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The Lost Abbey

  • Vista, CA

WebsiteOpen in the Breweries Dashboard

Medals in View
1
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2026
Categories Medaled
1
1 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
1.5K

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found: 1,500 barrels. Estimated total: 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

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Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$1.4M

1,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $1,350,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $108K at 8% (E)
Medals by YearThe Lost Abbey, 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000000001
Silver000000000
Bronze000000000

Ten Year Trend

Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.

Medals and status of The Lost Abbey in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled1
2025No Medal0
2024No Medal0
2023No Medal0
2022No Medal0
2021No Medal0
2020Results Not LoadedNot FoundNot Found
2019Partial Year0
2018Partial Year0
Medals by Style Family
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Medals by Style Family
Style FamilyMedals
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty1
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
Other Strong Beer1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Vista1

Medal History

Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.

Every Great American Beer Festival medal of The Lost Abbey in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026GoldInferno9%25Other Strong Beer248.0VistaFull Profile

2026 Medal Beers

Gold in Other Strong Beer

Inferno

The Lost Abbey, Vista, CA

Category
Other Strong Beer
Entries
24
ABV
9%
IBU
25
Style
Belgian style Golden Ale
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Not Found
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Tasting Notes

Your first sip will reveal a faint malt sweetness that will be crushed by the Overlord's love of sugar and spice and all things nice. ... Rumor has it the beer…

Source: lostabbey.com

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Type
Not Found
Headquarters
Vista, CA
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
lostabbey.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Links
InstagramChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website
Locations
1 location in the results. Address: Not Found.
Known for
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty

Current Beers

Not Found

Ownership and Investors

Not Found

Breweries without ownership research are not counted as independent.

Distribution

Not Found

Estimated Scale

No brewery type was found, so these estimates use an assumed generic type.

Barrels per Year
1,500

No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found: 1,500 barrels. Estimated total: 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
Equivalent
46,500 gallons, or 20,667 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 148,800 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 40% packaged) and 223,200 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$1.4M

1,500 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $1,350,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $945K to $1.8M, E)
Gross Margin
50%

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) times a 50% gross margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $675,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $675K, E)
EBITDA
$108K at 8%

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $108,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $68K to $149K, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$900

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) divided by 1,500 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Revenue per Location
$1.4M

Annual revenue ($1,350,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 1,500 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

for its one location, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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