UPDATED: DEC 10, 2022 Rødbrun tåkete med beige skum. Lukter røde bær og trevirke. Middels fylde. Sur. Smaker bæreddik, trevirke og røde bær. Middels lang. Ikke helt hva jeg forventet av denne type øl

UPDATED: DEC 10, 2022 Mørk brun med tynt beige skum. Lukter bær og mørke stenfrukter. Syrlig i smak. Bær, eddik.

UPDATED: MAR 18, 2019 Acquired at Woodcrest Liquor for $9.99, Paris of the West is a Quadruple Ale brewed with flame raisins, candi sugar, and oranges crafted by Almanac Beer Company. The aroma of prunes, raisins, and yeast are noted as you drink. The appearance is a dark brown with a low vanilla head. When held up to light, a dark ruby amber colors the beer. The alcohol content is 9.5%. Prunes are prominent to the yeasty complexion. French ale yeast offers a silk like touch to the mouthfeel. Flame raisins blend with the yeast and seemingly give off a light hot sweetness. Plums round out the yeast, raisin, and prune body. Candi sugar texture the prune and raisin comprehension. Cherries tart the take and easily picked out in the finish. Orange peel is distinguished with the flame raisins. Caramel glows with the plum and yeast tone. Vanilla is sensible with the yeast, prunes, and caramel. Paris of the West is a spectacular Quad. The French ale yeast and flame raisins combine into a one of a kind experience. The caramel, plums, yeast, and vanilla have an incredible tone upon the mouthfeel. This Quad is absolutely delicious, complex, and insanely easy to drink. This is heaven in a glass. Cheers. Prost. Drink for the love of beer. For more beer reviews, visit and like my blog “Drink For the Love of Beer.”

Flaska från Joacim, delad under bottleshare. Något/några år på nacken? Brunmurken med beigekrämig krona. Torkad frukt, apelsin, russin, kandisocker. Mellanstor till stor kropp. I smaken försvånansvärt syrlig för en quad. Mycket apelsin, aprikos, stenfrukt. Lite udda, men helt klart intressant.

Bottle. Dark brown body with tan head. Aroma is malty cane sugar. Taste is malts fruits some sourness hints of umami. Aftertaste is nice balanced.

650 ml bottle, bottled 28.8.2015, shared by Sebilinz, many thanks! Pours a hazy deep chestnut brown with an off-white head. Aroma with lots of sweet malt - honey, prunes, raisins, milk chocolate - very smooth aroma. Medium body with a low carbonation, a light sweetness, a light tartness and a light acidity. Flavor of oranges with quiet some citric acidity in front of a solid malt body - cocoa, nuts, dried dark fruits, plums, raisins. Finishes medium dry with nuts and cocoa. Surprisingly acidic in the beginning with very pleasant roasty notes.

Aroma: 8
Appearance: 4
Taste: 8
Palate: 4
Overall: 14

Score: 7 / 4 / 7 / 4 / 15

650 ml bottle, bottled 08/28/15, shared by Erich, thanks!
Brown body, with a small, creamy, beige head.
Aroma of brown sugar, dried fruits, cocoa, caramel, toast, some soy sauce, subtle smoke.
Tastes similar, with some some more orange.
Medium, oily mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes medium roasty, medium sweet, a bit dry, a bit wooden, fruity, a bit toasty.

Very nice. Diverse, with roasty, sweet and even subtle smoke notes. The dried fruits are quite prominent, but there is a lot more going on. Not outstanding maybe, but really interesting.

0,66l bottle at home shared by Sebilinz, big thanks. Bottled 08.28.2015. dark brown color, small off white head. smells molasses, earthy, berry notes, dried fruits, spices, malt sweetness. nice smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes citric, rather acidic, earthy, light vinegar, molasses, some dried fruits. finishes rather dry and lightly acidic with notes of citrus, molasses and light vinegar. rather drinkable but also a bit weird, bit on the acidic side actually.

Quite a lot going on here. A little bitterness from the hops but not a lot. Something more like a barley wine than an ale. A lot of raising, dried fruit and fig. Also orange and caramel. Quite yeasty, stale and sour. Good work.

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ Chriso’s pre- Xmas Tasting 2015 ] - Chris and Ruth's House, London.

[ As Almanac Paris of the West ].
Clear medium brown amber colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, dark malt, roasted, tart - sour, riped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average duration, tart - sour, sweet malt, roasted, fruity malt, sweet malt, riped fruit, figs, dates. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20151206]
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