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Lost Abbey 1st Annual Carnevale

Masquerade party and release of Carnevale Ale

Carnevale di Lost Abbey
Lost Abbey will celebrate Carnevale Venetian-style with a masquerade celebration on February 2, 2008 from 6pm to 10pm.

We’ll also be issuing our first release of Carnevale Ale, a blonde Saison ale accented with American hops.

To encourage people to celebrate, everyone who attend the masquerade in costume will be admitted FREE to enjoy live music, great food courtesy of our in-house Italian chef, Vince Marsaglia. (Those without a costume will be admitted for a nominal $10 charge.)

We’ll also have an assortment of outstanding Port Brewing and Lost Abbey beers at our our regular prices as well as the the first release of Carnevale Ale, available in 750ml cork-finished bottles for only $8.99 per bottle.

Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend the first Carnevale di Lost Abbey!

Full details can be found in this Carnvale flyer (Make sure to email it to others!)

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Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey Announces Red Poppy Ale Release

Limited Edition Barrel-aged Flanders-style red ale available on January 19th

Red Poppy AleSAN MARCOS, Calif. – Port Brewing /The Lost Abbey will issue its long-awaited first release of Red Poppy Ale on January 19, 2008. A Flanders-style red ale made with sour cherries and aged in French Oak barrels for one year, the 60 case limited edition release will only be available directly from the brewery.

A medium-bodied ale, Red Poppy has a reddish-brown hue, rich fruit aroma, and a complex mélange sour cherry, plum and red wine flavors accented with notes of chocolate and vanilla.

The beer’s name was inspired by head brewer Tomme Arthur’s annual springtime sojourns to Flanders, a time when fields of the Northern Belgian province are covered with the fiery red flowers.

    Release Details: 60 cases; 375ml cork-finished bottles. Four bottle maximum per person. 5% ABV; $15 per bottle

Sales of the beer begin at 10am on Saturday, January 19th. More information on the release can be obtained via email at lostabbey @ gmail.com or on The Lost Abbey website at www.lostabbey.com

About Port Brewing / Lost Abbey
Founded in 2006, Port Brewing Company is 2007’s Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery of the Year and produces a line of award-winning American ales as well as the groundbreaking Lost Abbey family of Belgian-inspired beers. Craft brewed under the direction of co-founder and three-time GABF brewer of the year, Tomme Arthur, five beers are issued under the Lost Abbey label year-round: Avant Garde, Lost and Found, Red Barn, Devotion and Judgment Day. Additionally, a number of seasonal and specialty releases including Ten Commandments, Cuvee de Tomme and the Angel’s Share, are offered at various times throughout the year. As many of these are blended and aged for up to 18 months in French Oak, Brandy and Bourbon barrels, Lost Abbey beers are universally recognized for their complexity, unique flavors, and bold, boundary-pushing styles. Port Brewing is located at 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069, USA. Telephone (760) 889-9318, web: www.lostabbey.com.

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