Iron Hill Oak Aged Quad

Brewed by Iron Hill Wilmington
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Wilmington, Delaware USA

Bottle at Paul’s Hoboken Gathering: Amberish brown with a small but strong tan head. Good oak presence in the nose along with fig, raisins and very subtle chocolate. Sweet flavor with a slick body and less oak in the flavor than the aroma. Hints of chocolate followed by light oak hints leading to a sweet raisin and maple touch. Not bad, just a bit sweet.

Bottle. Blind tasting. A red brown beer with a beige head. The aroma is of caramel malt, wood, vanilla and fruits. The taste is sweet caramel, fruits, vanilla and wood. Medium to full body with a light sweet, light alcoholic finish.

Hazy mahogany brown. Aroma of brown sugar and brandy. Flavors are for more complex and include sweet chestnuts, honey, and figs. Soft, creamy, smooth palate. Nice stuff.

750, corked and baled. Thanks, SuzyGreenberg! Murky dark brown with bright ruby highlights. Light gray rim, laceless, still. Huge cherry nose with toffee, caramel, and white sugar there as well. Creamy body on the high side of medium, active carb. Plums, cherries, and other dark pitted tree fruit come through on the mid-palate. Mild sweet dark fruit finish.

Bottled. An unclear brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with a slight acidic edge - bret? The flavor is sweet matly and very much dominated by alcohol. Tasted blind. Thanks Storm for sharing.

(Bottle 75 cl) Courtesy of Storm. Pours an almost clear reddish brown with an off-white head. Very distinct oak aroma. Quite full-bodied, sweet and sugary, plenty of roasted malt and a little yeast. No real bitternes. Extremely sticky - way, way too sweet and off balance. 190408

20061007 Tap at Kennett Sq. Rootbeer brown color with thick tan head. Aroma is a punch of dark fruits, raisins, vinous. Didn’t realize this was a wine barrel but it shows. Richly flavored with the wine and wood coming through nicely, a good pairing with the mildly estery quad. Vanilla and sweet bread. Spice notes, cinnamon, anise come through to finish. Not much alcohol noticed. Worth a few samples.

This was surprisingly good. Typically when a beer has been aged in a bourbon barrel, it has an overbearing bourbon taste, but this beer was very subtle with its bourbon flavor and oakiness. It was very drinkable. It had a nice hint of vanilla and some yummy fruitiness. I would serve this beer with a ham dinner.