4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a auburnish-copper; medium white head. Aroma is of yeast, malt, apples; sweet. Alcohol hint in the aroma. Flavor is very good and complex. Body is light, and despite alcohol is pretty easy to drink. Taste is of caramel, yeast, some fig/dark fruit; Alcohol and sweet finish. Light throat warming. Overall sweet flavor, and the alcohol is hidden. This was really good and exceeded my expectations.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
750ml bottle: This one pours a hazy, coppery co;or. There was a small off-white head that doesn’t last too long. The aroma is quite nice: a myriad of different scents. Bready, caramel, coriander, pears, apples, and possibly a few others. The taste is quite good, although it a tad lighter in body than I would have expected. Light carbonation on the tongue. Tastes of caramel (but not very sweet at all), spices, fruits. It is complex to say the least. Very nicely done.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is one of the best beers I’ve had to date. Picked up a bottle from Bev Mo La Mesa. Pours a nice brown color with a small off white head that bailed quikly. Taste of bread, toffee, chocolate, with some spices as well. Cant wait to get another bottle!!
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Blind Quad Tasting 07. 750 ml bottle from xnoxhatex. Light brown in color with a small diminishing off white head. Light bready aroma, grainy, earth and very yeasty (that beefy trappistes yeast at that), toffee, coriander, and alcohol. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Lightly sweet, sugary, red fruits, a little acidic, and alcohol hidden well but for bit of warmth on the throat. A bit of chalky finish but not bad overall. Finished 4th (or 5th?) out of 9 Abt/Quads.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Copper with a small white head receding into a small ring. Lots of cherries in the aroma followed by caramel and bitter chocolate. The flavour is very nice - soft, quaffable body. Sweet fruits, chocolate, and toffee notes are prevalent. Alcohol and sweet raisins nearing the finish. Very good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 9, 2008 750ml, part of our blind "Better Know a Style: Abt/Quadrupel" tasting, thanks to xnoxhatex for bring this. pours small white head that didn’t last, a cloudy dense reddish brown color. nose is malty, very yeasty, plum, port, oak, brown sugar, maple syrup, and alcohol. flavor is very sweet, long, plum, raisin, and alcohol is very well hidden. mouthfeel is soft and smooth. finished #4 out of 9 quads.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
The beer seemed a little bit overdone to me. I feel like it was a bit to malty and sweet for my tastes. I would have liked to be able to taste the hops a bit better. It was a solid beer that was full of flavor, but just not the flavor that I prefer.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle provided by beastiefan2k. Pours hazy brown and amber with a small fizzy light brown head, somewhat diminishing, spare head. Aroma is heavy malt (caramel, toffee, nutty), heavy hops (flowers, perfume), average yeast (dough, fresh leather) with notes of heavy alcohol, apple, pear and port. Full bodied, sticky texture, avearage carbonation and a bitter finish. Average duration, moderate sweetness, heavy acidity and bitterness; moderate alcohol and heavy malt, caramel, maple flavor, perfume and floral hops, well balanced.
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