The Lost Abbey Carnevale Ale

Hello beer lovers and welcome to another edition of the NorCal Beer Blog's brew review.

Tonight’s featured beer is The Lost Abbey Carnevale Ale. On a search to find the best bottle shops in the East/South Bay I found Artisan Wine Depot (here) located in Mountain View.  Although they primarily are a wine shop they had a great selection of beers. Check them out.  You can order online and pick your order up or just browse their great selection.  I picked up this bottle of Carnevale Ale along with a few other beers that I plan to review soon.

Tasting notes from The Lost Abbey website:

“Body: A light to medium bodies beer with some silkiness from the oats.

Color: A glowing, hazy yellow like the color of a proper Mimosa

Suggested serving temperature: 45 – 52F

Suggested glass: Any type of glass that places an emphasis on the hop and yeast qualities”

Let’s get started!

Appearance: Pours a hazy pale gold color with a giant white head and nice lacing.

Aroma: Citrus, Belgian yeast, fruit, funk and bready malt.

Taste: Pale malt, Belgian yeast, pepper, citrus and floral hops, farmhouse funk and fruit.

Overall: I completely enjoyed The Lost Abbey Carnevale Ale. Overall a very solid Saison and at 6.5% ABV this is good drinking.  If you’re a fan of the style I suggest picking up a bottle or two.

Cheers!

Mark Harvey

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