Church Brew Cherry Quadzilla

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

Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a bit of sediment floating around under a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of fruit - especially peaches on a malty back ground. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of spices - primarily cloves, as well as medium notes of malt, alcohol, peaches, and perfume, leading to a dry alcoholic and spicy finish.

Bottle 75 cl. Courtesy of Miver. Pours a clear amber golden with an off-white head. Sweetish fruity aroma with light notes of yeast. Quite full-bodied with plenty of fruit, a little phenols and yeast. Not many traces of cherries though. A little sulphurous with a dry finish and some alcohol showing. 010509

From bottle, Papsoes blindtasting #7. Pours cloudy deep orange with a small and off-white head. Aroma is light vegetable and yeasty, caramel malty. Subdued caramelish and spiced flavoured. Light yeasty spice touch. Light warming finish.

Bottle 75cl. @ Papsoes blindtasting. [ Bottle #7. ]
Light unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, fruity, overriped fruit, light to moderate yeasty, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, and a acrid peppery alcohol finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light to moderate alcohlic. [20090501]

Bottle #7 at Papsø’s blindtasting. Clear golden coloured with a medium sized off white head. Spicy aroma of caramel and fruits with notes of dried fruits. Fruity flavour of spices, marzipan, dried fruits and alcohol. Warming alcoholic finish. Too alcoholic.

Name: Quadzilla Cherry Quad
Date: 10/10/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Logan Pre-GABF

hazy dark red, fine dirty white head, sweet cherry aroma almost obscures the rich malt underneath, rich malt flavor, nice fruity esters followed by a good cherry character that does not take over, liight bitterness adds a bit of balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

Hazy golden-amber colour. Fruity nose - cherry skins - with light malt and alcohol. Spritzy carbonation fails to sufficiently cut through the syrupy body. Light cherry pie accents. Finishes slightly cloying then with an alcoholic dryness. Not particularly well-structured nor compelling.

Unclear orange with a medium beige head. Sweet yeasty aroma toasted malt and caramel notes. Flavour was sweet yeasty with roasted malt, caramel, yeast and ripe fruits. Finished sweet.