Urthel Samaranth

Brouwerij De Leyerth
Brewed at De Koningshoeven (Bavaria - Netherlands)
Style: Abt/Quadrupel
Ruiselede, Belgium

Serve in Trappist glass

This beer is a monster in so many ways---immense flavors of caramel, honey, cotton candy, the toffee flavor of marshmallows off thanksgiving sweet potatoes, then a little floral burst at the end. Deep color, deceptively strong without alcoholic flavors. Creamy head sits up on the glass, looks like you could sit back and put your feet up on it--delicious!

Very good Quadrupel/Barley Wine, the alcohol isn’t too overpowering, just a good ale overall.

I’m currently drinking a draft urthel 12...it’s a little too cold so I’m not picking up on all of the nuances of the aroma....sure I know I could wait and let it naturally warm up to room temp, but I can’t. The taste is wonderful. I admit...I’m a abt/quad head. Great balance. Sweet...malty. Leaves a little bitter tinniness on the finish. Nice quad.

Murky amber brown like rural well water after turning the pipes back on in the spring. Aroma of dried fruit, bubblegum, slight anise and other spice, and some grassy/earthy notes. Texture is sticky, like flavors of honey evolving into a bitter sap. Good carbonation and very clear alcohol presence in conjunction with a lasting bitter finish. LIke Barleywine meets Belgian. I’m a fan.

Bottle. Heavy malt aromas of roasted, nutty and caramel, moderate cooked orange for the hops, moderate dough for the yeast, with date, tawny port, toffee, brown sugar and alcohol in the background. Head is small fizzy/frothy, off-white with some slippery lacing and is mostly diminishing. Color is hazy but clears, medium amber/orange. Flavor starts moderately to heavily sweet and lightly acidic, then finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly acidic and bitter. Palate is medium to full, oily with a lively carbonation and a moderately alcoholic finish. The malt profile in this Quadrupel is exceptional and the hop and yeast components compliment it very well

750ml bottle from IPB.
Appearance : Deep amber. Light lacing.
Aroma : Brown sugar with spices and light red fruits. A bit nutty.
Taste : Nice brown sugar and a bit nutty. Finish brown sugar. A bit mineral and quite dry. Some alcohol. Carbonatino is quite intense; a bit too much.
Overall : Nice dry finish. Great nose, nice nutty notes. Carbonation is a bit too intense for my taste. A bit too much alcohol too. A bit too mineral also.

Bouteille de 33cl. Couleur ambrée rougeâtre légèrement trouble, mousse correcte, collerette persistante. Etonnement douce pour 11,5%! Certe l’alcool est bien présent mais bien équilibré avec les arômes de pruneaux et de caramel, assez soyeuse en bouche. Trouvée à Vanuxeem - Ploegstaert.

Hazey deep copper with a solid creamy off-white head. Extremely smooth, warming alcohol tones. A great quad.