Valley Brew Decadence 12 Cuvee Speciale

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

From growler. A hazy golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt and caramel as well as light notes of alcohol. The flavor is sweet with primary notes of malt and alcohol, leading to a lightly alcoholic finish.

Growler. Hazy amber golden with a small off-white head. Intense aroma of caramel and wood. Very full body, a little low in carbonation, intense caramel flavours, sweet notes of liqueur and wood. sweet finish, no bittering notes at all. 110709

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.

Date: May 31, 2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Noog Four-O
Appearance: clear dark red, scant head
Aroma: sweet caramel and vanilla aroma with lots of fruity esters and a touch of peppery alcohol
Flavor: sweet fruity malt flavor, nice caramel sweetness, fruity esters rule the experience, hot peppery alcohol adds complexity and blends well with the flavors

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Name: Decadence 12 Brandy
Date: July 11, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: RBSG 2009
Appearance: hazy amber, scant off white head
Aroma: sweet caramel and vanilla aroma, estery fruityness, musty character
Flavor: sweet candy caramel and vanilla flavor, brandy sweetness, light bitterness

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Bottle… SMAACMSM O-Town Throwdown, Part Sept…This beer rocks!... Clear, caramel-colored ale with a small, creamy, white head. The aroma is an intoxicating whirlpool of buttery caramel, brandy, whiskey, wood and golden raisins. Full-bodied and syrupy with restrained carbonation. Lots of caramel malt and residual sugar with lesser degrees of alcohol and dark fruit. It’s warm, but not 13% warm. The cask aging has rounded off any rough edges. Malt bomb. Boozy, bittersweet finish. Big props to SoLan for acquiring this world class masterpiece and sharing it with the crew!

(Growler, courtesy of KrausenJockey) Pours a hazy golden amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of raisins, figs, apple, candi sugar, and caramel. Flavor of caramel, toffee, raisins, vanilla, and brown sugar. Keep these Valley gems coming!

Sampled at the second annual Bistro’s West Coast Barrel Aged Beer Fest: Pours a transparent orange copper with a nicely-lacing light tan head. Aroma of sweet caramel and biscuity Belgian malt with some light oaky complexity. Body starts rich and caramely sweet with some complex honey and sticky brown sugar notes. Finishes drier and mildly warming with nice honey and caramel sweetness. Very enjoyable.

RBSG ’08: Growler pour. Poured a hazy amber color with little head. The malty aroma was of sweet toffee with some notes of apples and other fruits. Light notes of vanilla. The flavor also had sweet apples along with a fair amount of brown sugar. Very warming. Medium-full bodied.