So what we have here is Sinner’s Blend 09.  A couple of facts about this brew.  This brew is exclusive to the Sinner’s Club.  The Sinners Club is one of two clubs that The Lost Abbey runs.  It costs 250 dollars a year to be part of.  That pays for 12 beers.  2 beers even other month.  Those beers are usually some of the harder Lost Abbey beers to find.  Beers such as Brandy or Bourbon Barrel Angel’s Share, Cuvee De Tomme, Red Poppy Ale, etc.  You also get a nifty shirt.  But one thing that got to me a little bit was that I found out this beer wasn’t so exclusive.  I’ve seen a ton of reviews where people had this beer on tap at various bars.  Not so exclusive if you ask me.  Another fact is that this is a blend of three different beers.  Rumor is this beer is a blend of Ten Commandments aged in Bourbon Barrels, Gift of the Magi aged in French Oak Barrels, and Serpent’s Stout aged in Port Barrels.  And well the fact is a lot of Lost Abbeys brews lately have been flat.  This one is no different.  Dead beer.  Hopefully they can fix that next year.  Anyway on to the review!

Sinners Blend 09 pours a very dark brown.  When held up to the light red highlights show.  I mentioned that this beer was flat.  No head is poured.  A few bubbles appear but quickly go bye bye.  No carbonation or lacing.  Smell is tart up front.  In the background sits roasted malt, chocolate, and cherries.  I saw a review that called it chocolate covered cherries.  I agree on this one.

The taste is a mixture between a sour and a stout.  When the beer hits the palette it’s sour and tart up front.  Not huge but it’s definitely noticeable.  In the middle comes the cherries, some raisins, and oak.  Then the beer hits the end.  In the end comes the chocolate.  It hits the palette and lingers.  Overall a decent taste but with the kind of blend this is I thought I might get a bigger taste.  The mouthfeel is medium bodied, smooth, and slightly dry.

Overall this is a decent brew.  Not fantastic.  Not as good as some of their other more exclusive brews like their Veritas series but decent.  I wouldn’t bother spending 15 bucks a bottle for this beer but I wouldn’t pass it up on draft.

Found: The Lost Abbey Sinners Club
Price: 15 dollars a bottle
Website: http://www.lostabbey.com/
What the company says: Nothing on the site about this one.
ABV%: 8.00%
Other beers to try from this brewery: The Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi, The Lost Abbey Red Poppy Ale
Other beers to try within the same style: Allagash Odyssey, The Lost Abbey 10 Commandments
Rating: B+