 kramer (2527), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 29, 2009
22 oz bottle. Pours a mostly clear dark amber body with a frothy light brown head that retained well due to the carbonation. The nose is heavy dark fruits like fig and raisin with some caramel and brown sugar sweetness below. Light alcohol noticeable. Quite sweet, but also dense with the dark fruits and maltiness. There’s a nice yeast profile to this also. Brown sugar, caramel, light alcohol, and maybe even a bit of chocolate on the finish. Full and thick on the palate with soft gentle carbonation. This is as good as I was expecting, well done, but almost a completely different style from the classic Belgian Quads.
Grovlam (3860), Copenhagen, Denmark
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 3, 2010 Bottle. Large thick bubbly beige head that mostly lasted. Fair display of lacework. Cloudy dark amber color. Aroma of yeast, dried fruit, raisins, prunes, mild toasted malt, almost Port wine like sweetness. Full bodied with a thick texture. Heavy sweet flavor. Lingering fruity sweet finish.
5000 (2800), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 22, 2009 Bottle: Very heavy amber, moderate to large foamy beige head, decent lacing. Heavy malty nose, bready, rather sweet, subtle dark pitted fruit. Not as heavy on the tongue as the nose suggests, but still rather robust.
Good combination of dark pitted fruit, breadiness, and even some licorice. Reminds me of Gouden Carolous Noel crossed with a Dubbel and a Quad. Perhaps a little on the sweet side, and not very big and robust. Its
like a 1/2 Quad or something. Either way, I would say its almost sessionable. Body and mouthfeel are moderate. Lingering licorice, dark pitted fruit, and a malty breadiness. Entertaining and certainly different.
I rather enjoyed it, even if I don’t think it is a real Quad caliber. Thanks Jeff!
drfabulous (1283), Columbia, Missouri, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 Boozy sweet aroma. Caramel and some fruit: berry and raisin. Sweetness is overpowering in the aroma and distracts a bit. Body is not as full and complete as I would like. Decent overall.
radiomgb (2073), Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Deep mahogany, fair sized beige head, light lacing.
Aroma is of cherries, some alcohol, light chocolate.
Flavour is of toffee, highly sweet, cherries and alcohol.
Sweet mouth, med body, mod carb.
Finishes sweet, lingering.
Not really a quad. Highly sweet.
650ml bottle.
Opened March 2009.
Bottled in 2009.
LooseCannon (936), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 30, 2009 22oz bottle. Pours reddish copper in color with full foamy brown head. Aroma sweet, citrus hops and toffee. Taste malt, raisins, hops and alcohol with bitter finish.
after4ever (2840), Brier, Washington, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Nov 28, 2009 22. pours clear and still medium burgundy with no head, lace, or legs. big sweet spicy black currant nose, some good fruity tang to it. lots of alcohol twang there as well. sticky, thickish body. dark spices and dark fruit on the mid palate. sweet and sticky...interesting.
FROTHINGSLOSH (2038), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 20/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark red-chestnut color with a large foamy orange-beige head. The aroma had a whole lot going on, starting sweet and nutty and possessing notes of ripe cherries, port, wood, and cocoa. The flavor was equally complex with a tart and tangy base with solid notes of black cherry, molasses, sugar, wood, port wine, pineapple and cocoa. Amazingly complex. The finish was long nutty cherry and cocoa. Full bodied. Amazing.
Fred82 (405), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 750ml bottle at a tasting. Nose is fruity and spicy. Very spicy. Taste is quite spicy with some raisins. Very fruity. Quite sweet. Hints of cherries. Very fruity and sweet.
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