3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: The beer pours a dark brown color with a finger or two of creamy, khaki colored head.
S: A bit fruit aroma to this beer. Lots of banana accompanied by raisins, cherries, plums, and perhaps figs. Plenty of sugar character in the form of toffee, caramel, and candy sugar. A bit of alcohol is certainly there, too.
T: A ton of banana flavor which is really quite nice. There is still a lot of dark fruit character here along with the typical intense sugar notes of a Quad. Lots of caramel, candi sugar, molasses, and maybe just a bit of roast.
M: The body is medium with a moderate to high level of carbonation.
D: Surprisingly easy to drink and very little booze apparent on the palate.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2006 bottle from my cellar shared with 4 friends.
An excellent beer. It was a bit lively (after a long cycle ride). Great taste
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: SEP 18, 2011 Bold, brown body, solid tan head. Nice caramel, pear, wood, leaves. Delicious fatty, sweet flavour revealing even more complexities, such as spices and pine. Well balanced carbonation/alcohol backup. Reminds me of a Westvleteren 12 albeit not as smooth. Amazing beer that shows it?s hops and malts in heaps. (7,95 EUR, 75cl bottle)
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle @ DØE Meeting. Pours bark brown with a light brown head. Aroma and taste of Belgian yeast, caramel, brown sugar, dark friut like plums. Medium body, low carbonation. Nice and easy drinking Belgian. 190111
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
Tasting at DØE, Aarhus Syd, DK.
Bottled, 190111.
Brown with beige head. Aroma of malt. Flavor with esters and brown sugar.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Clear dark reddish brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, dark malts, dried fruit, spices and yeast. Very sweet flavor with an alcoholic and soft finish. The sweetness is not balanced as well as in other Belgian strong ales. 190111
4.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Live rate! Bottle courtesy of hellbilly -- thanks, Chef! Pours a rich plum color with a frothy beige head. Smells of Belgian yeast, alcohol, cloves, and allspice. Silky on the palate with notes of figs, sweet malt, faint hops, tart apple, and a warming burn on the finish. It’s making me smile as I drink it.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from Dr. Jekyll’s. Brown pour with a big tan head. Aroma is surprisingly faint, a little alcohol, malty, and sweet. Taste is a little sweet, floral, lots of alcohol, and caramel.
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