La Trappe Quadrupel

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

Serve in Trappist glass

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UPDATED: OCT 15, 2007 Wow, I really like the smell and taste of this beer. It has heavy overtones of fruits in both. As previously stated, there is really no head to speak of, but that’s not really a quality I care about when dealing with a trappist beer. I enjoy and recommend this beer.

I feel this is the best beer in the world, or at least it becomes the best beer once it’s been aged for about 4-5 years. The last few aged bottles I’ve had were stunningly good; now that it’s rebranded as de Koenigshoeven, it should be easy to find again in the US. The taste is the same between the two labels, incidentally. I always find the bubble gum ester to be a good way to tell whether the beer has aged long enough. While that particular flavor is good, it vanishes with age and allows the natural richness of this beer to shine through instead.

As good of a beer as one is ever going to find. Deep, multi-layered fruit and caramel flavors, very mild hoppiness, light carbonation, translucent amber color. I love this beer.

Currently my favorite beer. It’s all about the richness of taste and aroma with the perfectly balanced notes of fruit. Almost too delicious and drinkable given the strength.

UPDATED: OCT 25, 2008 caramel flavor with hint of citrus. slightly orange with a heavy frothy head. lightly bitter, wonderful taste. Overall Impression: Great Beer! My best rating so far...After spending three years in Europe and sampling everything in sight; I’m very impressed. Look out Germany, Holland is knocking at your Bier Door...

The one and only original Quadrupel!! This Trappist Quadrupel is the basic beer in this style. It’s smooth, fruity. Some caramel, coffee and roasty aroma. In the end it has a long lasting taste of roasted bread and a kind of caramel sweetness.

What a quad should be. A crisp Trappist Quad. The color is a light amber. Delicious bit of yeast flavor. You have a trace flavor of the alcohol. Let this beer warm to about 45 to 50 degrees to let the aroma out. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

This is by far the best trappist ale I’ve had to date hands down. I can’t give any negative points about the brew. Straight up tens and fives in my book!

This beer makes me want to sing ’Let’s Get It On’ to it. Because drinking you can never be wrong, with a beer so true... I don’t see anything wrong with this beer. Its taste is smooth and full of a spicy cloves, bread and cinnamon and maybe some bananas too. It’s got a 10% ABV but it doesn’t taste like it. It’s just a very pleasant and warm (I had it around room remperature to bring out the tastes and complexities). Well, until I find something wrong with this beer I’ll leave it with a perfect rating I think.

As a matter of principle, I am forced to give this beer a 19 overall. Were I to esatblish this beer a 20, t’would not leave room for expansion. But, dang, if this ain’t the best beer I’ve ever had. Bought it at a packatge store in Georgia, and boy, did it pay off. A smooth dark beer that does not overwhelm your tastebuds at all. The taste is so complex and complete, it reminds me of a symphony. If you took the best characteristics of your favorite porter (like Anchor Porter) and your favorite ale, combined those into this quadrupel-ly fermented pleasentry, you’d have a happy time. So, go buy this. And then drink it. Because it’s good.