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Judgment Day Celebration

It’s the End of the World as we know it.

Or maybe it isn’t. Based on your personal beliefs, May 21, 2011 could be a) your ticket to heaven, b) the beginning of the end, or c) just the third Saturday in May.

Judgment Day is Upon Us
Judgment Day is Upon Us

Regardless of what happens, however, we’re hard-pressed to come up with a better way to enjoy the day than with our gold medal winning Judgment Day Belgian quad-style ale.

So all day May 21 we’ll be celebrating Judgment Day with tasting room specials, drawings and events. Here’s just a few of the things on tap for the End of Days:

  • Judgment Day Specials: Pints – $4, Growler Fills – $12, Bottles (375ml and 75ml) – 20% off
  • Prize Drawings: We’ll be holding drawings throughout the day for The Lost Abbey clothing, headwear and our cool new Lost Abbey flags
  • Costume competition: Come dressed ready for the Apocalypse (horseman, avenging angel, demon, sinner, saint — it’s up to you) and be eligible to win stuff suitable for sinners and saints alike!
  • Judgment Day Art: We’ll have the original Four Horsemen painting that is our Judgment Day label on display. Come check it out in all it’s doomsday glory.

The fun starts at 12pm and carries on until 6pm (by then we’ll probably know if the world is coming to an end or not). Admission is free and open to both Sinners and Saints alike. See you there!

 

Songs playing at the brewery during the event:

Highway to Hell – ACDC

Still Alive – Portal

I Just Died in Your Arms – Cutting Crew

Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo

Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey

Mad World – Tears for Fears

Save Tonight – Eagle Eye Cherry

Judgment Day – Van Halen

Semi-Charmed Life – Third Eye Blind

The Final Countdown – Europe

Waiting on the World to Change – John Mayer

We Will Become Silhouettes – Postal Service

Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees

It’s the End of the World as We Know It – REM

The Call of the Ktulu – Metallica

The Four Horsemen – Metallica

Apocalypse Please – Muse

Everybody Wants to Rule the World – Tears for Fears

Four Winds – Bright Eyes

Fire and Rain – James Taylor

When the World Ends – Dave Matthews Band

Should I Stay of Should I Go – The Clash

God’s Gonna Cut You Down – Johnny Cash

Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult

End of the Road – Boyz II Men

Time is Running Out – Muse

I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany

Black Hole Sun – Soundgarden

How Am I Supposed to Live Without You – Michael Bolton

Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye – Steam

Dead – They Might be Giants

Last Dance – Donna Summer

Mona Lisa – Nat King Cole

The Winning Side – Oingo Boingo

Robots – Flight of the Conchords

I Don’t Want to Wait – Paula Cole

Nowhere to Run – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Thoughts of Dying Atheist – Muse

O Death – O Brother Where Art Thou

Let the River Run – Carly Simon

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day

Bye Bye Bye – N’Sync

Dancing in Heaven – Robert Plant

I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Death Cab for Cutie

Heaven is a Place on Earth – Belinda Carlisle

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

Till the World Ends – Brittany Spears

Ride of the Valkyries – Wagner

Where Do Bad Folks Go – Nirvana

Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Carole King

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Lost Abbey / Port Brewing 5th Anniversary Party

Celebrate our 5th Birthday with food, live music and new beer releases!

Come party with Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey and celebrate our 5th Anniversary on Saturday May 14, 2011.

5th Anniversary Celebration

Like last year we’ll be breaking the party into two sessions and limiting the number of guests so everyone can relax and enjoy themselves.

Items on tap for our daylong festivities include specialty kegs from the barrel archives, bottled beer releases, special barrelhouse tours, amazing street food from our in-house chefs, and live music from our two special guests — Kiera and the Lesbians and The Professors.

Brews, Food, Tours and Entertainment

Brews:
Following our anniversary tradition, not only will we be loading all our taps with the latest and greatest of our beers, but we’ll be releasing Anniversary — the fifth release of our hoppy, strong pale ale from the Port Brewing side of the house.

DOBO Tomme Arthur will also be delving into the storied Lost Abbey barrel and bottle archives to give guests an opportunity to sample rare brews from the past half-decade. (Look for special bottles, and secret taps all day long!)

Food:
For those of you who enjoy five star food, this year chef Jason Danderand will be heading the outdoor kitchen and barbequing, steaming, smoking, broiling and baking his way through a stunning assortment of street foods with a unique “San Diego” culinary spin.

Special Tours:
Lead Brewer and Keeper of the Barrels, Ryan Fields, and our new QAD, Gwen Conlley (née Flying Dog), will be hosting tours of our famous barrelhouse, giving guests an opportunity to see where our beers await the angels on high (and possibly learn a few of the secrets behind one of American craft brewing’s most famous barrel programs).

Music:
We’ll have two bands playing this year. The first session will feature the vintage-tinged garage, folk, rock and roll sounds of Kiera and the Lesbians. The second session will play host to our favorite lounge lizards, The Professors, who will be performing their own special brand of sophisticated Surf Music.

The Details

Location
Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey, 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069.

Time(s)
Two sessions — the first from 11am to 3pm and the second from 4pm to 8pm. For $15/session admission guests will receive a commemorative tasting glass, 8 beer tasting tickets and food (additional taster tickets are $1 each). Ticket sales will be strictly limited for each session.

Tickets

Remember, we’re limiting admission for each session, and last year we sold out completely, so make sure to get your tickets early! (It’s unlikely we’ll have any at the door.) 21 and older only please. ID will be required.

First Session
11am – 3pm
» Buy Tickets for 1st Session
sold out
Second Session
4pm – 8pm
» Buy Tickets for 2nd Session
sold out

For Designated Drivers (Either Session)
» Buy Designated Driver Tickets
sold out

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Beer Release: Older Viscosity 2011

This is the release date for the 2011 vintage of Older Viscosity, our American Dark Strong Ale aged in used bourbon barrels for a year. To celebrate we’ll be tapping this year’s release as well as previous vintages in the tasting room.

Release Details:

  • Format: 375ml cork stoppered bottle
  • Price: $15
  • Purchase Limit: None

NOTE: This is a general release and will reach our full distribution network in both bottle and draft formats.

Curious where you can find our beer in your area? Visit our beer finder map at:
http://www.lostabbey.com/find-our-beers/

UPDATE 2 (5/2/11): This release has been delayed until May 14, 2011.

UPDATE 1 (4/13/11): This release has been delayed from April 23, 2011 to May 7, 2011.

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MIHO Gastrotruck Breakfast & Lunch Menu 3/17/12

 

BREAKFAST

AVANT GARDE BISCUITS & GRAVY

Homemade biscuits, Niman Ranch chorizo, Avant Garde gravy 

(add a fried farm fresh egg)

 

PB & J FRENCH TOAST

 pistachio butter and strawberry jam stuffed brioche

 

MIHO BREAKFAST SAMMY

Fried egg sammy on ciabatta with MIHO cured Berkshire bacon,

local arugula Spring Hill cheddar

 

 

LUNCH

***THE REUBEN***

house cured & smoked grass fed corned beef, MIHO cured bacon, house funked kimchi, fried potatoes,

 russian dressing, griddle marbled rye

 

LAMBURGER

Niman Ranch lamb, harissa aioli, goat cheese, caramelized onions, local arugula, ciabbata

 

BURGER

grass fed beef, caramelized onion, arugula, black truffle aioli, Spring Hill cheddar, gourmet bun

 

PORK BELLY BANH MI

braised all natural pork belly, pickled daikon & carrot, sliced jalapeño, aioli, sesame aioli, french baguette

 

THE BELLO

local portobello, roasted fennel pesto aioli, Spring Hill cheddar, caramelized onions, local arugula, whole wheat bun

 

BELGIAN STYLE FRIES

fresh cut Kennebec potatoes, house made Moroccan spiced ketchup

 

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Beer Release: Framboise de Amorosa 2011

This will be the release date for Framboise de Amorosa, our luscious, tarty, raspberry beer aged in wine barrels for a year.

Framboise de Amorosa

Release Details:

  • Style: Barrel-aged raspberry Framboise
  • Format: 375ml cork-stoppered bottles
  • Price: $15 per bottle
  • Limits: 6 bottles per person

Note: Supplies of this beer are extremely limited. As such, this is a brewery only release; bottles will not reach our distribution network. Because we expect this beer to sell out quickly, we’ll open our doors at 11am for registration; bottle sales will begin at 12pm.

Standard disclaimer: This is a barrel-aged beer. As such release dates are subject to change based on the whims of the barrels.

Update (2/27/11): To avoid a scheduling conflict with the Craft Brewer’s Conference we have moved the release date up one week from 3/26/11 to 3/19/11

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Beer Release: Red Poppy 2011

The Lost Abbey will issue the 2011 release of Red Poppy Ale on February 12, 2011.

Red Poppy 2011

An award-winning Flanders-style red ale made with sour cherries and aged in French Oak barrels for a year, this limited release is one a handful of beers to receive a 99 out 100 rating by Draft Magazine.

Release details are as follows:

  • Beer: Red Poppy – Flanders-style Red Ale
  • Packaging: 375ml cork-finished bottles
  • ABV: 5%
  • Price: $15 per bottle (six bottle maximum per person)

Availability: Bottles will go into our full distribution network. Draft availability will be limited to selected venues primarily here in San Diego, CA.

UPDATE: Feb. 9, 2011
A couple of quick up dates for the Red Poppy release on Saturday.

  1. Mongo Bottles – In addition to Red Poppy, Mongo Double IPA will be available for the first time in bottle. Unlike the draft version of the beer, bottled Mongo is finished with Simcoe hops which give it a great, piney bitterness. Bottles are 22 ounce and $5.99 each (no limit).
  2. Saison Blanc – We will also be pouring samples of a pilot batch of a new beer tentatively titled “Saison Blanc”. As the name implies, it’s a light, white saison with a fresh, hoppy citrus finish. We’ll be looking for feedback on the beer. If reaction is positive we will most likely send it into distribution this summer.
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Lost Abbey Open House

Take a tour of our new expansion!

If you follow our happenings, you’re probably aware that we’ve been undergoing an expansion for the last several months essentially doubling our brewery space.

Open House, Jan. 22

We built new offices, a DOBO habitat (aka, Tomme’s office), a state-of-the-art lab, brand new packaging storage, modern delivery bays, oh… and a bottling line so roomy the brewhouse boys no longer have to stand with their butts touching during bottling. (We can’t tell if they’re happy or sad about that.)

Yesterday we finally fired up the bottling line and did our first run of beer in the new space, marking the last step in our move-in. (Hooray!) To celebrate our new digs, we’re holding an Open House this Saturday. We’ll be doing tours of the new space, checking out the DOBO habitat, and talking about all the great new stuff we’ll be doing in 2011 (did we mention we just added a few hundred new barrels to our collection?). We might even put something interesting on tap…(hint, hint).

The Open House will be all day during normal tasting room hours, so make sure to drop by and check it out!

Click here for directions to the tasting room

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Carnevale di Lost Abbey Masquerade Ball – 2011

Celebrate the 2011 release of Carnevale Ale at The Lost Abbey with our famous Venetian-style Carnevale masquerade on February 26, 2010 from 7pm to 11pm.

Carnevale di Lost Abbey Masquerade

In addition to our 20-odd taps of outstanding Port Brewing and Lost Abbey Beers (including the Great American Beer Festival Gold Medal winning Carnevale), we’ll also have great music and amazing food courtesy of our very own Venetian chef, Vincentio Marsaglia.

Beers are all regular price, but if you attend in costume (which you should, since it’s a masquerade), food and entertainment are free! Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend the fourth Carnevale di Lost Abbey!

Details:

What: 4th Annual Carnevale di Lost Abbey Masquerade
When: February 26, 7pm to 11pm
Where: The Lost Abbey, 155 Mata Way, Suite 104, San Marcos, CA 92069

For directions to the brewery or more information, please vist our Contact Page.

Want to see some photos from previous Carnevale Masquerades? Here you go:

Carnevale di LostAbbey 2010

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Carnevale di LostAbbey 2009

Carnevale di Lost Abbey 2008

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Beer Release: Angel’s Share (Brandy) 2011

This is the release date for The Angel’s Share 2011 – Brandy Barrel-aged

Release details:

  • Format: 375ml cork-stoppered bottle
  • Price: $15 each
  • Limit: no limit

This is a general release beer and will reach our national distribution network.