2016 bottle from boxbeers.dk) Pours black with a fizzy pale tan head that fades to a ring quickly. Aroma of bourbon, vanilla, cocoa, dark malt, cardamom buns, a bit of fruit, spicebox. Flavour is smooth dark malt with notes of cola, molasses and fudge, chocolate brownie, cardamom, cinnamon, bourbon, light vanilla, oak, cigar tobacco. Semi-sweet up front, it ends quite dry with dusty roast, cacao, oak, ash, light but smoky chili pepper heat, spicebox, cardamom and light alcohol. Medium bodied, with high mouth-filling soda carbonation, a good change from "Flat Abbey" but it was better when swirled out a bit. Solid, feels like a low roast stout as much as a black ale, good spicing, balanced, big bourbon but not overpowering. Nice sipper, especially as a cardamom fan.

3.3 Bottle shared at Ryan's December 2017 tasting. Pours a deep brownish black with thin lace. Nose is spice, cardamom and lots of booze. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, spicy and aggressively strong with notes of bourbon, cinnamon spice, cocoa, tobacco and vanilla.

3.8 Black, small head. Ashy, roasty, smoke, chilli, cacao, chocolate. bitter, little sweet. Lack of body

3.8 Bottle shared with the KL tasting crew. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, red berry fruits, molasses, light liqourice and alcohol. The flavour is moderate sweet with a rich oily, roasty, dry chilli spice, alcohol bitter palate. Full bodied with flat carbonation.

4.2 Sample at Hoof Hearted during the "EWS (El Dorado) vs Did We Just Become Best Fwendz (Amarillo/Simcoe)" event on 09/10/2017. Brown-black color with a thick foamy beige head that diminishes gradually to a film. Sticky patches of lacing. Aroma of roast malt, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate and spice. Full-bodied with flavors of charred malt, oaky bourbon, cinnamon and chocolate. The finish is bourbon and a hint of pepper. Good beer overall.

4.1 Black color, small brown head. Aromas of arrack, bourbon, wood, vanilla, chocolate, cinnamon and slight chili. Sweet taste with raisins, arrack, cinnamon, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, cacao and chili. Spicy and alcoholic finish. Over the top - and awesome!

4.3 Bottle. Dark pour. Aroma has rich bourbon vanilla, red fruit, spices, raisin, figs, cinnamon, caramel fudge and chocolate. Taste of spicey milk chocolate, bourbon vanilla, caramel fudge, cinnamon, figs, raisin, red fruit and a long boozy fruity finish with a subtle pleasent afterburn. Absolutely amazing.

4.4 Keg at BrewDog Soho. Amazing, black and silky. Smooth as ****. Reminiscent of Port, perfectly balanced. Lovely.

4.2 Keg at Brewdog Edinburgh. Very dark almost black, dark brown head. Nose is cinnamon, roast, bourbon, cocoa, spices. Tastes intense and strong, cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate, very gentle heat. Excellent.

4.1 ut070917 backlog. on tap at Brewdog Camden, London. Nose is Bourbon, cinnamon. Chocolate cake, bourbon, cinnamon. Medium bittersweet. Medium lasting roasty medium bitter, medium to heavy alcohol warmth. Full, sticky, soft carb. 857516

4.0 Tap. Pitch black color with beige head. Aroma is cocoa, vanilla, caramel, very intense, nearly bourbon barrel like. Taste is cocoa, vanilla, coffee, caramel. Silky mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Awesome, and nicely balanced!

3.9 bottle to snifter. pour is deep brown to black with a moderate sized light tan head. nose is vanilla and coca with some booze and wood. taste is much more barrel forward with a subtle and complex vanilla wood profile, light barky cinnamon and subtle vegetal heat. pretty tasty.

4.4 Bottle. Almost blackcolor, slightly creamy foam. Aroma: vanilla, bourbon, esters, barrel, caramel, dill, slightly dusty. Taste is mighty, vanilla, caramel, bourbon, sweetness, dill, slightly burnt, dried fruits, very warming, a strong.

3.7 Bottle, tfs Kermis! Black colour, beige head. Aroma of spices, cinnamon, chocolate, vanilla, cocoa beans, quite sweet. Flavour is sweet, chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, tonka, cocoa beans, wood, chili burn in the roasty finish. Medium to full bodied. Very spicy.

3.7 8 3 7 3 16 Bottle @ Bor’s. Black color. Light brown head. Aroma’s: roasted, sweet, alcohol. Retronasal it’s sweet, sweet spices, notably cinnamon, chocolate, alcohol. Flavor is above moderate sweet, cinnamon, chocolate, alcohol. Strong alcoholic. Medium bodied. A bit spicy. Long dryish moderate bitter finish.

4.0 Bottle shared at Borrie’s curry tasting. Black with dark beige head. Sweet bourbon, cinnamon, vanilla, some spicy peppers, coconut, quite some perfume, dark chocolate. Lots of spicy stuff. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Over medium bodied. Very spicy but nice.

3.9 8 3 8 3 17 Bottle shared. Black with a small beige head. Aroma of cinnamon, fruity chillis, dark chocolate, vanilla, roast, coffee and bourbon. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter. Light full bodied with light fizzy carbonation.