Ottos Five Year Ale

Formerly brewed at Ottos Pub & Brewery
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
State College, Pennsylvania USA

Serve in Trappist glass

On tap at the brewpup. Clearly this is not a quad. It seems to be a belgian trippel if anything, much in the line of many De Dolle offerings but without the wonderful yeasty qualities. I got alot of candi sugar and some lighter fruits. A bit too sweet, and a bit too thin as well.

brown/amber. little head. sweet aroma. Very rich, yet balanced flavor of caramel, yeast, sight spice. A great super full bodied belgian.

11/3/07 - Draft at brewpub. Orange ambe color. Nose is minimal, spice and malt. Touch of giniger and coriander, orange peel. Nice belgium. Again, ordinary for me, but good.

Draft. Brownish pour with minimal head. Complex aroma of candi sugary malt, figgy fruits, hops, some floral spices, and spicy molasses. Tastes dark fruity, with citric hops, some funky notes, and some candi sugary molasses hints. Not bad at all.

(hand bottled sample)bronze body with no head.aroma is a mix of butterscotch,alcohol,and citrus.flavor is about the same with a slight tobacco finish.

Handbottle from mj! Thanks! Nose of molasses, spices, and caramel; Rusty red with not much head; flavor is sweet with toffee, caramel, alcohol, and some woodiness.

Handbottled from mj, Dark bronze, leaves a white ring of foam around the glass. Wood, pear, caramel and a slight whiff of alcohol. Very sweet and caramel-y. Light phenols, a tinge of alcohol, pear/apple and some bread. Full bodied with light carbonation.

(11/3/07, 12oz handbottle, thanks mj) Crystal clear amber body with virtually no head. Aroma is sweet, boozy, caramel/toffee, light anise. Taste is sweet, caramel, plum/raisin, wood, bread, some alcohol. Sticky full body, minimal carbonation.