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The First IPA from The Lost Abbey – Merry Taj IPA

San Marcos, CA, — Already in the Holiday Spirit, The Lost Abbey will be releasing its latest addition to its seasonal lineup, Merry Taj IPA. With a release date preceding Thanksgiving each year, Merry Taj IPA will be an extra-hoppy Holiday IPA, a first on The Lost Abbey roster.
With an already established Holiday beer like Gift of the Magi (Strong Bier de Garde w/ Brett), The Lost Abbey wanted to give its brewers (who already make exceptional hoppy beers) a chance to do something with this year’s new hops. Merry Taj IPA was able to take advantage of some of the freshest hops available, harvested in September, and will feature five different varieties (Chinook, Centennial, Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe) used throughout the brewing process.

Merry Taj IPA begins with an aroma of crisp floral notes of citrus rind and tropical fruit. Initial flavors of clean sweet caramel malt will give way to a spicy bitterness on the finish thanks to the addition of the Simcoe hops. Merry Taj IPA will not be bottled, only kegged, to get the beer out to consumers as quickly as possible.

The name “Merry Taj IPA” pays homage to the holiday celebrations going on from sea to sea, encapsulating the hope of a new year as we inch closer and closer to 2014. It’s also a play on a term from the wine world, Meritage, which loosely translated means: A damn fine blend (of hops in this case).

Though Belgian-inspired beers dominate The Lost Abbey portfolio, it’s not the only focus of the brand. The brewing team at The Lost Abbey are certified Hop-Heads at heart and being able to imagine and craft an IPA for the brand was a vision that seemed just out of reach…until now.

“We were very excited for the opportunity to make an amazing IPA and even more stoked once we tasted it” said Matt Webster, Lead Brewer of The Lost Abbey. “The sweet caramel notes and spicy finish make Merry Taj IPA a great addition to The Lost Abbey lineup and a perfect holiday beer”.

Look for Lost Abbey’s Merry Taj IPA on-tap at great beer establishments beginning in mid-November.

 

About Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey
Founded in 2006, Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey produce an extensive line-up of continental and American- inspired ales and lagers. Under the direction of visionary brewmaster and co-founder Tomme Arthur, the brewery has garnered dozens of awards in its seven year history including the 2007 Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery of the Year, The 2008 world Beer Cup Champion Small Brewery and the 2013 Champion Brewery at the San Diego International Beer Festival. The company’s beers, many of which are aged in oak barrels for 12 months or longer, are universally recognized for their complexity, unique flavors and bold boundary-pushing styles.
For more information, contact:
Adam Martinez – Media Liaison for Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey – (760) 500-9392 Adam.martinez@lostabbey.com

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Info for general public Box Set RELOAD

Tracks from The Lost Abbey Ultimate Box Set will be available for the general public to purchase online starting Saturday, November 9th at 10am PST. Tracks 4 – 11 (Track 10 is Sold Out) will be available at a 2 – 3 bottle limit (Full track limits below).

All sales will be conducted online at http://lostabbey.com/shop/ 

Pickup for purchased bottles will begin Friday, November 22nd and conclude Sunday, December 1st. All pickups must be done during regular business hours of The Lost Abbey Tasting Room (CLICK HERE for hours).
The only exception is Saturday, November 23rd – Pickups will begin at 4pm in the Packaging area of the brewery.

Any bottles not picked up during the designated times, will be surrendered back to the brewery.

Tracks bottle limits:

  • Track 4 – 3 bottles
  • Track 5 – 3 bottles
  • Track 6 – 2 bottles
  • Track 7 – 3 bottles
  • Track 8 – 2 bottles
  • Track 9 – 3 bottles
  • Track 10 – SOLD OUT
  • Track 11 – 3 bottles

 

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Info for The Ultimate Box Set RELOAD

The Lost Abbey’s Ultimate Box Set tour is coming to a close. To commemorate a year of The Ultimate Box Set, The Lost Abbey will have an Ultimate Box Set RELOAD. A one-time opportunity for Box Set owners to refill their existing Box Set or stock up on a few of their favorite tracks to stash away for the future. Sales of the individual tracks will commence Tuesday November 5th at Noon PST for Box Set Owners. CLICK HERE to go to the Lost Abbey Shop

The Pickup process will begin Friday, November 22nd and last through Sunday December 1st. November 23rd, there will be a Ultimate Box Set Wrap Party held at The Lost Abbey (for original Box Set Owners only, not open to the general public) with bottle pickups happening in the packaging line. Pickup of Tracks on the other 9 days will happen in The Lost Abbey Tasting Room.

THE TRACKS AVAILABLE WILL BE:

  • Track 4 – 3 bottles per person limit
  • Track 5 – 3 bottles per person limit
  • Track 6 – 2 bottles per person limit
  • Track 7 – 3 bottles per person limit
  • Track 8 – 2 bottles per person limit
  • Track 9 – 3 bottles per person limit
  • Track 10- 2 bottles per person limit
  • Track 11 – 3 bottles per person limit
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The Lost Abbey’s Ultimate Box Set – Reload and Wrap Party

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Getting the band back together… one last time.

SAN MARCOS, CA: The Lost Abbey’s Ultimate Box Set tour is coming to a close. To commemorate a year of The Ultimate Box Set, The Lost Abbey will have an Ultimate Box Set RELOAD. A one-time opportunity for Box Set owners to refill their existing Box Set or stock up on a few of their favorite tracks to stash away for the future. Sales of the individual tracks will commence November 5th at Noon PST for Box Set Owners.

Any remaining Tracks will be made available Saturday, November 9th, to the general public for purchase online. This will be the first and only time The Lost Abbey has allowed tracks to be purchased and leave the brewery. Previously, all sales of individual Tracks were allocated for on-site consumption only. All sales (both Box Set Owners and General Public) will be pre-sold online at www.lostabbey.com.

Ultimate Box Set Tracks 4 through 11 will be available (while supplies last) for purchase at $20 each and be limited to 2-3 bottles per track per person. (Full track availability at www.lostabbey.com)

Pickup for the purchased bottles will begin Friday, November 22nd and last through December 1st (Thanksgiving Weekend). Hours for pickup will be limited to the tasting room hours (www.lostabbey.com/tastingroom). If the purchased bottles are not picked up during the 10-day window, the bottles will be surrendered back to the brewery. More info on the pickup procedure(s) can be found at www.lostabbey.com

In addition, Saturday, November 23rd will be the final “Ultimate Box Set Wrap Party”, held at The Lost Abbey for all “Backstage Pass” holders (Original Ultimate Box Set Owners plus guest).  A few special kegs and goodies will be on hand to help wrap the tour up.  Each Ultimate Box Set owner will be contacted with further details regarding the Wrap Party.

About The Lost Abbey Ultimate Box Set
The Lost Abbey Ultimate Box set includes 13 special edition brews (aka: “Tracks” 1 through 13), a custom-designed album sleeve with the full-sized art used on each of the beer labels and liner notes from the brewers — all packaged in hand-built, numbered metal road cases. The Box Set case and album sleeve were designed by Grammy® award-winning art director Matt Taylor of Varnish Studio in collaboration with John Schulz of StudioSchulz. Each of the Sets had a retail value of $450 and was not available to the general public nor is it available for purchase. The Lost Abbey Ultimate Box Set was the recipient of the 2012 Bev Star “Most Innovative Packaging” from the Beverage World Publication. Track 8 also received a Bronze Medal (Experimental Beer) at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival and came in 2nd place for Best of Show for the 2012 FoBAB Awards in Chicago.

About Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey
Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey produces an extensive line-up of continental and American- inspired ales and lagers. Under the direction of visionary brewmaster and co-founder Tomme Arthur, the brewer has garnered dozens of awards in its seven year history including the 2007 Great American Beer Festival Small Brewery of the Year and the 2008 world Beer Cup Champion Small Brewery. The company’s beers, many of which are aged in oak barrels for 12 months or longer, are universally recognized for their complexity, unique flavors and bold boundary-pushing styles.

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2013 San Diego Beer Week Events


To add our San Diego Beer Week events to your calendar CLICK HERE

     

Friday 11-01-13

  • San Diego Brewer’s Guild Festival
  • Ticket info HERE
  • 6 -9PM

Saturday 11-02-13

  • San Diego Brewer’s Guild Festival
  • Ticket info HERE
  • 2 -5PM

Monday 11-04-13

  • The Local
  • 5PM
  • Port Brewing Tap Takeover & Pint Night
  • Pouring: Deliverance, Bourbon Barrel Aged Santa’s Little Helper, Carnevale, and High Tide

 

  • Neighborhood | Nobel Experiment
  • 7PM
  • Lost Abbey Ultimate Box Set Tasting SOLD OUT | Neighborhood Tap Takeover
  • Pouring: 2012 Red Poppy, Bourbon Angel’s Share, 10 Commandments, Mongo, Red Barn, Devotion, High Tide, and Shark Attack

Tuesday 11-05-13

  • Ciro’s Pizza & Ale House
  • 6PM
  • The Lost Abbey & Port Brewing Tap Takeover & Trivia Night
  • Pouring: Cuvee De Tomme, Red Barn, Angel’s Share, and Board Meeting

 

  • The High Dive
  • 7PM
  • Chicks For Beer / Food Pairing
  • Pouring: Older Viscosity, Shark Attack, Board Meeting, Mongo, and High Tide

Wednesday 11-06-13

  • Toronado SD
  • 7PM
  • The Lost Abbey Night
  • Pouring: Cable Car, Angel’s Share, Mayan Judgement Day, Deliverance, Red Barn

Thursday 11-07-13

  • Newport Pizza & Ale House
  • 7PM
  • The Lost Abbey & Port Brewing Tap Takeover & Pint Night
  • Pouring: Framboise de Amorosa, Angel’s Share, Deliverance, Red Barn, Mongo, and Shark Attack

 

  • Stone Brewing Co.
  • 6:30-9PM
  • Master Pairing Dinner With The Lost Abbey – $79 SOLD OUT

Friday 11-08-13

  • Raglan Public
  • 7PM
  • The Lost Abbey Tap Takeover
  • Pouring Deliverance, Devotion, Red Barn, Avant Garde, and Lost & Found

Saturday 11-09-13

  • OB Noodle House
  • 1PM
  • Keep The Pint Night: Premiere of our new High Tide pint glasses.
  • Pouring High Tide

 

  • Urge Gastropub
  • 11:30AM
  • The Lost Abbey keep the pint night
  • Pouring: Angel’s Share, Deliverance, 10 Commandments, Cuvee de Tomme, Serpent’s Stout, and 2012 Older Viscosity

 

  • Churchill’s Pub & Grille
  • 4PM
  • Lost Abbey Tasting with Director of Production & QA, Gwen Conley,and Lead Brewer, Matt Webster
  • Pouring: Angels Share, Deliverance, Gift of the Magi, Mo Betta Bretta, Carnevale, and Red Poppy

Sunday 11-10-13

  • Waypoint Public
  • 6PM
  • The Lost Abbey Tap Takeover
  • Pouring Red Poppy, Red Barn, Avant Garde, and Deliverance

 

 

 

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2013 Boos and Brews

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The 2013 Lost Abbey / Port Brewing “Boos and Brews” will be happening Friday, October 25th at the tasting room. Starting at 4pm, we’ll have a limited amount of free pumpkins available to carve to your hearts desire.

In addition, the Del Mar Tacos will be here as well, serving up some tasty treats to go along with your slimy, pumpkin-guts covered hands. Doesn’t that sound delicious!

 

 

What: 2013 Boos and Brews
When: Friday, October 25th, starting at 4pm
Where: The Lost Abbey Tasting Room
Why: Why not! And make sure to bring the whole family!

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2013 Barrel Night Tickets

An exclusive exploration into The Lost Abbey barrel archives, Barrel Night will continue the tradition of unearthing hidden treats from the depths of The Lost Abbey Barrel Program.

Barrel Night will be limited to 150 guests at $100 per ticket. The price will include samples of the barrel-aged rarities as well access to the core lineup of Lost Abbey Beers. In addition, Two (2) bottles of the extremely limited Veritas 012 will be included with the ticket as well as a commemorative Lost Abbey glass.

Fine cheeses, artisanal bread, and an exquisite selection of cured meats and pates will be available, with suggestions for each pairing.
Tickets go live at 10am on 10-15-13 CLICK HERE sold out

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2013 Lost Abbey Barrel Night

San Marcos, CA, — Join The Lost Abbey as they kick-off San Diego Beer Week with The 7th Annual Barrel Night on Saturday November 2nd at The Lost Abbey

Tasting Room. An exclusive exploration into The Lost Abbey barrel archives, Barrel Night will continue the tradition of unearthing hidden treats from the depths of The Lost Abbey Barrel Program.

Barrel Night will be limited to 150 guests at $100 per ticket. The price will include samples of the barrel-aged rarities as well access to the core lineup of Lost Abbey Beers. In addition, Two (2) bottles of the extremely limited Veritas 012 will be included with the ticket as well as a commemorative Lost Abbey glass.

Fine cheeses, artisanal bread, and an exquisite selection of cured meats and pates will be available, with suggestions for each pairing.

Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday, October 15th at right here at www.lostabbey.com. Tickets will be limited to 4 per person.

 

The Details

What: Lost Abbey Annual Barrel Night 2013

When: Nov. 2, 2012 / 7pm to 10pm

Where: The Lost Abbey / Port Brewing, San Marcos, San Diego County, CA

How Much: $100 per ticket; maximum of four tickets.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 at 10am PDT and must be purchased online.

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Lance’s Brewery Tour coming to The Lost Abbey

Lance’s Brewery Tour, a documentary following Lance Rice across the country as he visits over 60 breweries for information on his upcoming book, is stopping the The Lost Abbey’s Tasting Room this Friday!

Lance is touring the country helping bring awareness to both craft beer and helping people understand more about being autistic. In addition to visiting breweries, Lance is also visiting schools and speaking with children with autism as well as speaking with other individuals whose lives have been affected by autism.

Beer Autism Hope / Lance’s Brewery Tour from Rare Brain on Vimeo.

Lance will be at The Lost Abbey Tasting Room (155 Mata Way, San Marcos, CA) on Friday, September 27th around 4pm with a portion of all pint sales going to help fund Lance’s journey.

About Lance’s Brewery Tour:
Lance’s Brewery Tour follows Lance Rice, a brilliant beer historian with autism, and his nephew on a 1500 mile road trip as Lance sets out to visit the breweries of the Midwest and fulfill his lifelong dream to write a book about the history and culture of American Beer. The documentary chronicles Lance’s awe inspiring journey as he faces his social fears and phobias and spends nearly a month away from home to collect the photos, experiences and information he needs to write his book.