La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged Batch #8

Formerly brewed at De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass

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375 ml. bottle @ home // purchased @ home // first one I am opening myself and this plastic cork is not letting go easily // probably darkest so far of the Oak Aged ones, almost brownish apricot, the typical red is showing only in the light, most head as well , lightly yellow // nose is like an Islay whiskey, fine iodine, metallic almost hint of seaweed, light peat line with the sweetness of the base burred underneath, caramel, toffee, berries, beyond unique // taste is medium Laphroig touch, peat, iodine, lighter smoke, real Islay whiskey not just the burned kerosene peat barrel like a lot of these kinds, followed by the typical sweetness of this ones, berries, caramel, malts, sweet sugar, almost cream, finish Laphroig malt and tad sweet end, warms the throat, the more I drink these Oak Aged ones the more I love them & this one truly marries the two drink unlike so many others, as usual this is unique // Laphroig I have mentioned, Bowmore I do not like and probably plays more in the head, Tamdhu, Strathspey I haven’t tired // creamy, caramel, fudge body // damn I love this series & oh yeah 2011 Vintage

Bottle shared at Bangers and lace. Pours a cloudy deep amber with a lacing off-white head. Some sweet brown sugar and phenols in the nose, but also quite some ashy peat. Medium body, some sweet caramel and smoke.

Bottle 375ml.

Clear medium to dark orange amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy smoke - wood, fresh wood, peat. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dusty, caramel, peat - soot, dried fruit, so balance. Very nice ;O) Body is medium, texture is creamy - oily and smooth, carbonation is soft - fizzy, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120313]

Bottle - 375mL corked and caged. Coppery brown pour with a short, fizzy tan head. Strong oak aroma to this. It’s pretty much dominant. There’s some dark fruit notes, booze notes and caramel as well. Strong oak in the flavor profile also. Dark fruit notes, soft earthiness, caramel, sweet malt, candyish notes, light booze and maybe light cake notes. Body is medium with a soft, creamy carbonation. The oak flavors linger throughout on the palate. Ends with more oak, wet woody notes, soft earth, caramel, sweet malt, cake, ripe dark fruits and light booze.

Outstanding beer! Appearance is not the best, it’s reddish brown with yeast floating in it, but the long lasting head is very nice, beige and creamy. Aroma is just a mild version of the fantastic taste. Lots of oak, vanilla, ash, whiskey, dark fruit. Good body, fine soft carbonation. Well worth the price.

I can’t say it’s perfect because there’s always room for improvement, but this scotch whisky barrel-aged quad is absolutely remarkable! Huge peaty scotch, vanilla, oak, and dark fruits. My guess is Lagavulin barrels, but the secret is safe with the brouwerij.

Bottled. Amber coloured. Unclear. Dense beige head. Aroma of whiskey, light smoke, ripe fruits, spice. Flavour of smoke, whiskey, ripe fruits, light sweetness, spice, oak. Medium to full bodied. Ends on a light smoked fruityness with a touch of alcohol. Quite nice.

Bottle at yespr. Hazy orange-red coloured with a medium sized off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of dried fruits with notes of oak, earth and peat. Sweet and fruity flavour of caramel and dried fruits with notes of earth, peat, smoke and whisky. Sweet finish.

37.5 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small tan head. Aroma is smoked and caramelish. Sweet, peated, caramelish and roasted. Light phenolic and caramelish. Smoked and caramelish finish.

cloudy brown, smooth offwhite head. peaty roasted burnt wood, roasted malts, whiskey. flavor is wood, sweet roasted malts, peat smoke.