Church Brew Blackberry Quadzilla

Brewed by Church Brew Works
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA

Thin dense head of fine bubbles. Minimal carbonation. Head lingers for a while. Sweet fruity and malty aroma with some caramel. Complex fruit aroma. Lots of dark fruits, blackberries, etc. Quite good actually. Color is a murky mahagony red. Sweet, malty, alcoholic. Dry and fruity palate with lots of vinuous notes. Nice alcohol warming. Finish is dry and fruity with a lingering raspberry tartness. Pretty damn good stuff. Thanks to pmarsh for sharing this one.

Bottle. Pours cloudy brown, with an off white head. Aroma is blackberries, alcohol, malt, and other fruit. Flavors are malt, blackberries, brown sugar, alcohol, and some yeast.

Bottle, I’m guessing 2006 vintage: Pours a murky dark copper mahogany with a fairly-full, stringy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet dark caramel, some oxidation and berries. Body starts with a good, dense dark caramel malty complexity with a lot of dark fruity and berry complexity along with a touch of cardboardy oxidation. Finishes smooth and semi-tart. An interesting brew, but could use a touch more sweetness and a little less oxidation.

Date: 10/05/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

cloudy dark burgandy, frothy beige head turns to cream, streaks of drippy lace, sweet and tart berry aroma, creamy body, rich malt flavor, fruity berry character brings in a bit of tartness to balance the sweetness from the rich malt, the dark caramel sweetness gets a bit sticky after a while, finishes with a nice tart berry bite,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

(750ml bottle, 2006 vintage, blackberry release) Pours a murky brown body with a spare beige head. Aroma of dark fruit (raisins, plum, dates, blackberry), caramel, and mustiness. Flavor of rich malts, cherry, dark fruits, and caramel.

Bottle brought home last July...shared with MRomero. The pour is a very cloudy burnt reddish brown. No real head to speak of. Fruity malt aroma...not that complex, but not bad either. Flavor follows suite....hints of dark fruits, berries...tastes better than it smells. Quite thin mouthfeel, wish it was fuller. A little alcohol kick in the end.

Pours mahogany with no carbonation to speak of. Smells of caramel, buttery, tarte, some spiciness and fruity undertones. Tastes fruity with a lot of sweet malt presence and some alcohol burn on the finish. Not bad, but I found the other quadzillas I’ve had to be more rounded than this one.

Bottle. This is labeled as the cherry quad, but then there is a sticker on the side that says "Blackberry Version". Pours cider color, thin off white head. Aroma is black berry and alcohol. Flavor is black berry, cherry, and malt. Very wheaty finish.