La Trappe Quadrupel

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Tilburg, Netherlands

Enjoyed from a 11.2oz bottle in a whiskey snifter. The beer pours a nice deep brown, with a just barely off-white head. The aroma brings notes of yeast-derived flavors of plumes and some lightly toasted raisons, along with a slight pilsner malt-type graininess. The beer is full on the palate, bringing a sweetness that is pleasant and not cloying. While I have had some examples of the style that offer more rounded and complex malty flavors, this beer was still extremely enjoyable. A great quadrupel and a must try from the world’s only non-Belgian Trappist brewery.

33cl bottle, La Trappe glass. pours dark brown/ruby, off white head. Aroma of candi sugar, dark fruits and malts Taste, malty, dark fruits with raisins, currants, candi sugar with yeast elements, starts off light and becomes more complex as the warming abv dissipates.

Had on tap at Julian’s in Providence, RI. To me, this was a very pleasant, drinkable, and spot-on example of the style. The nose possesses a desirable fruit ester and mild spice aroma, along with toasted grain and fresh bread. The fruity ester I identified in both the aroma and flavour was most similar to black cherry, as it was sweet, not all tart, and was the first suggestion that came to mind. The bready malts and dry finish (which I attributed to the Belgian yeast) let me know this was a true Belgian Quad. There was a medium, warming alcoholic presence and a tingly carbonation that accompanied the medium, airy body well. I was pretty stoked!

Bottle. Pours reddish brown with a medium head that diminished. Fruity aroma with notes of bread and alcohol. The flavour is bread, fruit and alcohol. There’s a harshness present in the mouthfeel from the alcohol phenols and lacks the smoothness I’d like to see in a quad.

This is hands down the worst trappist beer. It tasted like alcohol and feet. This one needed more carbonation and greater complexity. A real letdown.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy plum color, letting a little bit of light through. On top is a 1/4 inch of white head. Aroma: Belgian yeast, spices, bread. Taste: Bread crust, fruity belgian yeast, dark fruits, spicy hops, and a little bit of bitterness. Mouthfeel: Fizzy, and perfect thickness. Overall: Very enjoyable, not overly complex, and would pair well with roasted meats.

Starts with a nice head, but this increases quickly. Though I must say a rather nice head for a Dutch beer! The colour is lovely: amber and a bit hazy. Flavor is fruity (little pinch of banana and other exotic sweet fruits), grains and alcohol. Nice beer!

bottle, nice but small stable white head, amber/dark orange colour, smell: alcohol, fruity. The beer gives you a warm feeling because the alcohol rate. But most important is the delicious fruity taste: bananas, pear, mango. Also notes from grain, yeast, alcohol. This may be the best Dutch beer?