5 Seasons North Whisky Barrel Aged Quinte55ence

Brewed by 5 Seasons North
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Alpharetta, Georgia USA

bottle. purple black body with no head. skipped the aroma in my notes somehow??? whiskey caramel and strong dark fruit. does not burn like aspirin. toffee warming buttery goodness. a nice pine and fruit finish. damn good. 2 7 8 4 17

Bottle… This beer rocks!… Almost black, opaque ale with a small, creamy, lightly tanned head. The aroma is a vinous, malty blend of chocolate, sourmash, wood and toasted nuts. There’s more going on, but my unsophisticated nose is overwhelmed… good enough for now. Flavor-wise, you’ve got chocolate malt and candy sugar sweetness with mild sourmash and bacterial pungency and light alcohol and hop bitterness… is that a whisper of coffee? Full-bodied and velvety with almost no carbonation… none needed. Warming mocha finish. Many thanks are extended to kp via boboski for the chance to sample this world class rarity!

bottle and big thanks to boboski: pours a very dark brown with no head, but a thin brown line around edge of glass. aroam of soem bourbon and oak, vanilla and cherry hints also. some very dark fruits come thru very well and is a wuite intense aroma that i wish i could describe a bit better. and if an aroma can be velvety and smooth this would be ti. flavour is also very smooth fro such a large alcohol content and the bourbon. the flavours are bourbon soaked rasins and a few ather undescribable dark fruits. a little of the oak comes out and the bourbon too. a also get a very small thouch of roast. again velvety smooth on the flavour.

Big thanks to bobo for the opportunity to try this one! Pours a dark chestnut brown with a thin light tan head that pulls back to the middle of the glass. Moderate bourbon and oak aromas, alcohol, spice. The overall aroma gets sweeter as it warms. While the whole aroma is somewhat intense, the oak doesn’t get buried beneath the whisky. Sweet start to the taste, then a helping of heat, and towards the finish a lot of the quad characters come out along with the bourbon. I was expecting the bourbon to dominate the quad tastes, but they’re still indentifiable. A great brew.

Bottled. A pitch black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel, alchohol, whiskey, and wood. The flavor has notes of alcohol, malt, caramel, syrup, wood, and whiskey. The body is thick and lovely. Great beer.

Date: 06/26/2007
Mode: Firkin
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: black, frothy tan head, specks of lace,
Aroma: sweet dark chocolate and dark fruit aroma with sweet licorice and a peppery spicy edge,
Body: big creamy body,
Flavor: lots of rich dark chocolate flavor, lots of woody oak blends well with the big spicy pepper character, a hint of sweet vanilla adds some balance, fruity esters add a bit more sweetness, light bitterness from the oak and spices, whiskey shows a bit after warming,
Overall: will age really nice as the flavor blends
-------- /> Date: 06/28/2007
Mode: cask
Words: oak chip version

picking up a lot more oak giving it a stronger bitter finish,
-------- /> Date: 08/02/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 3.9 to 4.2
Words: barrel version

Aroma: big sweet fruity aroma with lots of balanced wiskey and chocolate,
Flavor: rich sweet chocolate flavor, lots of vanilla sweetness brings out the chocolate, whiskey adds depth to the sweetness, lots of dark ripe fruit emerges from the depth for another round of flavor, lots of woody oak shows upon warming
-------- /> Date: 08/11/2007
Mode: bottle

great array of flavors that will age wonderfully,
-------- /> Date: 10/28/2007
Mode: bottle
Source: tasting
Score: 4.2 to 4.3

Aroma: picking up a touch of alcohol in the aroma,
Flavor: flavor has blended really well with lots of sweetness from the ripe fruit and vanilla is enhanced by the whiskey, rich chocolate and dark fruits are a great combination with the whiskey for a three way,
Overall: just a few months is making a big difference
-------- /> Date: 01/26/2008
Mode: cask
Source: acat
Score: 4.1
Words: 90 day version

Aroma: lots more whisky aroma,
Body: creamy body,
Flavor: lots of whisky flavor, blends well with the dark malts,

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

I had this special beer at an Über dinner. What a big f’n beer! What the hell style is this?? a Quint i guess. Very Unique! Very dark black. Slightly off white head. Served in a small snifter glass. Looks like a Imperial Stout. Smells and Tastes like a Belgian... Something? Aroma of very sweet malt. A little roasted flavor but lots of candy sugar. Very smooth and creamy. Very dry finish. Sooo much malt sweetness and still very balanced. SMOOTH VANILLA ADDED TO THIS ONE. A GOOD AMOUNT OF GOOD OL’ AMERICAN BOURBON BURN TO ADD TO THE OVERWELMING PALATE. THIS ONE IS MUCH EASIER TO DRINK. ALMOST TOO EASY....