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Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey to Release Red Poppy Ale

2009 Limited Edition Barrel-aged Flanders-Style Red Ale Available Saturday, January 31

Red Poppy Flanders-style Ale from The Lost Abbey
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.

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Release Red Poppy Ale Release

2009 Limited Edition Barrel-aged Flanders-Style Red Ale Available Saturday, January 31

Red Poppy Flanders-style Ale from The Lost Abbey
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.

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Monkey See, Monkey Do

It’s Friday January 9,2009 and we’re celebrating Monkey’s. No, it’s no some weird Chinese New Year thing. Nope it’s stranger than that. On Monday of this week Mike Rodriguez (formerly of Boulevard Brewing Co.) joined the Port Brewing and Lost Abbey family. His wife (monkey #2 or is that Monkey#1 I get so confused) is here as well.

What’s not confusing is that Mike and Michelle (henceforth referred to as Monkeys) are going to be a big part of our future endeavors. As I have called San Diego my home since birth, I can’t for a moment know what it must be like to pack up all your possessions and move West. And that’s exactly what they did. Monkey Mike heard about a job opening here at Port Brewing and decided this was the sort of place he’d like to swing from the vine for years to come. So, he convinced the better looking monkey that she would enjoy the bananas out west.

Today marks the end of Mike’s first week at Port Brewing. I’m sure moving a monkey family only seems easy on paper. We’re having a come meet the monkeys party out in the brewery right now. Mostly it’s because a whole bunch of bananas showed up this week. Seems a lot of people were sad to see the Monkey’s leave Kansas City. Good People those Monkeys. I’m looking forward to hoisting a beer with them.

It’s about time we started acting more professional around.
So we hired a monkey.

Looks like we’ll need to change the sign over the barrel room to say:
“Please refrain from feeding the monkeys.”
Mike and Michelle,
Welcome to the neighborhood

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“Meet The Monkeys” Night – Friday Jan. 9 2009

Specially blended beer available one night only

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.

Brewery address and directions are available on the home page at: http://www.lostabbey.com

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The Ten Commandments

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.

Please note: release dates are estimates

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Port Brewing 3rd Anniversary IPA

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.

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The Angel’s Share Release – 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.