Abbey Scribe | September 2, 2010

The gang from the beer show Brewdies dropped by a couple of weeks ago to talk with Tomme about beer and what makes Lost Abbey unique among craft breweries. Along the way they wandered into a discussion (and a taste or two) of Yellow Bus. The results made for an excellent episode (and the revelation that there’s only a handful of bottles left in the world). Check it out:

And make sure to visit the Brewdies website for more good stuff.

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Abbey Scribe | July 30, 2010

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.

[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.

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Abbey Scribe | July 22, 2010

Cuvee de Tomme is looking both Rico and Suave in today’s Esquire Magazine blog Eat Like a Man.

From the article:

Does your lady drink more Chardonnay than IPA? Try converting her — gently — with these crossover brews: They’re smooth Belgian-style ales with hardly any bitterness but a ton of luscious flavor. Oak barrels (and the microorganisms living within their wooden walls) mellow out the beer and make it taste like nothing you’ve ever tried before.

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Esquire’s Eat Like a Man blog

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Abbey Scribe | July 2, 2010

Serious Eats‘ Maggie Hoffman ran an interesting interview with Tomme Arthur today. If you’d like some insight into The Tomme’s style and personal philosophy, it’s a definite “must-read”.

From the article:

Where do you get your brewing inspiration? Inspiration is a crazy thing. Obviously the bulk of it comes from exploring new flavors. It might be a bottle of beer a friend made. It could be an experience in a Belgian cafe. Other times, I might draw my inspiration from conversations with other brewers or even chefs. Ultimately what it comes down to is that my attention gets focused on creating (or recreating) certain flavors in our beers. How we get there is partly due to inspiration and how well I use my imagination.

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