 trevor211 (107), Seattle, Washington, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Updated: Aug 29, 2008
On tap at Brouwer’s. Dark reddish brown color with a great head typical of a quad. Aroma is nearly identical to Rochefort 10 - sweet grapes, black cherries, port wine and dates, with Belgian yeast. Flavor is also similar to the Rochefort, bringing sweet malts into the aroma’s notes and accentuating the grapes. Absolutely delicious - though it doesn’t have quite the same fullness that the Rochefort has. Still, a wonderful beer, and a testament to the trappist breweries.
GAManiac (350), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Pours surprisingly light for a quad, crystal clear copper with an off-white head that showed great retention and lacing. There was a constant stream of bubbles in the middle of the glass.
The dominant smells are of Belgian yeast and candied sugar. However there is also big dark fruit aromas as well as vanilla and caramel.
The taste is also dominated by the caramel sweetness and Belgian yeast. The malt backbone is present but not as big as most quads.
Mouthfeel is a tad thin for the style but still smooth and complex.
This is a great beer and a very good quad. It’s a little light to be world class, but I could drink it all night long.
Sigmund (1961), Hafrsfjord, Norway
Oct 4, 2008 330 ml bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 10%. Deep amber to copper colour. Rich, very big and lasting off-white head. Lovely vinous aroma, also notes of brown candy sugar, caramel and various spices. The flavour is very rich and sweet, with plenty of malts, brown sugar and spices. Moderate hops in the finish.
cheapdark (1607), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Yep er doodle, had this at Brugge Point, high class area of Pgh. 11 oz bottle. Pour, by ’tender, into a flute is slightly cloudy iced tea but I don’t see any gunlk on the bottom of the bottle. 8$. nice clean trapppist aroma which encompasses a belgie little candy sweetness. Good carbonation, reminds me of the feel of Orval. Taste is strong like a strong beer but certainly nothing like the 10% indicted here. Hides this content well. Decently strong belgie that is more refined than most 10% belgies, especially the american versions. Alky does become more apparrent and annoying towards the end of the session.
pope_phred (120), Plainfield, Illinois, USA
Oct 4, 2008 Poured from the bottle into a double-walled pint glass. Pour produced a cloudy nut-brown body, topped by a full, quickly diminishing tan head of foam. Pleasant, sweet aroma, with a good malt character.Good mouthfeel with a crisp effervesance and an initial sweetness, followed by the slight warmness of alcohol at the back of the throat, though not quite as bitter as the description would suggest.
RigorMortis (21), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sep 30, 2008 Currently my favorite beer. It’s all about the richness of taste and aroma with the perfectly balanced notes of fruit. Almost too delicious and drinkable given the strength.
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