pFriem Belgian Strong Dark

Brewed by pFriem Family Brewers
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Hood River, Oregon USA

Serve in Trappist glass, Tulip, Tumbler

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UPDATED: APR 28, 2013 Possibly the driest 10%+ ale I’ve ever tasted. Cognac colored with a finger of slim white head that vanished fairly quickly. Very complex nose of dry apple cider, armagnac, Calvados,, chocolate, fig, toffee, roasted chestnut, banana and clove. Extremely long and dry (even austere) finish. Great stuff!

Draught. good looking beer with thick white head and dark brown/red body. Light but pleasant toffee and hop aroma. Flavour is very complex. Toffee, cherry, chocolate and malt. Figgy finish. Get this

Dark fruit brown sugar dark brown bread light spicy yeast phenols on the nose. Sweet and smooth nice aroma. Dark amber pour thin off white head. Flavors of brown sugar dark fruit brown bread spicy lightly sweet yeast notes. Clean sweet but dry finish with soft warming alcohol. Very smooth and well put together.

Draft at uber. Pfriem just keeps on rollin--another great one. Pours a crystal clear medium amber with bright golden edges. Dense creamy tan head that falls quickly, but leaves a disc and tons of lace. Sweet cherries, molasses, and gingerbread on the nose. Sticky thick body. Decent carb. Caramel, molasses, gingerbread, and soft cherry notes on the mid palate. Balanced, coherent, and delicious.

On tap at Brouwer’s. Definitely like the brewery, and this is a perfectly respectable example of a difficult style to get right (it took trappist monks quite a while). Dark fruit and spiced caramel in here -- nice and sweet, with a good effervescence beneath. The flavor doesn’t have the depth or complexity of something like an Abt out of Belgium, but for a new brewery in the NW, I’m impressed.

A really pleasing dark ale. Simple and direct. I didn’t get some of the flavors in the description but my interest is piqued enough to sample more from their line-up.

A dry, woody and slightly full of tobacco. Thick fig and malt with plenty of heat and then a big dry finish.

On tap at Baily’s. unfortunately i was in a hurry and the beer was pretty cold. aromas of roast malt & licorice, distany plywood. first sip gets me alcohol warm. tasting roast malt, dark chocolate, smoked malt, woodsy hops. relatively headless on deep brow, god mouth weight, balanced away from sweetness but not harsh. needed to let this warm up & sip with pleasant conversation

On tap at the brewery. Sweetish dark fruit aromas, figs, cherries. Dark tea or cola color. Heavy sweet fruit initial; mid palate is balanced with candi sugar notes; smooth sweet aftertaste. Medium body, a bit sticky. Great-tasting stuff. Hides the alc. well. But lacking the punch and energy of a truly great quad.

Mahogany, bright, thin tan head. Aroma/flavor are spicy and phenolic. Very typical for an American interpretation of a quad (too much oxygen?) As it warms a bit more boozy warmth comes through; this would be ok if it tasted a bit better to begin with. Good, but not up to par with the style.