Legend Fifteenth Anniversary Belgian Quadruple from Legend Brewing Company

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Brewed by Legend Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Richmond, Virginia USA

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Ratings Average Score Seasonal ABV Style Pctl Serve in
5 3.48/5.0 3.3/5.0 Special 11.4% 0 Trappist glass

Commercial Description:
The brewers of Legend are very proud to bring you our latest seasonal offering, a small batch experimental beer that we are now sure will find it’s slot in the yearly lineup. This is a strong Belgian Ale coming in at 11.4% abv. Legend Quad was brewed in honor of our fifteenth anniversary of brewing, and we think this beer is certainly worthy of carrying with it the burden of a celebratory status. Quad Stats: Malts: 2- Row Barley Malt, Flaked Wheat, Belgian Aromatic, Caramel, and “Special B” malts for a beefy body and a slick muscular structure to act as a balance and complement for the chosen yeast. Expect a strong sweet malty nose, flavors of caramel, buttered toast, and dried fruit (raisins, apricots). The “feel” of this beer is substantial while not going in the direction of overly hefty (cloying sweetness). You will find an oily viscosity necessary to deliver the desired flavors, balanced by a slight dryness in the finish. Hops: “Noble” hops were utilized almost exclusively for balance. There is very little hop presence in the aroma or flavor of this beer. German Tettenanger and Hallertau bring a check to the malt sweetness and an accent to the yeast spiciness. Hops take the back seat here. The Quad is all about malt and yeast. Yeast: It is important, when brewing a Belgian beer, to choose appropriate malt and hop varieties. The yeast strain used for fermentation, however, is the absolute critical element. The yeast makes this beer what it is. Our Belgian Trappist strain offers aromas and flavors of complex fruitiness without the banana and bubble gum that our Trippel yeast strain provides. There is also an herbal note much like sweet basil. The magic of this special beer certainly lies in the interplay between the yeast and malt, and this mixed fruit/herbal strain makes love in the glass to our authentic malt varieties in a way that could even make a surly brewer get a little red faced! Fifteen years of brewing Richmond’s favorite beer has been an honor. The love we brewers have gotten over the years for our standard beers and seasonals has been rewarding. We are proud and humbled to offer our Belgian Quadruple as one of our finest…from the Legend Brewers to you, Cheers! Legend Quad will be available on draft only at the Legend Pub and select accounts.

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dkachur (2317), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	4/5	5/10	3/5	12/20

Mar 14, 2009

Sampled on draft at the brewery. Pours orange-copper with a medium head. Good retention and fair lacing. Aroma of toffee, raisin and strong paint thinner. Taste is toffee, grain and strong astringent alcohol. Full bodied. Sticky. Needs aging.

MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	5/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 13, 2009

(Sample Date: 12/30/2008 Source:Legend Brewery) 11.4% ABV Some candy sugar and Belgian spiciness in the aroma. Mostly clear dark amber brown with small white head. Rich, sweet loaded with sugar. Finish is sweet but dries quickly with moderate residual spiciness and bitterness. Alcohol is a up there and a bit hot. Maybe a bit young and some age would help.

jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	7/10	4/5	8/10	4/5	15/20

Feb 3, 2009

22oz bottle-pours a tan head and dark copper color. Aroma is dark malt-licorice, dark fruit, spice, yeast. Taste is dark malt-licorice, dark fruit, spice, yeast, some earthy hops. Thanks KillerMike for sharing this with Kathy and me.

Kinz (2179), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA

3.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.5	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 16, 2009

Glad to be able to sample this, and glad Legend has been around the past 15 years. Hazy amber, slight head. Aroma is dark fruit, caramel, and yeast, almost reminiscent of the Unibroue strain. Flavor matches, sweet, but not cloying, a touch of almost roastiness, presumably from the Special B, and a touch of spice. There is a bit of heat on this as well. Too bad this is only on tap, as I think this could really use some aging. But quite possibly my favorite of Legend’s Belgian brews.

maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	3/5	15/20

Jan 16, 2009

On tap at the brepub on 12/30/2008. Kinda pricy at $8 for a 10oz pour. Somewhat hazy deep cherry body with a medium creamy off-white head and some slight belgian lace with thin legs. Candi sugar and rum-soaked fruit aroma with some molassas and light spice. Very sweet flavor with candi sugar, molassas, caramel, light spice and fruit. Full body with moderately low carbonation. Slightly syrupy finish and noticable, somewhat hot, alcohol warming.

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