La Trappe Quadrupel

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

Aroma of raisins, brown sugar prunes and a fair whack of alcohol. Pour is dark brown with a massive white head that dissipates with nice lacing. Flavour is a complex mix of dried fruit again of raisins prunes and more of that dark brown sugar and some spice that leaves a long finish with just a hint of the heat of the alcohol. It does a great job of covering up the fact that it is a 10% ABV beer. Drink with caution.

11.2 oz bottle labeled Konings Hoeven Quadrupel...Poured dark amber w/ an fizzy off white head. The head stuck around for a bit then dissipated just enough to provide some fizzy lacing. The aroma of the beer was filled w/ dark fruits, but I was also able to pick out a "nutty" smell along with some molasses/brown sugar notes. The flavor was mildly complex. I could taste dark fruits, spices, toasted malts, candy sugars, and some yeast. This was a medium heavy beer w/ a substantial amount of carbonation. The palate was sticky and sweet, with a long finish. Very tasty...

Almost without any head... what is there is bubbly and dissipates very quickly. Really nice dark amber color... but not like an amber ale... shinier. Really fruity, tart aroma. It is a pretty thick beer... actually you can tell just by looking at it. Lots of fruity tastes in there, but it isn’t too sweet like some strong Belgians. Slightly sour at the finish. A little bit bitter as well. No crappy aftertaste. Must be drank very slowly.

Bottle courtesy of pepsican. Alcohol on the nose along with some sweet fruits. Amber orange body if glass held to light with white head. Medium sugar coated candy flavor the is alright with the alcohol present also. Sweetness lingers on the palate but a good sipping brew.

Clay Bottle - 50 cl. Hardly to believe that this beer holds 10 percent alcohol. Light brown colour with a huge white head. The nose is dominated of plums and brown sugar. The palste is round and surprisingly mild with hints of burned malts. The finish is long-lasting

11.2 oz. bottle poured into trappist glass- poured semi transparent dark ruby brown, very light carbonation, creamy bubbly off white head laced nicely along the sides. Aroma of bananas, plums, green pears, and cherries. Hits the mouth with a nicely defined medium body, fruit notes come through cleanly, a brief caramel note in the middle, finish is warming and has a nice alcohol feel. Not as complex as other quads, but does a great job of making you forget about the slapnuts that are trained to say, "Austin is cool... it’s cool because it’s Austin" everyday.

Pours a nice copper orange with a minor yet lasting creamy head. Nose has a banana liqueur character, along with a dry yeasty note and plenty of dark candi sugar. Very sweet with a lovely fullness, starts off fruity and with hints of cotton candy and cough syrup before moving to a warming, mildly medicinal herbal finish. A decent quad.

Pours amber/copper with a light tan head. Aroma has strong elements of pear and apple, with notes of caramel, raisins, and cherries. Taste of candied sugar, toffee, and pear. Alcohol is very noticeable in the taste, and warming on the finish. This was a different quad than anything Ive ever tasted. Had it one night after my first Westy 12. Not a bad beer, but definitely suffers in the comparison.