smashed420 (22), Canada
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 5/5 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 19, 2009 341ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with nice, slowly disappearing head. Aroma is dominated by roasted grains with some toffee undertones. Taste is also very roasted barley, similar to an imperial stout. Body is medium, surprising for the strength of the beer. Warming alcohol in the finish, but not overwhelming. The roasted character seems totally out of place and lacks subtelty, but still it is a very pleasant beer.
 JasonG (700), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 16, 2009 12 oz bottle - Cloudy brown color with small light tan head that quickly dissipates. Aroma has nuts, raisens, light caramel, figs, vanilla bean. Flavor is nutty, with raisens, oak, notes of chocolate and vanilla. Finish is mildly sweet. Overall its very good, but doen’t really hold up to the true belgian quads (Rochefort, Westvleteren, etc).
MrBendo (1043), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 16, 2009 Updated: Jun 17, 2009Thanks to stowehop for the bottle. Slightly hazy burnt-orange color with a large head. Aroma of brown sugar, toffee and bananas. Sweet taste, medium heavy body. Ends brown sugar sweet with a little touch of alcohol.
Loses a lot from the alcohol and the fact that I don’t appreciate banana yeast as much as some.
iowaherkeye (1860), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 16, 2009 $4.99 @ Discount Liquor, no date. Hazy brown with a 1 1/2 finger beige head, good retention. Belgian yeast, caramel, dark candi sugar, some sweet figs and raisins are all up front. There is also some peppery alcohol and cocoa. Flavor had some slight tobacco notes and stronger chocolate. Thankfully, it didn’t get too sweet, which is always my problem with other countries trying their hand at stronger Belgian styles. Semi-dry finish with light alcohol burn. Full body with light carbonation. Very good beer.
oteyj (773), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 16, 2009 Extremely dark brown with red ruby quite evident. One finger white head lasts well. Aroma is raisin, caramel, and lots of overall dark fruit. Residual sugars are prevalent, and the yeast character is quite unique. Palate is thick and full... smooth and sugary. Semi-dry sugar coating finis. Excellent example of the style.
bgburdman9 (823), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 15, 2009 Bottle from grapes of mirth. Pours a pretty clear dark brown color with not much of a head at all. Aroma was very complex. Fig, cherry, chocolate, alcohol, malts, and other fruits. Left a little burn in the mouth but overall pretty smooth for the strength just not as easy to drink as the belgian renditions.
pineypower (1102), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jun 14, 2009 Bottle. Pours out brown with ruby hues and a small lacing off white head. Very nice aroma of dark fruits, caramel, spice, yeast and some nice sweetness in there, very good aroma. Taste is complex and has a lot going on, dark fruits, namely fig and dried cherries, chocolate, yeast, slight alcohol and a little bitterness hanging in there. Very complex and definitely one of the best non-Belgian quads I’ve had. Would love to find another bottle.
bb (2930), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 13, 2009 Bottle. Brown beer with a light brown head. Caramel and yeast aroma with light spice. Caramel and yeast flavor with light spice. ZMedium-plus bodied. Caramel and yeast lingers with light spice and very light banana. Some complexity.
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