The Bruery Partridge in a Pear Tree

I don’t get a strong aroma at first, but after the first taste, it’s: wow. Maple syrup. Lots of sweetness. Apple. Fruit in general. Very interesting. I like what they are doing with the style. Alcohol well hidden.

4-5 oz sample on tap as a guest tap at Kern River Brewing. Sampled in early January. Estery Belgian yeast aroma with some fruity aromas...perhaps pear, but I’m not overly convinced. Quite sweet, estery, and ethanolic. Pretty ttransparent amber body with a large, off-yellow foamy head. Good lacing--an attractive beer. Starts a bit sweet and a bit tart. LOTS of esters...banana. A little roasty and sticky in the middle. Finishes tart and sour, but not extremely. This has a very off-putting chalky, ethanolic finish. Not my bag.

25.4 oz bottle. Dark brown with a sudsy beige head. Nose is yeast, candi, raisin and canned pears. Medium light with faint carb. Taste is woody raisin, apple cider, banana and sweetened bourbon. A lighter take on a Quad but still packs a punch.

On tap at The Bruery. Cloudy brown color with an off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, candi sugar, pears, yeast, and alcohol. Flavor is dominated by sweet fruitiness, spices, and nuts. Complex flavor and full mouthfeel. Maybe a little too rich if anything, which slightly detracts from the drinkability, but it is a very enjoyable beer overall.

Strong sweet aroma. Lots of candi sugar, yeast, booze, dark fruits. Pours dark amber with a nice creamy head. The flavor is pretty darn sweet with lots of carmelized sugars, dark fruits, alcohol, a mild tartness reminiscient of overly ripe fruit. Pretty warming IMO, and very full and heavy. Glad I got to try a 6 oz sample instead of a whole bottle.

Bottle from South Bay Drugs and Liquor. Bold and strong delivery of malt along with a presence of spicy yeast and alcohol. Beer is a dense color of mahogany that is not very visible through. Small sign of head forms but ends up as an o-ring shape. Extreme notes of sweetness and sugary malt with a twist of Belgian spiced yeast really makes this quadrupel an expieremental drink. One piece of advice though, maybe share a bottle of this with someone since its a heavy hitter and not easy to consume an entire bottle to yourself.

Bottle: thanks goldtwins! Pours deep copper/amber with a dense tan head. Nice soflty sweet dark fruits in the aroma- fig, date and mild toffee. Slick warming body. Overly ripe apple in the flavor with a touch of tartness which is subdued by sweet dark fruit, caramelized brown sugar and a mild bitterness. Eh, another sweet Quad.

Poured a hazy chestnut color with a beige head. Mild brown sugar and raisin aroma. Lightly sweet. The malty flavor was of caramel and esters. Yeasty sweet finish. Silky mouthfeel with a medium-full body. Nice warming sensation.