La Trappe Quadrupel

Brewed by De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands

Serve in Trappist glass

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2013/04/19 - pours a translucent orange/amber color with a thin off white head. Aroma is yeast, plums, banana and raisins. Taste is similar to nose with sweet, dark fruits up front and an oaky, warming, boozy aftertaste. Mouthfeel is thick with sooth carbonation. A disappointing Trappist quad. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle at bar. Light brown color, white head. Sweet taste with plum, earthy notes, honey, ripe fruits, herbs and cinnamon. Nicely balanced body, the high ABV is very well hidden. Sweet finish with fruits and herbs. Magnificent quadruppel.

Pours orange amber with a beige head. Aroma of traditional belgian beer-candy, ripe plums, concentrated candy (flagermuse), almost synthetic feel to it, weak floral notes, toffee, raisins, banana and dark sugar. Taste has that same belgian beer-candy with a lot of sweet stuff going on. Not that cloying and almost no hint of alcohol. Nice.

Glass bottle dated Oct 17, 2012. Dark brown colour and ample head. Raisin and banana, sweet caramel. Alcohol comes through but not offensively. Very complex and enjoyable, as most quadrupels.

Bottle . Pours dark blonde , not nearly as dark as expected White layer of foam No smell Way to high carbo ! Sugary , sweet , malts , not complex like a quad should be . dissapointing ..

Pours semi-red brown, but clear. Thick white head. The aroma is sooo much candy! Banana, dried fruits, flowers and caramel.. A little perfumed though. The balance is not overwhelming. The perfume is in the taste as well, but some rum and more caramel comes to my mind. Well hidden alcohol, but probably because of the really intense candy!

A hate to say this as i am a Tilburgenaar but this is one of my least favourite Quads...way too sweet and the sweetness is not balanced at all! fresh(2012) bottle though but still

Well. Sweet, very sweet, lots of fruit, but the sweetness is not balanced out at all. Hoped for better.

75cl bottle. Tasting of the 12 first La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged variants, together with the original beer (La Trappe Quadrupel). Appearance: amber beer, large stable head. Nose: sweet, hints of bananas, some liquor even. Taste: sweet, bananas, malts, caramel, rather fruity.

Appearance: Nut brown with a cream colored head. Aroma: Brown sugar, alcohol and dried fruit. Flavor: Lush, sweet caramel malt with dried plums, figs and spice. Palate: Full bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: Flavors just keep unfolding. An immensely satisfying Quad.