 alagnak (359), Littleton, Colorado, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2009
750. Pour is lighter than I was exoecting, but pleasant hazy brown. Aroma is lots of yeast and dried fruit and brown sugar with background of wet earth. Taste is heavy on the brown sugar at first, though as it warms, raisins, clove and molasses show up to balance that out. As with other (good) Quads, it shows a lot of different profiles. At one point, I swear it tasted like liquid banana bread. I wasn’t blown away with this one, I trhink it lacks the cohesiveness and overall ’Umami’ factor of R10 and W12, but it’s a well-done brew.
taphandle (14), Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 Pours dark brown with a beautiful frothy, fluffy, off-white head. The nose is yeasty with hints of citrus and spice. The taste is yeasty and spicy with only a little bitterness. I’m sure others would rate the taste highly, but I’m still refining my appreciation for this type of Belgian. It feels great in the mouth and the head lasted throughout the whole glass.
tennessejed420 (88), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 11, 2009 750 ml. bottle. Pours a a slightly red brown with creme brulee / khaki / gray white head. Small amount of bubbly froth lingers on the top. Soft nose, very fruity, banana, guava, plum, boysenberry, fig. Taste...where to begin.....a procession of fruit flavors with subtle but nice spiciness, complexity without any particular flavor overwhelming, slightly yeasty but crisp, long finish leaves breathe fruity but tongue dry. This beer seems to be doing everything, it’s a balanced mix of flavors, hard to describe with any particular one. After tasting it it’s no wonder the Abbot on the bottle looks so merry.
redeyeloon (12), Colorado, USA
| 4.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 750mL mag --> trappist glass @50. Clear dark reddish brown - beautiful. Thick bubbly tan head slowly settles to a thin veil. Lacing is amazing - pretty sure I saw a Brontosaurus. This ale brings apples, flowers, cloves and bread to the nose. A swirl of the glass brings out earth and wood notes. The taste is almost as complex as the aroma. Sweet molasses, dried fruit with a salty juniper finish. Alcohol is present and warming but masked by the flavors and lively carbonation. This ale has medium body and, thankfully, is not oily. St. Bernardus has my full attention. Bravo.
pinto1993 (5), Revere, Massachusetts, USA
does not count  | 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 10, 2009 750ml bottle. Dark brown color and poured to a 3 finger head. First taste is clove and sweet fruit followed by maltiness and alcohol (10% abv). A classic Abby beer.
StinkBall (58), Asheville, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 9, 2009 This one has a great head that foams quickly. I opened it too fast and it foamed out :) Great aroma of bananas, cherries, and other fruits. Awesome. Apple and banana goodness in the flavor. Alcohol more evident in this one than the Westvelteren. But overall, this is pretty damn close to the Westvelteren 12. Highly recommended.
ksurkin (397), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 750ml corked & caged bottle from grape & gourmet. pours a beautiful ruby-streaked brown with a thick, full, off-white head and amazing lacing. aroma is a spectacular blend of rich, dark fruit notes of of raisin, fig, and black cherry with hints of spiced banana bread, belgian yeast, cloves, and dry cedar wood with the slightest touch of earthy, citrus hops. flavor is outstanding as well with dark fruit notes of plum, cherry, red apple skin, and raisin backed by sweet candy sugar, molasses, and yeast with a spicy kick of clove and cinnamon on the back end. palate is medium bodied and highly carbonated leaving a dry, warming alcohol finish with hints of cedar. truly a remarkable beer. one of the best.
maupie (609), Roosendaal, Netherlands
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 After the beer was served in the glass there was found a lasting quantity not wall adhesive white foam collar which was fine and evenly of structure. The beer also contained no carbonic acid in the glass.
The beer has a thick dark brown color and a candy sweet taste. The after tast of the beer is hoppybitter with a candy touch. This beer smells light alcoholiclly.
ttutony (60), Texas, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 6, 2009 Excellent example of a Belgian quadrupel with some almost fruit like flavors mixed in with the complex palate.
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