We’ve updated the site with a link to our Lost Abbey Brewcam.
For those of you who’ve never been to the brewery, the brewcam is a webcam that looks down on the bar in our tasting room. It’s usually live whenever the tasting room is open (4pm to 8pm on Fridays, and 12pm to 5pm on Saturdays). If you get a moment, stop by and check it out. Sometimes weird things happen that make it very entertaining.
Third release of the brandy barrel-aged barleywine goes on sale February 28, 2009
2009 Brandy Angel's Share
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – At 10am on Saturday, February 28, 2009 Port Brewing will release the 2009 Brandy barrel-aged version of it’s much lauded Angel’s Share English-style Barleywine. Consistently rated one of the world’s best beers, this third release of the beer was barreled in March of 2008.
Unlike previous years, this release will be available in both 375ml and 750ml bottles. The 375ml bottles will only be sold at the brewery. 750ml bottles will be available directly from the brewery and in areas in which Port Brewing and Lost Abbey beers are distributed.
Brewery release details are as follows:
Location: Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey, 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069
Time/Date: 10:00 am, February 28, 2009
Price: $15 per cork finished 375ml bottle, $30 per cork finished 750ml bottle
Limits: Maximum of six of each bottle size (total of 12 bottles per person)
As with all Port Brewing special releases, all purchasers will be required to present valid ID at time of purchase to ensure that as many people as possible receive an allotment. For brewery location or more information, please visit our contact page.
Celebrate Carnevale at the Lost Abbey
Lost Abbey will celebrate the 2009 release of Carnevale Ale with its second annual Venetian-style masquerade celebration on February 28, 2009 from 7pm to 11pm.
To encourage people to celebrate, everyone who attend the masquerade in costume will be admitted FREE to enjoy live music and 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 new release of Carnevale Ale. Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend the first Carnevale di Lost Abbey!
For directions to the brewery or more information, please vist our Contact Page.
And for those of you unable to attend last year (as well as those who did attend and need a visual refresher), take a moment to peruse the slideshow from last year’s festivities.
2009 Limited Edition Barrel-aged Flanders-Style Red Ale Available Saturday, January 31
Red Poppy Flanders-style Ale from The Lost Abbey SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey will issue the 2009 release of Red Poppy Ale on January 31, 2009. A Flanders-style red ale made with sour cherries and aged in French Oak barrels for one year, the 375 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 brewery co-founder and director of operations 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:
Beer: Flanders-style Red Ale
Packaging: 375ml cork-finished bottles
ABV: 5%
Total run: 375 cases
Price: $15 per bottle; six bottles per person maximum
Available: Sales of the beer begin at the brewery at 10am on Saturday, January 31, 2009.
For more information on the release and directions to Port Brewing and the Lost Abbey, please visit the Lost Abbey website at http://www.lostabbey.com.
About Port Brewing / Lost Abbey
Founded in 2006, Port Brewing Company was the 2007 Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery of the Year, and the 2008 World Beer Cup World Champion Small Brewery. It 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.
2009 Limited Edition Barrel-aged Flanders-Style Red Ale Available Saturday, January 31
Red Poppy Flanders-style Ale from The Lost Abbey SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey will issue the 2009 release of Red Poppy Ale on January 31, 2009. A Flanders-style red ale made with sour cherries and aged in French Oak barrels for one year, the 375 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 brewery co-founder and director of operations 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:
Beer: Flanders-style Red Ale
Packaging: 375ml cork-finished bottles
ABV: 5%
Total run: 375 cases
Price: $15 per bottle; six bottles per person maximum
Available: Sales of the beer begin at the brewery at 10am on Saturday, January 31, 2009.
For more information on the release and directions to Port Brewing and the Lost Abbey, please visit the Lost Abbey website at http://www.lostabbey.com.
About Port Brewing / Lost Abbey
Founded in 2006, Port Brewing Company was the 2007 Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery of the Year, and the 2008 World Beer Cup World Champion Small Brewery. It 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.
BREAKING NEWS: Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey has a new brewer! Mike Rodriguez comes to us from Boulevard Brewing in Kansas City, MO, one of the largest craft breweries in the country, where he was a brewer for six years.
In honor of Mike’s arrival, The Lost Abbey will be hosting a “Meet the Monkeys” night at the brewery on Friday, January 9 from 4pm until 8pm (Mike and his wife, Michelle, are collectively known as the “Monkeys” – ask them why). In addition to having the opportunity to meet the new brewer, patrons will also be treated to $3 “Monkey Pints” – a limited edition beer blended specifically for this occasion.
Moses returns from the mountain with our annual release of our anniversary Belgian strong. Quantities, distribution and other details will be available two to three weeks prior to release.
Port Brewing 3rd Anniversary IPA will release this day. This is an annual release of our anniversary IPA. Quantities, distribution and other details will be available in mid-April, 2009.
The 2009 release of Angel’s Share (Bourbon) will be made available this day.
The beer will be available in 375ml bottles; $15 per bottle. Customers are limited to a six bottle maximum.
Additionally, a limited supply of the 2009 Angel’s Share (Brandy) will also be made available. Like the Bourbon release, this beer will be available in 375ml bottles only; $15 per bottle and limited to six bottles per customer.
This is a brewery-only release. The 375ml bottles of Angel’s Share will not be available through Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey’s normal distribution channels.
