The Lost Abbey

It’s ALIVE!!!

Tomme — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:05:56 +0000

San Diego Beer Week has shifted from first to second gear and it appears to be developing momentum on its way to third gear as we begin the week. The 10 day week kicked off on Friday with the 6th Annual San Diego Brewer’s Guild event at the World Beat Center in Balboa Park. [...]

San Diego Strong Ale Festival 2009

Abbey Scribe — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:39:46 +0000

[ December 4, 2009 4:00 pm to December 5, 2009 11:00 pm. ] Over 75 beers over 8% alcohol on tap & some cask conditioned ales! General Admission: $30 general admission gets you into the festival with six 4oz tasters (with additional tastes $1 each), a commemorative logo glass, and the official Strong Ale Festival Program VIP Admission: $40 VIP admission gets you into the festival at 1 pm on [...]

San Diego Beer Week is coming…

Tomme — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:05:16 +0000

I’ve been in the beer business in San Diego since 1996. During this time, our city has gone from relative beer obscurity to bonafide beer destination status. Last month the editors and publishers of Men’s Journal even went so far as to name San Diego the # 1 beer related city in the [...]

Release: Gift of the Magi

Abbey Scribe — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:20:33 +0000

[ November 13, 2009; ] Gift of the Magi releases today. (Draught only. Bottles available within 2 weeks.)

Sister Mother Mary Came to me…

Tomme — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:44:14 +0000

It’s a well known fact that I love Brettanomyces and Brett based beers. To me, they are some of the most interesting beers in my world and offer all sorts of flavors and opportunities for expresssion. And, while I love these “funky” beers, they cause me to have some wild (some would say [...]

Lost Abbey Dinner & Art Show: Jsix, San Diego

Abbey Scribe — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:09:57 +0000

[ November 12, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1353" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Red Barn - Oil on Canvas"][/caption] Celebrate Beer Week by joining Jsix and Lost Abbey for a pairing of exquisite hors d' oeuvres and beers in a showing of the inspired artwork of The Lost Abbey. Along with the fine foods of Jsix, the evening will feature the following Lost Abbey art pieces [...]

Libri Divini – October 2009

Abbey Scribe — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:48:05 +0000

Newsletter of Port Brewing and The Lost Abbey Volume 1, Issue 2 In This Issue Musings From The Director’s Chair New Faces at Port / Lost Abbey Brewery Updates Boos and Brews Night Fall Beer Releases Upcoming Events Musings From The Director’s Chair Our DirectorIt’s October which besides marking the month of my birth means we’re in the homestretch for this calendar year and we [...]

Event: Hoptoberfest

Abbey Scribe — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:47:12 +0000

[ October 24, 2009; 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] We'll have High Tide on Tap at the Pizza Port San Clemente Hoptoberfest. (There'll also be a boatload of other great, hoppy beers.) Here's the details: Location: Pizza Port San Clemente 301 N. El Camino Real San Clemente Ca 92672 949-940-0005 See location on »Google maps $30.00 gets you a glass and 8 taster tickets $1.00 for additional tickets Hoptoberfest will be a collection of [...]

When things go wrong

Tomme — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:17:09 +0000

This past week was one of those weeks at the brewery. On Monday, we shipped out several pallets of beer for Massachussets. These pallets included beer for Distribution as well as some extra cases of beer for the two beer dinners we are partcipating in. Unfortunately, because I was out of the [...]

Cask Ales, Wooden Legs and Gout

Tomme — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:19:16 +0000

The Sunday morning after the Great American Beer Festival usually involves a long trip from the hotel to the airport in an altered state of being. Mostly the effects of drinking for 5 days in a row rear their ugly head and then there’s the lack of sleep part too. It can make [...]