 herbjones (742), Orange, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 8, 2002 Pours a nice dark golden color. Nice head that disappears without a trace. Aroma is pretty spicy with a bit of sweetness and alcohol. Taste is full of citrus and sugar. Very sweet and spicy. Alcohol is present but thats to be expected of the high ABV.
JFGrind (1354), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 17, 2004 Thin head, Belgian aroma. Candi sugar and strong yeasty (alcohol) flavor in every sip. Definitely good "big beer". I’d like to get two more bottles; one to cellar and one to drink now.
vyvvy (2068), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jan 20, 2007 Pours clear bronze with a soapy tan head. The aroma has lots of candi sugar, toffee, caramel and Belgium funk - it somes off as a sweet barley wine with a Belgium twist. Thick sticky body with carbonation that is fairly soft. The taste starts sweet and malty with brown sugar, mollases, and light Belgium funk - quite cloying. The finish is still sweet, but not as much so. There’s more of an earthy and spicy side mixed in with the sweetness. For the first third of the bottle this comes off more as a Barleywine than a Quad. Then the rest of the way down the bottle it starts having more of a Belgium earthiness and the brown sugar starts resembling the Belgium candi sugar more giving it a Belgium taste, but more of a Belgium strong ale than a quad. If you go into this looking for an enjoyable strong ale instead of a true quad you should be happy with it, especially for the price.
PTomkinson (50), Virginia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 21, 2002 Pours with a clear copper body and short-lived head. Perhaps filtered(?); first for a Belgian. I like the presence of some yeast and cloudiness. Smells sweet, with a hint of Belgian yeast. Taste is rather simple when compared to Trappists and other Abbeys, as well as Ommegang and Allegash. Assertive alcohol burn (wait, this is 10%??? Not too bad in that case). Other notes: sweet, a bit tart in the mid-taste, and some yeast flavor. All in all, not a bad interpretation. Much like my first Belgian homebrew: simple, sweet, and highly alcoholic (on the other hand, this is crystal clear, whereas my brew was quite cloudy and opaque).
SpringsLicker (2043), Tennessee, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 23, 2004 Bottle at Brewtopia ’04.
Deep golden color with little head. Aroma is malt and spicy orange with no hop aroma as expected for the style. Flavor is heavily spiced, citrusy. Not bad.
MiP (9157), Sønderborg, Denmark
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 22, 2006 Bottle. Clear, greyish nut brown colour, small head. Slightly hoppy aroma. The flavour is full, nice and peppery. Nice and warming alcohol feel.
skaughty (621), Marietta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
May 8, 2004 Isn’t the label a rating category? Darn...should be! Oh well, I guess we’ll have to rate this one the contents. Poured a ruddy-orange with a light head. Aroma has a bit nutty (odd?). Tasted was surprisingly spicy, with a sweet ride to the finish.
AdamSkillin (376), High Bridge, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 25, 2007 On draft at some little BBQ joint in Seal Beach, CA. Really nice example of the style, a pleasant spice to cut the bigness that comes off drinkable and fantastic.
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