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La Trappe Quadrupel

Percentile
98
overall
Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel

Tilburg, Netherlands

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
11203.8/5.03.8/5.0Winter10%79Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
The strongest of the special beers. Its flavor is full, mild and pleasantly bitter. Quadrupel is presently available in the autumn, is bottled by the year and is perfect company for those long winter evenings.
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 DeanF (293), Paris, France
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/59/104/516/20
Jun 24, 2009  
Popped the cap and it overflowed, but this time I was ready and had it over the La Trappe chalice. This is the second one that’s burst when I opened it so I’ll assume I got a bad batch or they’re just meant to soak your table in beer. Pours very fizzy and pop-like, no head aside from what overflowed from the bottle. Very alcohol-sweet cognac smell, nice dark red colour. Very good smooth fruity flavour though - cherries, chocolate, dark grains. Average mouthfeel. Aside from the initial explosions, pretty good.


 MrChopin (632), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Hazy dark amber, large foamy beige head. Nose of berry, toffee and almond, also some bubblegum and grass. Flavor is maltier, sweeter, some alcohol coming through. Rather dry body, moderate in size and carbonation but somewhat syrupy. Finish has some yeast and fruit. The alcohol and body are somewhat off-putting, but the malts and fruits are nicely balanced without going overboard into Candy Land.


VonkBrewer (14), Belgium
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/518/20
Jun 21, 2009  
Lovely beer. Full, little bit fruity taste. Gives a warm feeling in your throat. Not to bitter, very good.


 ChainGangGuy (2544), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 20, 2009  
11.2 ounce bottle - $5.29 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia. Appearance: Clear, dark brown body with a reasonably well-sized, off-white head. Random bits of lacing on the way down. Smell: Sweetish, earthly spiced, and ripe fruity notes all come together to harmoniously provide notes of candy, caramel-covered fruits, dark loaf bread, and even alcohol. Yes, even alcohol, friends. Taste: Sweetish, dark maltiness with very, very light tastes of chocolate and even cinnamon-flavored Breakfast Blend coffee. Touch of dark breadiness. Hearty spread of gooey dark caramel. Dash of earthy spices, mainly clove. Another pinch of table sugar. Fruity tastes of green raisins, ripe figs, and green apples marinated in spiced rum. Touch of bitterness. Sweetish, earthy, warming finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Smooth mouthfeel. Drinkability: Worth a try. The world’s greatest quadrupel? Heck no! A decent, okay-inducing quad? Sure.


 delnoche (221), Germany
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jun 14, 2009  
50cl ceramic bottle poured into a Chimay Trappist glass. Dark amber with ample creamy tan head. Aroma is bubblegum. Flavor is bubblegum, spice, alcohol. Medium carbonation. Finish is alcohol. This one is very much like the dubbel but with stronger alcohol.


 Gypsy19 (616), California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/105/516/20
Jun 14, 2009  
As Koningshoeven Quadrupel Trappist Ale. Pours a cloudy ruby red/brown with a medium head that quickly recedes to a thin layer of lacing. Aroma is mostly of banana and spice. Flavor is a lot more complex and robust; The banana comes again with the spice, but also comes the trappist qualities of breadiness, yeast, and a lot of flora. Again, very complex. Very creamy in mouthfeel and finish; Just perfect on the palate. I’m really enjoying this one a lot. I put it third behind Bernardus and Rochefort in the Quad department. Overall, excellent to world class.


 RHeastings (392), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Enjoyed from a 11.2oz bottle in a whiskey snifter. The beer pours a nice deep brown, with a just barely off-white head. The aroma brings notes of yeast-derived flavors of plumes and some lightly toasted raisons, along with a slight pilsner malt-type graininess. The beer is full on the palate, bringing a sweetness that is pleasant and not cloying. While I have had some examples of the style that offer more rounded and complex malty flavors, this beer was still extremely enjoyable. A great quadrupel and a must try from the world’s only non-Belgian Trappist brewery.


 sebletitje (1899), Tampa, Florida, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 11, 2009  
33cl bottle, La Trappe glass. pours dark brown/ruby, off white head. Aroma of candi sugar, dark fruits and malts Taste, malty, dark fruits with raisins, currants, candi sugar with yeast elements, starts off light and becomes more complex as the warming abv dissipates.



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