 rickgordon (2947), Göteborg, Sweden
May 10, 2008
Bottled.
Cloudy red-orange colour with with medium-sized head. Big, fruity aroma, with higher alcohols and bit toasty from dark malts. Warming, oozy alcohol is sensed in throat. Super smooth mouthfeel and rounded. Bitterness is noted but is not that high. Only light on the belgo-yeasty with notes of ripe prune. Very close to a Barley Wine here.
harddrinker (1), , Alabama, USA
does not count  Jul 8, 2008 kinda hard to open cuz of the foil, especially if you’re already drunk.. tastes like a good syrup, good getting fucked up to price ratio..don’t chug it or you’ll puke
Shaftie (7), , Florida, USA
does not count Jul 6, 2008 22oz from Total Wine @$6.99 (w/Coupon) Aroma didn’t unveal much about what was to come. Pours a redish-tan with a nice little white head. Okay quad true to the style. Nice spice with a somewhat hoppy finish. Stuck to the palate, rather creamy. Carbonation was noticable, nothing to much so. Not bad, but Avery makes better.
Derek881 (283), Frederick, Maryland, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Poured this beer from the large-sized bottle into a trappist glass. The aroma was pleasant, featuring some dark fruits, candy tones, and some citrus hops too. It had a dark gold-straw color with a fairly large, foamy, white head that had pretty good retention. The taste was sweet, with the fruits and candy coming through, and maybe a touch of sourness. It was smooth on the palate, and the high alcohol content was barely discernible; a drier, thinner beer.
badbeer (390), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Poured a nice orange copper color; a little lighter than expected, but the lack of head retention and only a small, non-lasting head is what brings this one down. Smell is of caramel and dark fruit, some cherries as well. Taste is real nice, starts out with a burnt caramel flavor, toffee, and some dark fruits. I think this may even meld better with age. Mouthfeel is chewy, definitely full bodied with carbonation on the lower side, but still present. Pretty solid, and if I remember correctly, the best United States brewed quad that I’ve had. Certainly worth a try, I think I’ll be picking up a couple to age next time.
AndrewKScott (221), Lemont, Illinois, USA
Jul 5, 2008 If I had a reverend like this, perhaps i’d go to church. Pours a reddish amber. Aroma is of fruit (apricot and banana, mostly), belgian yeast, spice, and bread. Taste is full of fruit, banana bread, yeast ethers. Nice full mouthfeel, good carbonation. This is good for an American version of a quad, but is nothing like the authentic belgian ales.
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