Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale

Brewed by Valley Brewing Company
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Stockton, California USA

From 64 oz gorwler. Thanks to aspeditis. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a lacing white head. Woody and dense malty aroma. Flavour is sweet and fruity, wooden too. Dense malty and slight yeasty with a mild spice note. Dry and lingering malt finish. Slight fruity and sweet finish.

Growler pour at RBSG grand tasting. Thanks to whoever brought it. One of two Valley Brew growlers that I tasted. This one is labeled as Cuvee Especial. Poured a hazy amber color with a small white head. The aroma was fruity with a hint of bourbon. The taste was similar to the aroma. The mouthfeel full and malty. The finish was long and sweet. Overall: A very tasty beer, I wish i could have spent more time analyzing this, but I had to down it fast as Dennis approached me with a booming you gotta try this masala.

Poured a hazy brown color with a small, light tan head that left light lacing on the glass. Aroma of dark fruits, caramel malts, brandy, and vanilla. Taste of grapes, dark fruits, raisins, sticky caramel malts, vanilla, chestnut, light spices, and some alcohol in the finish. Thanks to FrumptyDumpty for sharing!

Pours a nice bronze hue that soon emits an aroma of toffee and biscuits. Flavour picks up Belgian dark rock candied sugar. Potent notes of a nicely done old-vine zinfandel. Nice complexity with a surge of vanilla, oak and a bit of fusel. The finish especially brings out a brandy finish and a little roughness around the edges. Could stand to age for a good year. I’m sure that those who do will be greatly rewarded.

Pours an amber color with a white head. Aroma is malty, fruity, caramel, and alcohol. Flavor is malty, fruit, caramel, and a sweet warming alcohol finish.

A lightly hazed orange/brown pour with light white head. Light brown sugar fruitness of peaches or pears. Raisins, dates, and more fruitness on the flavor. Solid carbonation and mouthfeel. Full flavored and full bodied. Very nice thanks to the genorous soul who brought this to noog4.

Thanks to Pantanap for this one. Dirty red/brown with creamy beige head. Oxidized dough with a little alc, barrel, nice. Dough with big alc and boozy raisin, some nuts. Medium to thin body with syrupy tendency. A little boozy but I dig the noise.

Courtesy of KrausenJockey. The aroma is defined mostly by the intense alcohol kick, but beneath this is what amounts to a brandy soaked macaroon with coconut, vanilla, sweet toasty malt and gobs of caramel. It’s just a joy to sniff. The appearance is that of a Barely Wine rather than a Quad as it never gets much of a lasting head though you can tease up a thin tan head with a vigorous swirl. The flavor is coconut, vanilla, toasted malt, brandy a coterie of rich dark fruits and boozy alcohol that manages to both burn and be delightful on the finish. Caramel and that "macaroon" flavor are the standouts, but the fruit notes are still quite pronounced. Just an amazingly tasty big beer that I would love to try with even more age.