La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged Batch #5

Mild woody, red fruits and plums. Sweetish hints, not too deep. Wood, round, fruity and malt. Nice but not the best batch due to a bit too less depth. The white wine is (sadly) not there for me.

375ml bottle. Leicht trübes orange braunes Bier mit einer geringen beigen Schaumkrone. Geruch nach reifen Früchten, Karamell, etwas Vanille. Geschmack süß malzig, reifes Obst, fruchtig, rotes malz, alkoholisch.

Sampled from 0.375 l bottle. Clear, dark reddish brown with a beige head. Sweetish-malty aroma of caramel, brown sugar, molasses, candied cherries and some oak. Very sweet, malty and slightly fruity taste of caramel, candied cherries, plums, vanilla and oak, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, rather warming-alcoholic finish. Medium to full body, slightly oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation. Nice, but too sweet.

Dunkler, wenig malzig-karamelliger Beginn. Geringe Karbonisierung, weich karamellig, geringe Herbe, etwas zuckrig. Vollmundig, nett. 10/9/10/10/10/10

Bottle: Served in a Chouffe glass: No head, just some bubbles. No carbo either... Dark ruby brown ish body... Aromas of prunes, light whiskey, white wood, honey, light vinous... Flavours of prunes, light caramel, dirty malts and dirty wood, some dried leaves, light dry, light bitter, strange and not what I expected. Aftertaste is a mix of light bitter with prunes and wood with a little dirty touch to it... Meh... No carbo, lightly thicker than watery mouthfeel, medium bodied. Aroma is nice, flavour seems to be lost... Tough job to finish this one!

vanilla, woody, smoke, alcohol, roasty, toast, bread, caramel, brown, hazy, minimal head, heavy cloying sweetness, medium bitterness, flat, long finish, full body, slick feel, to much barrel aged, none of the orginal beer is there.meh

22/XII/15 - 37.5cl bottle from Geers, Hopduvel or the monastery shop @ Tim’s Amazing La Trappe Oak Aged Series Batch 2 Through 13 Tasting - BB: n/a, blended: 25/I/2011 (2015-1757)

Note: after hoarding the oldest of these beers for over 5 years, I decided to crack down on them, before they disintegrate.
Clear reddish brown beer, almost no head, some big irregular beige bubbles. Aroma: lots of vanilla, bit oxidized, fruity touch. MF: soft to no carbon, medium body. Taste: very oxidized, spicy, some cinnamon, little sweet, some nutmeg. Aftertaste: sweet, caramel, some chocolate, oxidized, bit dusty, banana, bit sugary.

Clear brown liquid, no head. Aroma of fruits and vanilla. Medium body, no carbonation. Taste is sweet, less heavy than previous batches. Port.

Bottle 0.375l at JefVerstraete place Gent Belgium.03.08.2015.Thank you Jef for sharing this bottles.Pour it clear dark red color with no head.Aroma of oak barrel sweetness. Taste so complexed, full flavour, tart, sweet wine carachter, barrel note, pinch of red wine on the end.Great aging after 4 years.Perfect.

"Vies" bruinkleurig bier, absoluut geen schuimkraag. De witte wijn komt duidelijk naar voren in het aroma. Verder hars, alcohol, hout en in de mond ook duidelijk karamel. Zoet, met ook het licht zure van een witte wijn. Volle body, nauwelijks film aanwezig, geen co2.