Boulevard Sixth Glass Quadrupel

Brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Kansas City, Missouri USA

BATCH #68044 Pours a deep, dark amber with ruby highlights. Three-finger head of creamy tan colored foam. Great retention. Spotty lacing. Big, dark fruit notes. Figs and dark cherries mostly, with a touch of raisin. Mild earthiness. Mild hint of booziness. Caramel malt notes. Smells sweet and spicey, overall. Caramel malts out in front. Black cherries and raisins. Hints of figs. Touch of ginger and spices. Very slight hint of booziness. Candy sugars and hints of bananas. In the mouth, it’s actually a little bit thin, for the style, IMO. Nails the creaminess just right, though. Would benefit greatly from a heftier body. For a drinkable, moderately priced american Quad, you’d have a hard time beating this one. Sure, you can go to the Belgian rack and get a better representation of the style. You’ll also pay a little extra for it, though. Despite it’s 10.5% ABV, this is pretty darn drinkable. Just don’t drink too many, too quick, as they will hammer you.

Bottle: Pours a muddy brown with a minimal tan head. Nose has notes of fig, burnt caramel, berries, vanilla and some brown sugar...there is an odd sourness in the nose as it warms. Crisp carbonation and mouth feel...flavors consist of caramel malt, dark fruits and a dry woodsiness on the back end. Good brew.

Bottle 75cl.
Clear medium to dark orange amber color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, fruity - berry, prune, moderate to heavy hoppy, moderate to heavy alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, alcohol burn and warm. IMO to young. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is moderate alcoholic. [20090805]

Good beer, fairly average Quad. Light amber brown in color with a clear body, small head and spotty lacing. Aromas of sugary fruits and earthy yeast as well as vanilla and rolls. Smooth and pretty easy drinking for a big beer. Medium bodied, light for the style with a pleasant warmth. Dark fruit flavors with a touch of licorice and oat bran muffin. Yeasty and sweet.

Amber with a lasting tan head. Fruity and vineous aroma, with dried fruits (raisins), and dark sugar. Sweet and alcoholic flavour with raisins and other fruit notes

Brewed in the USA.... Courtesy of AFI96, thanks Waylo. Pours a brown amber color with a fuzzy off white head. Aroma of spices, caramel and dark fruit. Taste was also of dark fruit, there was also some butterscotch, caramel flavors and alcohol. Mouthfeel was medium in body with malty finish. This one is a sipper !!!!

From the Bottle at Chris O’s 05/08/2009 Big fruit aroma. Amber coloured and very strong in alcohol with a crisp and dry malt finish.

I took this bottle to the Beer Advocate - Brass Rail tasting last night. Poured clear brown with a small golden head. The smell was raisins, prunes, and spicy Belgian yeast. The flavor had a ton of butterscotch with some underlying pit fruit. It was very boozy and sweet. I don’t think I could have drank more than the few ounces that I did.