 JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Apr 24, 2007
Clear rubyish amber. Slight light tan head. Slight fruity aroma. Lots of fruity malts with some cherry cough syrup and spice. Taste is full of fruity complex malts, slight sherry oxidation, and alcohol. Some brown sugared peaches and pineapple. Spices blended in give ita nice character. A little dry, and well filled with flavors. Pretty good stuff!
JCB (1009), Durham, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Tasted at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville - thanks to OldStyleCubFan for sharing! I’d like to have tried this beer when fresh, that’s for sure. The nose was strong fruity malts with some hints of smoke and peat in there that made me think this one was a strong Scotch ale masking as a quad. Typically warming malts emerged the deeper into it I got, but there was something slightly tart about this one, and I found the body to be too thin.
emacgee (1052), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Jul 21, 2008 Pours a translucent solid copper with a thin orange head. The nose is lightly earthy, some belgian, warm, grainy, fruity. The flavor is lightly warm, fruity, a bit oxidized, basement malty taste. Warm palate. Age probably hasn’t done this well.
bleeng (284), Spring near Beersel, Texas, USA
Jul 4, 2008 12 oz from the original Saint Arnold search and buy day way back when! Hazy dark gold. Hoppy nose, spices, funkiness in the taste. A bit cold. A strange color for a quad I thought. More like an IPA rather than a quad. I’ve got 2 more and I think they need to be drank sooner than later. This one was best fresh and did not review it then.
Snojerk321 (957), San Diego, California, USA
Jun 28, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours a clear copper amber with a thin, spotty-lacing off-white head. Sweet bready Belgian yeasty aroma has a touch of clove and honey along with a hint of brett. Body starts with some sweet caramel malt and light fruits, but a touch of soapy earthy bittering character toward the finish that might be a product of brett. A nice attempt and the yeast character seems fairly authentic, but I’d prefer a slightly sweeter doughy finish.
ucusty (1062), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Thanks to Stall for this one! Slightly hazy amber/brown pour with a small off white head and some spotty lacing. Dark dried fruits on the nose. Malts, filbert nuts and alcohol for taste!.. Glad I got to try this one!
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