 Delirium (420), Santa Cruz, California, USA
Apr 8, 2006 Updated: Apr 9, 2006
Bottle. Pours a reddish-orange with a white head and some bubbling. Aroma is remarkably similar to spiced cider, perhaps with a bit more malt and dark fruit than actual cider would have. Flavor is a mixture of a sweet malty backbone with quite a bit of dark fruit and a spicy kick driven by both actual spices (I think) and the alcohol. Slightly too sweet, but not by a lot. Thick, smooth mouthfeel. Not really what I expect from a quadrupel---This feels more like a barley wine infused with a bit of quadrupel character. I like it, though.
Acknud (584), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
Aug 19, 2008 Amber pour with a small head. Big bold aroma and taste. Aroma of malt, molasses, alcohol. Some fruits noted in taste. Alcohol hits you over the head!
robforbes (694), Bremerton, Washington, USA
Aug 18, 2008 pours a clear red-copper with a small light tan head that goes away quickly, not much lacing.
smell is oats, hay, earth, nuts, light spice.
taste is quite different, oily, thick, somewhat sweet, wheat, burnt toffee, malt.
ghawener (667), San Salvador, El Salvador
Aug 17, 2008 At RateBeerians Tasting. Bottle: Religously good. Bold, complex, well rounded, ABV well hidden. Be careful.
BlackDonald (1040), North Carolina, USA
Aug 17, 2008 Excellent, one of the better bigger beers and also one of my favorites from Avery. Dark brown in color, viscious in the glass, and a very potent nose. Alcohol has a presence throughout this one which detracts and it is a little too sweet and inconsistent from bottle to bottle, but I still enjoy the beer. Good for an American take on the style, but is nothing when compared to the finer Belgians.
Ramenen (333), San Salvador, El Salvador
Aug 17, 2008 Thanks to ghawener. Pours a dark brown with a big tan head, nice lacing. Medium bodied, nicely balanced, sweet and spicy, toffee and cloves.
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