 VeloVampire (374), Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nov 25, 2007
650 ml bottle, shared with StompBrockmore - pours a foxy amber with a small white head. Intensely sweet aroma - powdered sugar and some unidentifiable fruits in the mix. Flavour filled with yeasty spiciness and again VERY sweet and bready. Lots of sweet malts and a surprising amount of hops for a quad. This is a confused beer - I’d never call it a quad, but I’d call it good. Alcohol becomes present as it warms. Would be interesting to try after cellaring for a couple years, as it did seem kind of young.
fidel (62), Livermore, California, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Deep amber, Creamy, bready, malty, apricot, thick, spice, caramel, little hops, Dry finsh.
harddrinker (1), , Alabama, USA
does not count  Jul 8, 2008 kinda hard to open cuz of the foil, especially if you’re already drunk.. tastes like a good syrup, good getting fucked up to price ratio..don’t chug it or you’ll puke
Shaftie (18), , Florida, USA
Jul 6, 2008 22oz from Total Wine @$6.99 (w/Coupon) Aroma didn’t unveal much about what was to come. Pours a redish-tan with a nice little white head. Okay quad true to the style. Nice spice with a somewhat hoppy finish. Stuck to the palate, rather creamy. Carbonation was noticable, nothing to much so. Not bad, but Avery makes better.
Derek881 (285), Frederick, Maryland, USA
Jul 6, 2008 Poured this beer from the large-sized bottle into a trappist glass. The aroma was pleasant, featuring some dark fruits, candy tones, and some citrus hops too. It had a dark gold-straw color with a fairly large, foamy, white head that had pretty good retention. The taste was sweet, with the fruits and candy coming through, and maybe a touch of sourness. It was smooth on the palate, and the high alcohol content was barely discernible; a drier, thinner beer.
badbeer (391), Iowa, USA
Jul 5, 2008 Poured a nice orange copper color; a little lighter than expected, but the lack of head retention and only a small, non-lasting head is what brings this one down. Smell is of caramel and dark fruit, some cherries as well. Taste is real nice, starts out with a burnt caramel flavor, toffee, and some dark fruits. I think this may even meld better with age. Mouthfeel is chewy, definitely full bodied with carbonation on the lower side, but still present. Pretty solid, and if I remember correctly, the best United States brewed quad that I’ve had. Certainly worth a try, I think I’ll be picking up a couple to age next time.
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