red poppy – The Lost Abbey

January 31, 2011

Beer Release: Red Poppy 2011

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

red poppy flander's style red ale — 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.

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).
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.

July 30, 2010

Lost Abbey Fruit Sour Beers in Serious Eats

Serious Eats’ Maggie Hoffman is back this week with a review of “‘mostly” sour American fruit beers. We’re pleased to see three of our beers — Amorosa, Cuvee de Tomme and Red Poppy — among those earning a very respectable 4 plus out of 5 stars.

Serious Eats reviews American fruit sour beers

[Photo credit: Maggie Hoffman]

From the story:

Ask a beer fanatic what they’re into these days, and chances are they’ll wax poetic about sour beers.

Inspired by the puckery beers of Belgium, American brewers are playing with yeasts and bacteria and fruit like never before.

While we’re not really all that interested in who can make the sourest beer imaginable, we’re thrilled at all the great, creative options coming out of American breweries. Some of these delectable examples are juicy, zippy, and full of real fruit flavor; others are funky and horsey, quite challenging for the beginner–and sometimes thrilling to the nerdiest among us…

As you can see from the photo, the story also includes reviews of New Glarus, Captain Lawrence, Russian River, and several other breweries’ fruit brews. A great read.

» Read the rest of the story Via Serious Eats

January 12, 2010

Beer Release: Red Poppy 2010

The Lost Abbey will issue the 2010 release of Red Poppy Ale on February 13, 2010. A Flanders-style red ale made with sour cherries and aged in French Oak barrels for one year, this limited edition release will only be available directly from the brewery.

Details are as follows:

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

Availabilty: Brewery release – Doors open at 10 am Saturday, February 13, 2010

April 14, 2009

Lost Abbey News Round-up

It’s been a big past couple of weeks in the Media for our Tomme Arthur and The Lost Abbey brands. In case you missed them, here’s a quick round-up of the stories:

Beer Spotlight: The Lost Abbey Red Poppy
Mutineer Magazine

From the article:

From years of trying Abbey style ales Co-owner of Pizza Port Vince Marsaglia developed a love for them and was set on creating some of his own, but he needed a brewer who could bring his vision to life. When brewer Tomme Arthur was brought on-board in 1997 The Lost Abbey was born. Red Poppy is one of their Non-Denominational Ales…

» Read the rest of the story (via Mutineer Magazine)

Lost Abbey Avant Garde, Beer America TV, Ep. 51
Beer America TV

Video Summary:

The Lost Abbey checks in with a remarkable beer that is a step above crowd. Tomme Arthur and the Port Brewing Company continue to produce excellent beers, and the Avant Garde is no exception!

» Watch the video (via Beer America TV)

Your Beer Smells Like a Goat
Chow.com

From the article:

Novice brewers generally learn how to avoid making beer that tastes like old, dirty socks. In the University of California–Davis brewing science program, students are taught to guard against contamination by Brettanomyces, or Brett for short, a wild yeast often found in the air that’s nearly impossible to get rid of once it invades your equipment…

» Read the full story (via Chow.com)

American craft brewers inspired by Belgian-style sour beers
Chicago Tribune

From the article:

Most of the time, commercial brewing is an exacting and predictable science. When Greg Hall, brewmaster at Goose Island Brewing Co., decides what day to brew Honkers Ale, the brewery’s malty English bitter, he also can determine the exact dates he’ll filter and bottle the finished product.

» Read the rest of the article (via Chicago Tribune)

January 22, 2009

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

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.