BJs Big Belgian Quad (BBQ)

Brewed by BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
, USA

Draft @ BJ’s Boulder/growler from BJ’s Boulder. Wow, what an awesome beer. First words out of my mouth upon initial tasting to my buddy was "I think it’s better than Westy 12" (I’m sure someone will rip me for that). Just an excellent beer. Perfect in most every aspect. Great alcohol presence. Tons of candy sugar.

a beautiful pour. deep amber with a yellow white and brown head. watching this beer settle into the glass was like having an epiphany, yeah, i said epiphany assholes. aroma, where to start? green raisins, plums, toffee, earthy plowed field, lemons, vinous hot alcojol, pears, lots of pear, a bit of guava, so much to enjoy here and it all works well together with the alcohol only slightly destracting. complex flavors of bsnana, clove, plum, korean pears, u.s. pears, apple, good bread, cherry, the candy sugar sweetness covers the high alcohol content well and the finish is different with every sip: pear, honey, yeast, plums, wow.

Draught @ the Boulder Strong Ale Fest. Copper color. Lovely nose of dark fruit. Big, chewy mouthfeel. Sensational flavors of dark fruits, cherries and red plums. A really tasty effort!

Had this at Vail Beer Fest. 2-oz. sample from a snifter. The beer pours a clear, medium-brown color without any head. The aroma is a little hot, but really nice—quite pretty and delicate. There were moderate sweet yummy malty notes of roasted grain, cookie and caramel and inviting miscellaneous notes of vanilla, banana, honey and jasmine. The flavor was lightly sweet with an average-length, heavily sweet, lightly bitter finish. The body is medium-to-full with a velvety texture and soft carbonation with a moderately hot feel at the end. Can’t wait to have more.

Dark brown, very clear and no head. Smells of alcohol, plums and dark fruits, and malt. Quite alcoholic in flavor and a slight medicinal. Also raisans and dates.

On tap at BJ’s in Boulder: Murky burgundy. Big banana in the nose. Luxurious texture. No single flavor seemed to stand out in the malts ... various elements of caramel, hard candy and bread. Yeast/hop/spice elements of banana, clove, raisin, flowers and herbs. Very balancing hop bitterness. Warming and nippy alcohol burned a little, but it was a good burn. I loved how the beer was pleasant and delicate, yet it still seemed to hold a level of complexity. And I also liked how it wasn’t too sweet ... just enough sweetness to take the edge off the alcohol and bitterness. Heh heh. Good stuff.

Pour is clear light brown with a thin tan head...smell is alcoholic and fruity...nice chewy mouthfeel...lots of earth fruits dot some sweetness into the funky yeasty spiciness...impressive!

Draught at BJ’s in Boulder. Pours mahagony, deep brown with a tiny frothy tan head that diminishes to an edgy film and lacing. Aroma is malty (meal, cookie, biscuit) with caramel and yeast (cellar) notes, slight berry hop noticeable, raisin and alcohol. Flavor is yeasty, medium sweetness, malty (roasted caramel) and a spicy berry hop, syrupy like a cough medicine. Full bodied and warming, spicy palate that goes dry near the end. Nice beer to sip on a cold day, and I stress the sip or you might find that your feet are a little heavy on the floor.