 BelgianBeerGal (1275), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Feb 22, 2009 Bottle at the Lost Abbey dinner. Quad that draws more from American than Belgian influences. A good beer but a little sweeter and more molassas that your typical Belgian quad. Good job hiding the 10.5 ABV and also some of the yeast notes remind me of Belgium.
ckau (26), north east, Maryland, USA
Feb 22, 2009 Bottle a little undercarbed. Thin head that dissipated quickly. Good aroma of mollasses. Tastes of raisins, sugar and mollases, slight alcohol residual warming. overall an interesting beer to drink that is well balanced.
kiefdog (1567), Tampa, Florida, USA
Feb 22, 2009 750ml bottle from South Bay Drugs. Pours a dark cola brown with thin off-white head. Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of raisins, ripe dark fruit, candy sugar, plums, caramel and hints of yeast and spice. Flavor is also malty and sweet with notes of overripe dark fruit, nuts, hints of honey, caramel and toffee. Generally medium body with a somewhay weird sour, yeasty malty finish.
gnoff (3560), Göteborg, Sweden
Feb 18, 2009 1 pt 9 fl oz (75 cl?) bottle at Haket, Göteborg, Sweden
Shared with ekstedt
On February 18, 2009
Hazy reddish color, small fast dying tan head. Grainy, alcohol, raissin, sugary sweet, vinous scent. Alcohol, grainy, rubber tube, harsh taste. Warming alcohol. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, low bitterness. Salty and anise. Did not like it much, won’t get it again.
ekstedt (2411), Göteborg, Sweden
Feb 18, 2009 Updated: Feb 19, 2009Bottle (75 cl), shared with gnoff at Haket, Göteborg, Sweden. Hazy deep copper, tiny brief head. Cherries, raisin, sweet candy and alcohol in the aroma. Medium bodied, a bit flat mouthfeel. Dry and a bit salty with medium bitterness. Highly overrated, a huge dissapointment.
rickgordon (3285), Göteborg, Sweden
Feb 18, 2009 Bottled. Generously shared by gnoff, deft and ekstedt.
Deep brown colour with low head. Sweet aroma with sweetish, candisugary touch, fruity esters and Belgian yeast of course. Very sweet and lots of apparent alcohol in flavour, with notes of marzipan and dark fruits. Bit cloying. If it wasn’t for the overpowering sweetness, this would be another delicate US-Belgo Style Quadrupel.
robertjm (399), El Cerrito, California, USA
Feb 17, 2009 Big pop when opening bottle. Pours large head foamy head that stays around for quite some time.. Dark brown color with fair amount of carbonation. Very bready aroma. Good flavor of a quad (dark candy sugar or brown sugar) with the bitter aftertaste that finishes off the sweetness. However, it’s not overly bitter and it diminishes on the palate, with almost a slight yeast flavor to it. Good body. Not overly heavy like some abbey ales can have.
Dogbrick (2816), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Feb 17, 2009 Bottle from the Solana Beach location. This beer is a dark brown-amber color with a medium beige head that diminishes steadily. Rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of raisins and licorice, plus some malt. Has a medium body with flavors of dark fruits, yeast, anise and malt. The finish is fruity and yeasty with some roasted malt and hops aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
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