 craftbeerdesign (731), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
Mar 16, 2009 750 ml bottle courtesy of Sparky27 on a trade about a year ago... finally busted this one open. first impression is this is really lacking in carbonation... virtually no head. very pleasant aroma - some dark fruit, a touch of alcohol and some caramel. medium body that really grabs hold of the tip of the palate... raisins, as well as other dark fruits, light caramel, some alcohol, and sugar dominate... very soft throughout and very enjoyable overall. Somewhat strong finish, with a touch of bitterness. A really nice quad... glad I got to try this one.
IlanMan (816), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
Mar 9, 2009 Had a strong malt, dark fruit, and light caramel character. Flavor included brown sugar, more malt, light roast, raisins. Well balanced brew. Alcohol was well hidden.
Lubiere (4463), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Mar 6, 2009 A reddish brown ale with a thin off white head. A wonderful cherry and licorice aroma, with vinous alcohol. In mouth, a rich smooth cherry and chocolate, with light aniseed notes, and warming alcohol. Rich and wonderful. Tasted at Mondiale 2007.
thewolf (5623), Kolding, Denmark
Mar 6, 2009 Bottle. [thanks, bigbro]
Pours a nice, clear mahogany with a small, creamy, beige, film head. Toffee, raisins, plums, vanilla, some alcochol and subdued chocolate in the aroma. Low carbonation, nice oily mouthfeel. Flavour starts with som sharpish alcohol, then turns sweet, with good toffee and some soft chocolate. Nice fruitiness, but not the best quad in the world.
rederic (1785), montréal, Quebec, Canada
Mar 5, 2009 750ml bottle, dark-brown color, with a tan-colored head, yeasty, toasty, caramelized malt, fruity raisiny, light plummy, cookie dough nose, with some chocolate praline, cake accents, with bunrt brown sugar, light molasses sweetness, with a mild spicy nutmeg, alcoholic effluvia in the aroma follows through on a full-bodied palate with a yeasty, fruity, raisiny, sultana, chocolatey character, with a bready dough, buckwheat, toasted malt accent, and a hint of coffee bean roastiness, with some plummy, datey, fruitcake notes, with a faint nutty, nutmeg, clove spiciness, within a smooth warmth mouthfeel, leading towards a warming, malty, chocolatey, raisiny, lingering hop bitterness finish.
JK54B (913), Helsinki, Finland
Mar 1, 2009 A bottle shared at Pikkulintu. Pale beige head. Slighly medicine like taste. Some raisin in the nose. Not very much head. Some barleywine likeness. Some hints of chocolate and oak.
can8ianben (903), Pasadena, California, USA
Feb 28, 2009 Lots of fruity goodness in this rich and complex quadrupel. Dark brown, almost black. Lots of different fruit and alcohol in the flavor. Palate is almost a bit too sweet. Alcohol is well hidden.
carruthm (1109), Seattle, Washington, USA
Feb 23, 2009 on tap at lost abbey. spiced with some currants, based off lost and found. well balanced.
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