3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Murky red/brown body with very small off-white head. Flavour is malt, sweet and dark fruits.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Best before 2012. Pours deep brown with a large head. Lots of carbonation, very fizzy. Aroma is spicy and yeasty. Flavor of alcohol figures in strong, also lots very complex spice profile, along with some fig. Fantastic once it warmed up a bit and lost some of the carbonation.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2011 Big creamy beige head, deep copper/red/brown colour.
Aroma of yeast, sugar, jam, dried fruits, alcohol, honey and faint hops.
Flavour is rich, alcohol, sugar, yeast, dried fruits, honey, metallic and more bitter than ususal for the style. Great.
Mouthfeel is smooth and less carbonated than all other quadrupels i’ve had to date.
In short best belgian beer i’ve had to date!
4.8 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
The aroma hints of grapes and some dark fruits as well. The flavor is grapes and dark fruits mixed with wonderful Belgian yeast characteristics - and no hotness whatsoever. This is delicious, well balanced, and very smooth. The mouthfeel is amazingly soft and effervescent like real Champagne.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Was lucky enough to get to try some of this from a friend that picked it up in Belgium...bottle had been opened about 4 hours. The aromas were cola and caramel along with the terrific distinctive Belgian yeast. Terrific balance and banana and baking spices.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Pours a clear brown with a big fluffy off white head. This beer changed flavor about four times throughout the tasting. Initially a little to cold. Aroma was earthy, yeasty, malty, a little funk and not much fruit. Flavor was slightly bitter, and actually a little hot. Twenty minutes later and at least five degrees warmer and this beer was completely different. Aroma was malt, raisins, and lost most of the funk. Flavor was sweeter, more dark fruit, fig, malt, and yeast. This was a phenomenal beer.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAR 8, 2010 Deep brown with a thin, pale head. Sweet, fruity aroma, smells earthy, of raisins, prunes, and dates. Fantastic flavors of raisins, orange peel. It’s sweet, malty, and balanced. Starts off soft and fruity, with a slightly bitter, malty finish. Blew me away.
4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
This beer is more than "perfect"! After many years of tracking it down in the United States, I thought it would be much more hype than reality, but I was wrong. Pours dark but clear, multitude of flavors in the first sip. What struck me was how clear the sight and taste was! So pristine, and completely diverse and balanced flavor. This beer is worth the hype!
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