Iron Hill Oak Aged Quad

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

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

Blind tasting at Papsoes place, another great session, thanks Henrik! Beer #33: Pours almost clear redish with a lacing off-white head. Wineous and fruity aroma. Quite dense. Flavour is sweet and malty with a light yeasty note. Light fruity finish with a solid wineous note. Warming alcohol.

Bottle. Hazy orange brown coloured with a small beige ehad. Aroma of dried fruits, wood and vanilla with fruity and roasted notes. Sweet and roasted flavour of dried fruits, wood and vanilla. Roasted finish of dried fruits.

Date: 01/12/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

hazy dark blood red, wispy dirty white head, sweet dark caramel malt aroma with lots of oak and sweet vanilla, light winey character with nice dark fruity, sticky body, rich and fruity flavor, dark caramel sweetness, vanilla adds to the sweetness, fruit character keeps getting stronger, nice cherry tartness appears as it warms,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

Muddy brown colour. Toasty, oaky aroma almost like a brown sugary barbeque sauce. There is a subtle fruitiness, bouncing between citrusy and tropical. The body is dextrous, with an enlivening hint of acidity. The flavour is fruity, with intensely vinous oak notes, mandarin and yuzu. Big clean malts and a whiff of smoke. Finishes with an alcoholic splash. Fantastically complex, with great balance and drinkability, as well as a keen sense of style.

Hazy brown with tiny off white head. Sweet vinious and fruity aroma with notes.off overripe fruits, toasted malt and caramel. Intensive sweet flavor with notes of caramel, chocolate, wood and caramel. Ends sweet.

(aged 4 months in Merlot barrels, served via growler) Hazed garnet with no head. Aroma is sweet, bourbon (vanilla), oak. Taste is sweet, vanilla, vinous, oak, some caramel. Alcohol pretty well hidden.