Shed Cruella

Formerly brewed at The Shed Restaurant & Brewery
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Stowe, Vermont USA

Handbottled. An unclear brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, caramel and a some oxidation. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, over ripe fruit, and alcohol.

Handbottled. Pours hazy to murky brown with a lacing white head. Oxidised and fruity aroma. Smooth and sweet flavoured brew. Light bitterness and spice note following although quite oxidised. Fruity lingering into the finish.

Date: 11/17/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Throwdown 3

cloudy dark burgendy, wispy head, fruity malt aroma with a touch of alcohol, rich fruity malt flavor, touch of chocolate adds complexity, sweetness brings out the ripe fruity, light balancing bitterness,
-------- /> Date: 02/02/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting

more balancing earthy bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4

(KSq07, 750ml bottle) Small beige head atop hazy copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, prune/raisin, caramel, some vinous. Taste is moderately sweet, caramel, raisin/prune, light alcohol, toffee. Medium-full body, low carbonation.

22oz bottle. Poured a dark and deep amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of dark fruits, yeast, and some caramel. Tastes of dark fruits, citrus, caramel, chocolate, roast, and yeast. Some alcohol in the finish but not 11.8%. I’ll have to see how aging affects this (I’m glad I have a bunch more in the cellar!).

(750ml bottle) Pours a dark brown body with a spare beige head. Aroma of prunes, raisins, vinous, chocolate, maple syrup, and apple. Flavor of molasses, toasted malt, raisins, prunes, and caramel malt.

Bottle thanks to hopdog: Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with a spotty-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet dark caramel malt with some bready Belgian yeastiness and light fruity esters. Starts fairly full and dark caramely malty sweet with some authentic Belgian yeasty complexity. Nicely balanced, slightly warming and doughy caramely sweet. True to style and enjoyable.

Bottle… O-Town Throwdown Part Tres… This beer rocks!… Murky, prune-colored ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Light molasses and overripe apple essences to go along with lots of dark fruit esters, phenols and malts. Sweet, dark fruit and light molasses flavor also offers mild bitterness for a semblance of balance. Full-bodied with moderate carbonation. Coarse, dark fruit finish. Thanks go out to Dickinsonbeer for sharing this world class Quad!