3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: FEB 8, 2011 Sample at the brewpub. The beer pours a clear dark bronze color with a medium light beige head that dissipates quickly. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of yeast, dark fruit and malt. Medium body with flavors of sweet yeast and malt accented by raisins and spices. The finish is sweet and malty with a lingering yeast aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
3.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Toronado RR Night. This dark brown ale poured with a decent beige head. The flavor starts off sweet and malty with a slightly bitter yeasty finish. The alcohol is well-concealed. This is a nice example of the quadrupel style.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
@RBWG-growler-thanks to daknole–pours a tan ring for a head and copper color. Aroma is soft dark malt-anise. Tast is dark malt-anise, spice/earthy hops bite.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ the brewpub. Clear brown copper with a one finger beige head, fading to a ring and tattered film before long. Belgian yeast up front with lots of dried fruits--raisins, figs, apricots--and some scorched caramel. Light earth in the background.Pretty durn sweet thus far. The flavor adds some spicy alcohol and hops to help dry everything out--I was worried for a moment. Surprisingly finishes semi-dry--hooray for an American brewery not making their interpretation of a quad an effing sweet mess! Earthy bitterness peaked around a 3. This does not taste 11% from the ETOH burn, though it is syrupy thick. Low carbonation. I had a sample of this before they officially released it @ the brewpub and wasn’t very impressed. With a full tulip, I am--though I dunno how many of these I could actually drink in one sitting.
3.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap at Toronado. This beer pours with a dark brown color. It definitely needs to warm up to shows its full complexity. It has strong flavors of dried fruit such as apricot, some breadiness and some toffee and caramel. Very smooth and hides the alcohol well. Very good.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brown/black pour with white head and lace. Caramel malt, brown sugar, and sour malt. Brown sugar, caramel, nice warmth, and decent bitter. Medium/full bodied. nice beerbwg.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
draft at Russian River. deeper caramel colored pour, westmalle dubbel lke yeast flavor & aroma, dried fruits, light spice. bottle seemed a little light for a quad, seemed more Mauditish to me, pretty flavor ful but falls a notch short of top of the line quads
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ Toronado San Diego. Pours a lightly hazed deep brown with a 2 finger beige head. Nose of candied dark fruits (raisins, figs, plums). Sweet malts as well. Flavor was also malty and quite sweet.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the belgian beer fest 09. dark brown pour. Sweet malt, raisins, candy sugar, caramel, plums, berry, and a touch of earthiness. Nice sweet malty beer. Well made, but pretty standard for the style.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at Toronado. Murky brown with a small head. Medium body and pretty smooth. Yeast, dried fruit, and slight earthiness. Alcohol well hidden. Pretty decent.
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