Gulden Draak 9000 Quadruple

Brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Ertvelde, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

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(Bottle, 0.33 l - 10.5 % according to the label, at Kaisla, 20120128) The beer poured copper coloured and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, Belgian style yeast, honey and malts. Palate was medium bodied, warming and dryish with quite high carbonation. Flavours were sweetness, Belgian style yeast, malts, fruitiness and bitterness. Aftertaste was boozy, sweet and bitter. Too boozy and sweet to be really good. Aroma was ok.

33cl Bottle from De Bierkoning. Clear amber colour, white slightly rocky head. Aroma of alcohol, ripe fruits, lots of esters, marzipan. Flavour is sweet, light sour alcoholic, fruity, light malty, bit of caramel, hint of marzipan, light bitter finish, a bit hot. Medium bodied, overcarbonated, making this not an easy drink. Nice enough though.

5/28/12. 330mL bottle. Light reddish pour with a big tan head that sticks around forever and laces a bit. Fruity aroma with yeast and plenty of brewing sugar... reminds of bubblegum. Sweet flavor with caramel malts, sugar, bubblegum, fruits, and a touch of banana. Not bad, but definitely better quads. A bit sweet and thick (yes, I realize the style).

Tap. Pours blond with a white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, caramel. Solid flavor and a nice Belgian beer.

33 cl. bottle conditioned, from Bitter Virtue, Southampton. Golden amber beer with off white head. Aroma of caramel, yeast, malt. Taste of caramel, yeast, malt with a slight hop bitterness finish.

Hazy medium golden amber with a generous white head and swirls of lace. Taste reveals sweet caramel malt with a touch of bitters in the finish. Sounds simple, but it isn’t. The brew takes the sweet malt into a nice warm alcohol middle, moving to a comfortable fade to nothing (in the best sense of that word!) at the end. Superb brew, worth savoring.

11.2oz. bottle served in a tulip. Lots of carbonation. Poured a deep gold with a huge white head. Some Belgian yeast spice and a little alcohol in the nose. Bottle conditioned. Not as boozy as the nose would suggest. Fair amount of malt sweetness with more Belgian spice in the finish. Way too easy drinking for the ABV! You could get in trouble with this.

Botella de 330ml. Copa Cáliz de Chimay. Saboreada en may´12. Color ámbar con tintes anaranjados a contraluz. Apariencia velada. Corona marfil, tupida, que se disipa lentamente. Aromas intensos de azúcar, higos y especias. Agradable entrada azucarada y alcohol “in crescendo” que permanece hasta el final. Ligera pimienta en el intermedio, una ilusión…Melazas fundidas lo inundan todo –y, sin embargo, no empalagan-. Cuerpo pleno y carbonatación moderada. Agradable asimilación. ¡ Me encanta el Estilo Quadrupel! 330ml bottle. Chimay Chalice glass. Enjoyed on may´12. Amber color, orangish hues to the light.Hazy appearance. Close, off-white, slowly fading crown. Intense sugar, figs & spices to the nose. Gentle sugary upfront then increasing alcohol lingers into the end. Slightly peppery in the middle, just an illusion, fluid molasses all around –no cloying even though-. Full body, moderate carbonation. Pleasant drinkability. I love Quad style!

4.5 Bottle pour into tulip glass. Nice caramel color with a tall head that was very persistent (next time I drink this I will not use a tulip glass). Very nice complex palate. No high ABV kick; nice, smooth finish.

Pours golden brown with white head. Moderate lacing. Lacks the complexity that I would expect from a quad, but it is still good. Belgium yeast aroma, Taste includes brown sugar, carmel, toffee, raisin, and cough syrup.

Bottle from Beerstore, Thessaloniki: Nice amber orange colour, white thick foam. Aroma of dried fruits, caramel, nuts, herbs. Taste is sweet, but not heavy. Average carbonation, medium body with a slightly bitter finish. Overall, a good beer.