 nick76 (2634), Tampa, Florida, USA
Feb 26, 2007 This is good stuff, and as good as any Belgian Quad that I have had. The aroma first hits you with candy sugar then a complex mixture of yeast, bread, dark fruit, and spice. The flavor is exactly like the aroma but with more alcohol than detectable from the aroma. The palate is almost sticky from the sugar. I think I would have named it the pope, bishop, or priest based on the style but that’s just me. This is highly recommended!
waolsen (1218), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Feb 25, 2007 bottle. dark copper with nice clarity and thin tiny bubble head. apricot, yeast, rich malt, banana, spice aroma. earthy palate, very bitter finish, sour, tart, musky, floral, medium body. alocohol well hidden but this didn’t do it for me.
MNovak (32), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Feb 22, 2007 Red brown color with a medium head. Molasses, raisin, and cherry flavor. Not very impressive
Beerdedone (1873), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 22, 2007 Pours a deep copper in color with a medium head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel yeast and spices. Flavor was very similar to the aroma but with a slightly sweet tone.Finish could be longer but overall a decent quadrupel.
Braudog (3732), Dayton, Ohio, USA
Feb 20, 2007 On draft at KClingers: Bright red with only a thin veil to top it off. The aroma is somewhat raisin-like. Onto the drink ... this is exceptionally smooth and easy to drink. Sweet syrupy but not too much, very well balanced. Why do I think there’s a monster lurking just below the surface of this innocent-feeling brew? (#2715, 2/18/2007)
pubbe (493), Højbjerg, Denmark
Feb 20, 2007 Bottle. Clear amber color with mostly lasting off-white head. Heavy malt, hops and some alcohol in the rather fruity aroma. Sweet malt and alcohol in the flavor. Dried fruits as well. Lasting slightly alcoholic finish. Nice beer.
elektronikfagteknikerlærling (892), kbh, Denmark
Feb 20, 2007 bottle. copper amber color. fruity yeasty aroma. sweet and alcohollic. bit simplistic. quite carpy and very yeasty.
kepano (239), Meudon, France
Feb 19, 2007 Lending palpable skepticism, the promise of a "quadrupel ale" seemed rather illusory. I tend to have an innate fear of Avery - why? I’m not certain. Perhaps it’s the brash outset or frightful label-design, or likely the negative climate generated by our vocal community. It’s always with great tedium that a bottle is uncapped, even though my restraint has proven to reveal Avery’s more acceptable offerings. So perhaps I’ve been stereotyping the brewery all too much, and should have approached this effort with more excitement. The pour certainly wouldn’t prove me wrong: a clear, sap-like, apple juice appearance and creamy foam, unlike any of Belgium’s monastic creations. The aroma was far more enticing, exuding an well-blended mixture of fruits and vegetables. Turnips and artichoke joined forces with copious banana, pear, apple and hazelnut. Hints of bubble gum alongside sweet cinnamon and coriander provided ample complexity and though completely unrelated to the Abts or Quadrupels I’ve known, rather pleasant indeed. The palate is a decidedly subdued version of what I could smell, barely hiding the strong alcoholic tones. Banana, pear, fig, caramel and grains are otherwise prominent leaving a a sticky bubble gum aftertaste. A quite enjoyable ale overall, but not what I expected from the style - still a success for Avery.
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