Abbey Scribe | April 1, 2010

Brewery’s airship Gabriel delivers much needed supplies to most impacted areas

San Marcos, CA (April 1, 2010) – The Lost Abbey Brewing Company mobilized resources and personnel to assist in international reliefs efforts following the severe disaster that destroyed much of the affected region’s craft beer supplies.

The Lost Abbey has had a long-standing presence in the area, and currently distributes bottled and kegged beers to finer eateries and beverage stores throughout the hardest hit metropolitan districts.

According to reports from Lost Abbey representatives in the region, the disaster and its aftermath destroyed hundreds – perhaps thousands — of Lost Abbey bottles in homes sending citizens into the streets in search of more. As remaining emergency stockpiles on retailer’s shelves and distribution warehouses run low, the public has become increasingly desperate and agitated.

In response to the growing crisis The Lost Abbey world headquarters in San Marcos, California announced an unprecedented relief effort, sending a army of staffers, and pallets of crystal stemware and premium Lost Abbey beers aboard the company’s largest airship, The Gabriel, to assist survivors.

Captained by Lost Abbey’s director of brewery operations, Tomme Arthur, The Gabriel docked at a soccer field serving as a refugee camp and dispensed much needed beers and proper serving vessels to a grateful crowd.

“It’s hard to imagine what these people have gone through,” said Lost Abbey’s David Johnson as he handed cases of Angel’s Share, Veritas, and Red Poppy down to a jostling crowd of outthrust arms.

“People have been known to live weeks without food and water, but good craft beer, that’s much harder. It’s lucky we could get here as quickly as we did or it could have been much worse.”

Johnson then stopped at the edge of the airship’s bay door and bent down to hand a tired, wide-eyed girl a pristine white case of bottles.

“That’s Cable Car, sweetie. You make sure your mommy and daddy get that, okay?” he said. The girl brightened visibly, turned and ran off into the crowd.

“It’s faces like that that make all of this worth it,” Johnson said.

A few hundred yards from the airship, Tomme Arthur walked among the makeshift city of tents, coolers and kegerators, surveying the impact of the disaster.

“It’s hard to imagine losing a good bottle or two from the cellar. I can’t imagine the pain these people — people who have lost everything; every single beer — are going through,” he said.

“I mean, look at that over there,” Tomme Arthur said gesturing to a group of people with makeshift tables and chairs in the stadium stands. “This is what they’re reduced to — drinking a warm IPA out of plastic cups. You know they’re suffering.”

Back at the airship Gabriel, Johnson and the rest of the Lost Abbey crew finished emptying the hangar and prepared for a trip back to the brewery for a quick re-supply and return.

“Right now we’re doing 16 to 20 hours days, but no one minds,” a visibly exhausted Johnson said. “When you see the effect we’re having on people here, it’s all worth it.”

A few moments later Tomme Arthur returned to the ship and barked in his familiar captain’s voice “Fire up the engines and prepare to cast off! We have to be back tomorrow with another 1,000 cases of Yellow Bus!”

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Abbey Scribe | January 28, 2010

February 27, 2010 —

7:00 pm

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10:00 pm

Celebrate the 2010 release of Carnevale Ale at The Lost Abbey with our famous Venetian-style Carnevale masquerade on February 27, 2010 from 7pm to 11pm.

In addition to our 20-odd taps of outstanding Port Brewing and Lost Abbey Beers (including the 2010 premier of 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 third Carnevale di Lost Abbey!

Details:

What: 3rd Annual Carnevale di Lost Abbey Masquerade
When: February 27, 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 2009

Carnevale di Lost Abbey 2008

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Abbey Scribe | January 6, 2010

January 16, 2010 —

10:00 am

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6:00 pm

The 2010 release of The Angel’s Share (Brandy Barrel-aged) will be released on this day.

Details:

• Size: 375ml bottles
• Price: $15 each
• Limit: 6 bottles per person

Doors open at 10 am. Angel’s Share will be on tap along with all the regular beers. Angel’s Share tasters are $3 each for 4 oz. $8 for 16 oz.

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Abbey Scribe | December 1, 2009

Wine Enthusiast Magazine has published its list of the top 25 beers of 2009. We’re please to find two Lost Abbey beers — Cuvee de Tomme and Duck Duck Gooze — made the list, both with excellent ratings of 93 out of 100. Along with our neighbor and good friend Stone Brewing, we’re the only breweries to have two beers on the list (the Stone-Nonge-Jolly Pumpkin collaboration, Special Winter Ale, and Vertical Epic 09.09.09 both scored very solid 92′s).

Here’s a selection from the Cuvee review in the article:

…A ton of things going on in the mouth: flavors of bourbon, sour cherry, coffe cream, walnut and more balanced by appropriate acidityto counter the weight and heft of the flavor profile. An infinite finish with minimal carbonation and high abv makes this an ecellent sipper to be shared among good friends or stored in the cellar for years to come.

You can read the full article on the Wine Enthusiast website here (PDF file, via wineenthusist.com).

The print issue should be on newsstands shortly.

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