 rederic (1811), montréal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2009 750ml bottle, dark-brown color, with a tan-colored head, yeasty, toasty, caramelized malt, fruity raisiny, light plummy, cookie dough nose, with some chocolate praline, cake accents, with bunrt brown sugar, light molasses sweetness, with a mild spicy nutmeg, alcoholic effluvia in the aroma follows through on a full-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity, raisiny, sultana, chocolatey character, with a bready dough, buckwheat, toasted malt accent, and a hint of coffee bean roastiness, with some plummy, datey, fruitcake notes, with a faint nutty, nutmeg, clove spiciness, within a smooth warmth mouthfeel, leading towards a warming, malty, chocolatey, raisiny, lingering hop bitterness finish.
JK54B (931), Helsinki, Finland
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 1, 2009 A bottle shared at Pikkulintu. Pale beige head. Slighly medicine like taste. Some raisin in the nose. Not very much head. Some barleywine likeness. Some hints of chocolate and oak.
can8ianben (903), Pasadena, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 28, 2009 Lots of fruity goodness in this rich and complex quadrupel. Dark brown, almost black. Lots of different fruit and alcohol in the flavor. Palate is almost a bit too sweet. Alcohol is well hidden.
carruthm (1134), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 23, 2009 on tap at lost abbey. spiced with some currants, based off lost and found. well balanced.
BelgianBeerGal (1290), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Feb 22, 2009 Bottle at the Lost Abbey dinner. Quad that draws more from American than Belgian influences. A good beer but a little sweeter and more molassas that your typical Belgian quad. Good job hiding the 10.5 ABV and also some of the yeast notes remind me of Belgium.
ckau (26), north east, Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 22, 2009 Bottle a little undercarbed. Thin head that dissipated quickly. Good aroma of mollasses. Tastes of raisins, sugar and mollases, slight alcohol residual warming. overall an interesting beer to drink that is well balanced.
kiefdog (1604), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 22, 2009 750ml bottle from South Bay Drugs. Pours a dark cola brown with thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of raisins, ripe dark fruit, candy sugar, plums, caramel and hints of yeast and spice. Flavor is also malty and sweet with notes of overripe dark fruit, nuts, hints of honey, caramel and toffee. Generally medium body with a somewhay weird sour, yeasty malty finish.
gnoff (3570), Göteborg, Sweden
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 18, 2009 1 pt 9 fl oz (75 cl?) bottle at Haket, Göteborg, Sweden
Shared with ekstedt
On February 18, 2009
Hazy reddish color, small fast dying tan head. Grainy, alcohol, raissin, sugary sweet, vinous scent. Alcohol, grainy, rubber tube, harsh taste. Warming alcohol. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Salty and anise. Did not like it much, won’t get it again.
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