5 Seasons North Quinte55ence

Brewed by 5 Seasons North
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Alpharetta, Georgia USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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Bottled. A deep brown beer with a red shine under a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of over ripe fruits and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, prunes, and over ripe fruits leading to a dry woody end.

(Hand bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of CaptainCougar. Pours an almost clear, dark brown with a reddish hue and a creamy, light brown head. Concentrated and very fruity nose with some good roastiness. Very rich and full-bodied, heavy carbonation, roasted malt flavours with lots of fruit. Has a vague, burned edge - very atypical Belgian, but very pleasant. 310507

(Hand Bottled courtesy of CaptainCougar Thanks!) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of dates, plum, toasted pecans, and caramel. Robust flavor of raisins, plums, molasses, and brown sugar with a somewhat sticky finish. Excellent brew!

UPDATED: AUG 12, 2012
Brewery: 5 Seasons Prado
Date: March 11, 2006
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Appearance: black, huge solid tan foam head that fades but can easily be roused back into action, nice drippy lace that grows into nice patterns
Aroma: sweet malt aroma starts off light but enrichens over time with nice ripe figgy fruit
Body: velvet body
Flavor: huge ripe fruit flavor that just keeps getting better and better, perfect sweetness like a ripe plum, hint of chocolate and licorish, slight trace of alcohol appears from time to time, little to no bitterness

Brewery: 5 Seasons Prado
Date: March 12, 2006
the chocolate is showing stronger today turning it into a rich chocolate beer with lots of ripe fruit, like chocolate covered plums

Brewery: 5 Seasons Prado
Date: October 06, 2006
the fruit is taking back over from the chocolate, incredable ripe fruit from the very first sip, rich plum and raison, many wonderful esters, just enough sweetness to add interest,

Brewery: 5 Seasons Prado
Date: October 08, 2006
when cold it appears that the body might be thinning a bit but that notion quickly disappears upon warming,

Brewery: 5 Seasons Prado
Date: December 07, 2006
Mode: draft
Source: 5 North
picking up a bit of roasted and bitterness along with the rest of the cast of characters, a touch of raison starting to show up

Brewery: 5 Seasons Prado
Date: April 22, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: 5 North
roasted is still present but adds rather than detracts,

Brewery: 5 Seasons Prado
Date: May 19, 2010
Mode: draft
Source: 5 North
Score: 4.7
Appearance: black, huge tan head, streaks of lace
Aroma: big sweet fruity aroma, lots of dark fruits
Flavor: rich fruity flavor, lots of sherry and complex dark fruits, rich chocolate, little to no remaining bitterness, roasted is all but gone

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 10/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 19/20
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **** /4

Date: July 05, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: black, creamy tan head, lots of lace
Aroma: dark chocolate and ripe fruit aroma
Body: big body
Flavor: lots of bitter dark chocolate flavor, ripe dates and plums, touch of sweetness with the ripe fruit, bitterness comes with the dry dark chocolate character, light alcohol
Overall: quite young with the chocolate and ripe fruit being seperate and distinct, age will help it blend and ripen

Date: October 18, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: picking up some fleeting hot alcohol in the aroma but the fruit still comes through
Flavor: a big smokey character in the flavor, dry dark chocolate same as before, less of the fruity character
Overall: still very young

Date: July 23, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Score: 3.7 to 4.1
Body: creamy body
Flavor: dark fruits in the flavor is coming out strong, rich chocolate, light alcohol blends with the dark caramel and brings out the dark fruits

Date: October 23, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: more roasted coming out in the aroma along with the dark fruits
Flavor: dark chocolate flavor is picking up a burnt character along with the roasted, still a lot of the dark fruit but starting to dry out a bit which is holding back the fruityness
Overall: getting drier and roastier rather than fruiter as it ages

Date: April 16, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: sweet and fruity aroma with a caramel sweetness and light roasted
Flavor: flavor is turning back to the rich chocolate with lots of fruity character

Date: January 06, 2010
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: aroma is drying out with the roasted and dark chocolate taking over from the sweet fruity esters
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of roasted, dark fruits come through with a touch of sweetness
Overall: not aging as well as it should

Date: January 22, 2011
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Aroma: sweet fruity aroma, fruity esters, light chocolate
Flavor: rich fruity flavor, lots of sweet esters bring in the dark fruit character, light spicyness adds a bitter edge

Date: June 05, 2012
Mode: draft
Source: brewpub
Vintage: 2007
Score: 4.6
Appearance: black, frothy tan head
Aroma: sweet ripe fruit aroma, rum soaked fruitcake, figs and raisons
Flavor: sweet and fruity flavor, incredible richness, dark fruits, sweet esters are in their prime, rich chocolate, touch of bitter dark chocolate

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 9/10
Score: **** /4

Bottled. Dark reddish brown coloured. Desnse light brown head. Sweetness, ripe fruits, light alcohol and prunes in the aroma. Has a somewhat "Old" note, not unpleasant though. Flavour as well is a bit "old". Ripe fruits again, rich alcohol, sweetness and fruits. Full bodied. Quite dry. Has a bitter alcoholdense end. Quite nice.

UPDATED: FEB 27, 2007 Rerate from grand opening of 5 Seasons north on 1/17/07: This seems to have aged very well. Nice caramel malty and raisiny complexity meshes well with the authentic Belgian yeast strain. I think it will keep for at least a few more years.

Original rating 10/11/05: Pours a dark, nearly opaque brown with a puffy, dark tan head. Aroma has lots of sweet toasty dark caramel malt and toffee with a touch of oak and Belgian yeast. Starts sugary malty and sticky sweet with a touch of bourbon flavor, some dark fruits, and nice viscosity. Has a pleasant, subtle Belgian yeasty character and good balance, but still a little too young and perhaps under-attenuated. This should age quite nicely, though.

Bottle courtesy of captaincougar. Pours dark brown with a tan head that settles down to a thin ring of bubbles. Smells of raisins, cherries, some wood, caramel and citrus. Tastes of toffee, caramel, and very sweet initially. Maple and sugar are there as the beer warms. Mouthfeel is buttery. Finish is of sweet syrup.

Very dark brown with a fizzy white head. Chocolate raisin molasses and dark fruit aroma. Chewy palate with a big chocolate and raisin taste and a molasses finish with white grape notes.

Had on tap at the brewpub in a snifter on the first day of pouring. Pours a thick, dark, tannic color, almost like an Imperial Stout. Aroma is sweet and earthy with elements of chocolate, licorice, and cold coffee. Mouthfeel is thick and creamy and coats the mouth well. Flavor has elements of licorice, chocolate, and a wee bit of brandy. Alcohol hidden extremly well. Very good strong ale and worth the wait. Reminds me more of an Imperial stout though as it is missing the patented sweet candied sugar typically found in a Belgian. Seek this one out if in the Atlanta area. Excellent.

Draft at the %. Deep brown color with a medium frothy tan head. Especially when they added extra "fluff" from the top of a pitcher. Aroma was sweet and lightly roasted with a fair amount of dark chocolate and a touch of fruitiness. Flavor matched the aroma. Starts sweet with chocolate and fruit. Pleasant roast and a semi-dry finish. Mouthfeel creamed up as it warmed. If I had to classify it I would say a belgian Imperial Porter. It seems their beers are getting better and better. Another fine job.