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New Glarus Unplugged Belgian Quadruple

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2713.76/5.03.74/5.0Special11%72.8Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Inspired by the Trappist brewers of Belgium, our heavyweight Quadruple tips the O.G. scales at 25 degrees P. Master Brewer, Daniel Carey, sourced the Brett yeast that boldly frames this refined and complex strong ale. First coddled in our Oak lager tanks and then slowly matured in bourbon barrels. This is a bold beer that sips like a refined cordial of nutmeg, dried cherries and vanilla. Perfect for lying down or sipping by the fire tonight. http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/beers/unplugged belgian quad.html
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 yespr (12020), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Apr 19, 2009  
12 fl oz bottle, courtesy of Grovlam. Pours slight cloudy deep orange with a small off white head. Dry, yeasty, roasted malt, and light acidic aroma. Dry and slight mouldy flavoured. Sweet and caramelish and slight yeasty into the finish.


 juiceisloose (671), Windermere, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Apr 15, 2009  
Courtesy fantomas23., thanks Adam. Pours a caramel orange color with a small, foamy cream colored head that quickly fades to a thin film. The aroma is interesting with sweet and sour components including tart cherries, caramel, candied sugar, bourbon, and oaky vanilla. There is a hint of the bretty funk in there as well. The flavor follows and is very sweet with the caramel and candy sugar playing big roles to balance out the tart fruit and brett. Oak and vanilla smooth things out and add depth and complexity to the flavor. The body is medium-full and a touch syrupy with good carbonation, but really smooth and easy to drink. Tart cherries and vanilla sweetness linger in the finish with a slight warming from the alcohol. A very interesting take on the style and one I really enjoyed with the slight sourness. Another great beer from New Glarus.


 IlanMan (817), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 26, 2009  
Bottle. Medium clean golden pour with a nice fluffy white head. Aroma of pepper, light fruit, and yeast. Sweet and fruity malt was dominant with strong yeasty esters blended well into the aroma. real good brew. Easy to drink.


 fidel (921), Livermore, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 25, 2009  
Pours dark amber brown, caramel, bourbon, wood, vanilla, spice, little dark fruits, slighty yeasty.


 Scubatrip (388), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/517/20
Jan 22, 2009  
From the bottle, courtesy of Secret Santa, pours an opaque orange with a nice foamy off-white head. Aroma is sweet and of alcohol and sugar, sweet molasses and a bit of orange/citrus. Taste is similar, sweet but with distictive alcohol, some citrus, some candi sugar, and a bit of citrus. Quite smooth and clean. Very good beer.


 douglas88 (1580), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Thanks big time to eclectic for this bottle. Pours a fairly clear red-brown color with some orange tints, a small bubbly white head. A really nice aroma; initially I notice lots of Brett, some woody notes mix with the Brett to produce a pretty sour nose, some light fruits struggle through, sweet vanilla-oak notes also. The flavor is similarly excellent; initially funky and woody, lightly sour, some strong fruit flavors, much like cherries, a nice strong malt and yeast also. A good bit of alcohol, which fits in nicely. Overall, quite nice and I’d love to try one again in a few years.


 AgentSteve (1374), SF Bay Area, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Jan 19, 2009  
Pours deep amber brown with a thin off white head. Nose and flavor are Toffee and caramel. Not too complex.


 golubj (1286), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Jan 12, 2009  
Bottle from a trade. Dark orange pour with very little head. Aroma is very ripe fruit, sugar, vanilla, molasses. Flavor is the same, very sweet, even a light tart fruit. A light amount of vanilla and wood in the finish.



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