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pDev: 9.62%
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Brouwerij St. Bernardus NV
Belgium
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MaineBrewing
Maine
4.8
/5
rDev
+7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
A - Doing a quad vertical with Rochefort 10, first impression is this is going to be a lot better. Two finger fluffy off white head, reduced to some nice airy lumps with some decent lacing. Body is dark brown and murky with a lot of suspended yeast, looks very thick.
S - Very phenolic, alcohol, slight fruit, caramel, nice malt character behind some brash phenol/alcohol notes.
T - Very fruity, really nice banana character. definitely a lot of malt, and candy sugar, lots of molasses notes. The yeast bouquet dominates this beer and it is simply delicious. Finishing hops and pepper yeast character at the end provide a nice refreshing bitterness, makes me crave more.
M - a little heavy ample carbonation. certainly finishes dry, what I would expect for the style.
O - As aforementioned, doing a vertical with Rochefort 10 tonight, this beer is much more awesome, simply put. I would think personally that this is what a quad should taste like. Very complex taste, and pure Belgian from the very fruity dominant yeast character.
Serving type: bottle
02-02-2013 01:38:31 |
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KYGunner
Kentucky
4.46
/5
rDev
-0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured a reddish, mahogany color that moved into the head and gave it an almost purple look.
Smell was full of bready malt, dried grape, raisin, date, and plum like fragrance.
The tastes follow the nose with bread, malts and raisin. Touches of apple and fleeting citrus are towards the back.
Old world taste but oh so good!
Serving type: bottle
02-01-2013 00:39:41 |
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Flounder57
Massachusetts
4.24
/5
rDev
-5.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
11.2 oz beer was poured into a goblet at the Union Brewhouse.
Appearance: This beer poured a huge white billowy head that is still there. It is a crimson mahogany color with some clarity and bubbles coming up through the glass. Crazy lacing on the glass as the beer was drank
Smell: Bready, malty, boozy alcohol, and spicy.
Taste: bready, boozy, malty, cherries, spicy yeast
Mouthfeel: smooth, medium carbonation, boozy, medium to full bodied, and easy to drink on this cold winter day.
Overall: Pretty solid quad and on of the best around.
Serving type: bottle
01-29-2013 04:10:16 |
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pkalix
California
4.93
/5
rDev
+10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
after the 8, and then the 6, it's the 12.
same murky, amber-brown; very little head on this one and minor carbonation.
aromas of fruit, just like the other two, although moreso like the 8. seems a bit more stable, although it is a higher abv drink.
taste is all dark fruit, candied sugars and booze. it's a smooth drink, though; a little heavier and a little boozier...
beautiful frothy lacing down the sides, and for a 10% abv this is mesmerizing. this is a good time in half the time with that kind of juice. and after the 8 and the 6 and now the 12, i feel like i've just had an entire evening experience in just 3 brews! prost!
update: had this last night on tap at The Globe in garden grove california.... what a difference!! as their description goes: "soft, and warming" is perfect. i noticed how 'soft' it really seemed to be compared to other beers and to the bottle as i remembered it. it's a description i can only fathom in my own mind after drinking it and realizing it but can not explain in any other way... but what a difference in the tap vs the bottle,,,,
Serving type: bottle
01-26-2013 01:03:16 |
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fatmusic14
Colorado
4.44
/5
rDev
-0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Purchased bomber for $11.99
Pours a pleasant copper / amber / cocoa - tons of head, lots of carbonation, lacing insignificant.
Scent stings of citrus, hints of raisins and bread. Subtle tones of Mocha and mint.
Tastes so smooth, SO much going on here. cocoa, allspice, clove, earthy undertones. Slight hints of sour notes, alcohol well masked by flavor. When drinking, scent and tastes combine in your face for a really great drinking experience. Really, really well done.
Mouthfeel tremendous, great head and carbonation. Great aftertaste.
Really tasty, really well done. Highly recommend.
Serving type: bottle
01-25-2013 23:30:16 |
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stephenjmoore
Maryland
4.23
/5
rDev
-5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A- Medium brown colored body with slight transparency. Some yeast remnants are noticeable, but settle at the bottom quickly. Bubbly tan head that leaves a lot of lacing.
S- Big aromas of dried fruit. Raisins, apples, hint of cherries, prunes, bready yeast aroma,
T- The dried fruit flavors come through, but I am surprised by the big yeasty profile with a lot of malt. Lots of raisins with a hint of tart cherry, but the yeast and the malt dominate. There is also a medicinal taste towards the end.
M- Medium carbonation, full bodied, very bready and yeasty.
O- A very good quad, but not as good as a few of the others.
Serving type: bottle
01-24-2013 00:49:13 |
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JimTeal
Nevada
4.89
/5
rDev
+9.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I feel like repeating a previous reviewer snaotheus, why haven't I reviewed this beer before, it is a close to perfect brew. The color is majestic ruby red, the smell is elegant, the taste is sublime, clean and deeply flavorful, but balanced. High ABV but totally hidden, just a slight wisp of the finest malt used to perfection to create this quad. I have spent a while trying to find something wrong with this beer, so far I come up empty, it is a super fine abbey ale.
Serving type: bottle
01-24-2013 00:07:45 |
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brewdude1982
North Carolina
4.63
/5
rDev
+3.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
A: 5.0 dark red pour with amazing carbonation good clarity
S: 4.5 sweet upfront then turns into a pleasant belgium taste
T: 4.5 great Belgium taste perfectly balanced with a little citrus on the back end
MF: 4.5 amazing carbonation and good body for a Belgium
O: 5.0 this is an amazing beer that has a lot to offer. I would love to try it again.
Serving type: bottle
01-23-2013 00:21:26 |
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ryan1788a5
Massachusetts
4.6
/5
rDev
+2.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
11.2oz bottle poured into a wide mouthed snifter, yeast left in the bottle. Best before date of 3/7/17.
A: Pours a deep chestnut brown with hues of ruby. Clarity looks to be very good. The creamy, fine-bubbled, sand colored head is well structured and has excellent retention. A thin blanket of lacing slides back down into the glass, leaving a thin jagged ring behind.
S: Brown cocoa, bakers chocolate, bread pudding, mixed nuts, a bit of bread crust. Dried figs and dates. Plum. Golden raisins soaked in rum. Spicy, estery alcohol. Baked apple pie with cinnamon. yeasty aromas of various spices and even some garden herbs. Truly one of the most complex noses I've ever come across. Each whiff brings something different, and it's a delight to experience as it warms and opens up.
T: Bread crust, brown cocoa powder, mixed nuts. Stiff jab of spicy alcohol on the mid-palate. Mildly phenolic with peppery and spicy/garden herb tastes. Dried figs. Brown sugar. Bready desserts. Touch of caramel. Fairly dry throughout. Finishes dry with tastes of bakers chocolate, fig, and lots of fading spices.
M: On the heftier side of medium bodied. There's a little bit of weight to it, but it certainly isn't heavy. Very slightly chewy, creamy and full. Carbonation is ample but not overly aggressive. It picks the body up and has a mild scrubbing effect. The alcohol had a very warming and soothing effect the whole way through, from mouth to stomach. This is one of those beers that warms the body and soothes the mind.
O: The complexity of this beer is outrageous, and rarely rivaled. Truly one of the elite sensory experiences in the beer world. And maybe it's the alcohol, but drinking this instantly puts me in a good mood. I feel calm, peaceful, and relaxed. At times I could swear that I hear monastic chanting.
Serving type: bottle
01-22-2013 20:54:54 |
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snaotheus
Washington
4.5
/5
rDev
+0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
750ml bottle poured into a large snifter. I'm surprised I haven't reviewed this beer. The first time I had it was probably eight or nine years ago, when I was just starting to get into beer, and Belgians were an exciting frontier.
Anyway. Pours dark but not cloudy, rich ruby color, lots of carbonation, lots of head. Very pretty. Smell is yeasty, grassy, dark tart plums in the background. There's a very nice sourness.
Taste is complex and rich, short bright flash of tartness, heaps of sweetness and rich malt, heavy yeast flavor, raisins and dates, dark fruit. Not my favorite style, but one of my favorites of the style.
Mouthfeel is thick and rich but mysteriously airy. Overall, this is really a great beer.
Serving type: bottle
01-19-2013 04:28:40 |
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BierJager89
California
4.88
/5
rDev
+9.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Served on tap into some kind of goblety glass I would assume, too long ago to remember the exact shape, but it was at Rose & Crown in Palo Alto, CA, an excellent beer bar.
A: Dark purple with a mocha head, from my notes, which sounds odd, but I have another bottle and I'll edit this review when I try it again.
S: Strawberry, grape and citrus in the nose. Again, this was too long ago to remember, and my notes from back then were shitty. I do remember that it smelled great, and tasted amazing.
T: Grape and other fruit falvors (god damned old notes). The point is, get it however you have to, it tastes amazing and is well worth the roughly $11 price tag (or more if you're unlucky).
M: Medium bodied, probably average carbonation. That doesn't sound right. Just try it. It's amazing.
O: At the time I had this, this was probably the best beer I had ever tried, but I've since had a few hundred more beers, and this sits very near to my top ten. It's my favorite quad, though I've neither tried aged Rochefort 10 (something I will do come Christmas) nor Westy XII. I have had Rochefort 10 that hadn't been aged, Pannepot, La Trappe, Ommegang Three Philosophers, Ovila Quad, La Trappe batch 7 (Scotch, I think), Avery's the reverend, Gulden Draak Batch 9000, and Bourbon Barrel Monk's Brew. This is still my favorite.
Serving type: bottle
01-17-2013 19:01:28 |
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Ryanm1
Pennsylvania
4.75
/5
rDev
+6.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Dare I say the most widely consumed true Belgian Quad in the US? Yes, an outstanding beer choice that pours a dark brown color into a bottle. I pout from a 1pt. 9.4oz cage and cork bottle.
To tell you the truth I was expecting an abundance of carbonation such as in a Duvel or Gulden Draak but wasn't as much. It was still sufficient compared to american belgians. It recommends 52-56 degress which I had this chilling at in my wine fridge. Beautiful bouqet of dark fruit. Rasins, plum in addition to traditional malt flavor.
Serving type: bottle
01-17-2013 00:27:49 |
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jonb5
United Kingdom (England)
4.03
/5
rDev
-9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Review 200, 330ml bottle poured into Leffe chalice. Dark auburn colour, 90% opaque, one finger tanned head, decent retention, fair amount of lacing. Aroma was musty grape and booze. Tasted rasin, plum, fig, fudge, molasses, and brown sugar. Quite boozy compared to Rochefort 10. Finish was slightly biscuity and boozy. Well carbonated, light body, smooth but had a slightly coarse edge from the booze. Seemed to mellow as it warmed, got less boozy and the carbonation dropped off slightly. A very good beer rather than a great one, places below Rochefort 10.
Serving type: bottle
01-15-2013 14:21:19 |
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bobhits
Kentucky
4.36
/5
rDev
-2.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Poured 333 ml bottle into a St Bernardus glass. A huge creamy head forms pushing to the limits of the glass, thick sheets of lacing are linger down the north side of my glass. Once the head falls down the dark brown body (nearly black) is adorn by a thick sheet of creamy foam.
The aroma for a big quad is a bit underwhelming. A lot of spice and light fruit aromas are though. I'm getting a certain pepper aromas, but there fruits and other spices are too well mingled together for me to discern any of them.
With any quad you can expect caramel, a mix of spices such as cloves, a good bit of sugar, and with a darker beer some middle to dark fruits. All that said what makes this beer really stand out and I'm shocked to say this, but justify the high rankings is how they've put it all together. The sweetness in this beer never gets out of hand. The sugars are matched by a clean crisp finish. The spices are over powering to the senses nor are they to be ignored. This bottle is relatively fresh and there's a nice hop bite at the end, imo that is to the beer's advantage as well. Just a flawlessly put together example of the Quad it simply blows beers such as Rochefort 10 out of the water.
It very well be that my enjoyment of this beer over other quads is purely in the mouth feel. The beer is creamy yet light on the mouth and it finishes with this amazing dryness that one might expect from a triple, but never a quad. This is perfection for the style.
This is a true master piece. It isn't a beer I'll drive an hour and a half for again nor one that would be a regular in my rotation, but imagine any real beer drinker not enjoying this one. I really don't generally think much of the Belgian styles, but this beer has found a way to both give the full flavor of a quad without going over the top with spice or sugar.
Serving type: bottle
01-12-2013 11:01:15 |
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mooseo
Pennsylvania
4.7
/5
rDev
+5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
330ml bottle into goblet.
A - Muddy brown with a creamy light tan head.
S - Sweet toasted malt, black cherry, brown sugar, herbal spices, and a hint of alcohol.
T - Strong dark fruits, sweet caramel, and toasted malt throughout. Spicy alcohol, Belgian yeast, and light citrus/earthy hops add balance and depth. Complex and delicious.
M - Full, thick body. Very silky and creamy. Prickly high carbonation with warming alcohol.
O - A brilliant quad. If there was only one beer I could drink for the rest of my life, this might be my pick.
Serving type: bottle
01-11-2013 04:18:42 |
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spoony
Colorado
4.45
/5
rDev
-0.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
From an 11.2 oz bottle (best by March 22, 2017) into a chalice.
A-The brew pours with a typically underwhelming (for a Belgian) one-finger head of grey-ish tan head that fades to a thin cap. The beer is murky and tea-colored.
S-The smell is mostly dark, sweet, malted fruits like black cherries, plums, and raisins. There is a light touch of molasses and a pretty significant whiff of sweet, warming alcohol. Just a hint of spice, too.
T-The taste mostly tracks the smell, but with more force. You get the same fruit components, but there is a more earthy, almost vinous taste (maybe tobacco and minerals) that underlies the whole thing. The alcohol, while noticeable, is well-integrated into the rest of the flavor profile. You notice the 10%, but it fits right in.
F-The weight is medium with a light touch of carbonation. Nice balance.
O-This beer was one of the beers to start me into craft some 12 years ago and it is almost as delicious as I remember it, which is a good thing. I cannot say that this is my favorite quad, but it is close and there is nothing wrong with this brew. More particularly, and less nostalgically, I can say that the taste is a nice, complex mix of sweet, fruity malts with subtle touch of earthy, Belgian character. The feel is spot-on for a quad and the whole package is well-balanced.
Serving type: bottle
01-10-2013 04:05:05 |
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coreyfmcdonald
Georgia
3.76
/5
rDev
-15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
750ml bottle into a snifter
A: Pours a slightly hazy amber/brown, a bit light for the style. Three fingers of fluffy head forms, but fairly quickly dissipates.
S: Orange peel, prunes, and peppercorn. A bit light for the style, but nice.
T: Like the aroma, this is quite light. Prunes mix with orange peel and peppercorn to form a nice, but mild flavor. Integration is nice, but the intensity just isn't there. Booze is quite evident.
M: Medium thickness with high, but appropriate carbonation.
O: The flavors in this integrate very well, but I'd like more complexity and sweetness, and a bit less booze. Maybe it's a bit too green. People talk about this being among the best Quads and very similar to Westy 12. I don't think this is anywhere near as complex as Westy 12, and I find it drier than the already fairly dry for the style Westy.
Serving type: bottle
01-08-2013 15:50:54 |
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Retta123
Florida
4.1
/5
rDev
-8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
serving: on tap
appearance: dark golden brown, no head
mouthfeel: low carbonation, smooth
taste: plum, prune, rasin, sweet, no bitterness
overall: very tasty beer. not overly sweet, and nice and smooth. Nice after dinner dessert beer. High alcohol content...
Serving type: on-tap
01-06-2013 04:40:19 |
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Tomhet
Illinois
4.93
/5
rDev
+10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
Pours a really dark, opaque brown; virtually no light penetrates this massive brew. A massive three finger, tannish head emerges after a painful pour and dissipates rather quickly, leaving no lacing. Looks pretty syrupy based entirely on the appearance, which is a nice portent for the overall big nature of this beer. Aroma is a miasma of of dark fruits (mainly spiced cherries), figs, and sweet caramel malts. The 10% ABV here can be detected in the aroma in the form of an absolutely intoxicating (no pun intended) scent of sweet fruits (especially the aforementioned cherries, along with other similar smells I can't quite pinpoint) that meld perfectly with the sweet malts. Amazingly balanced aroma.
The first thing that hits me is a distinctly sweet bready note almost completely void of the dark fruits that the aroma would indicate. However, they soon appear in full force as the aforementioned dark cherries supersede the bready malts. The finish is a perfect synthesis of the previous two bready and fruity components I mentioned, which is something I love so much about this: its perfect balance. Mouthfeel is very warm and comforting, and the high alcohol presence leaves a very faint but noticeable warming sensation near the sternum. I would love to drink this on a brisk late autumn night. Carbonation is medium to low; certainly something to sip on over a gradual period, but nothing too heavy.
Serving type: bottle
01-05-2013 06:44:10 |
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minterro
Michigan
4.06
/5
rDev
-9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bought at Horrocks at around $13.99/25.4 oz
A: beer is the color of garnet. Head sustains sustains a moderately thin layer of masking tape white. Unfiltered characteristics.
S: A notable yet atypical smell coming of the beer is white wine, something reminiscent of a standard Chardonnay (e.g. creamy, nutty). As the beer warms in my hand it develops a significantly hotter more alcoholic tone.
T: Not as in your face as I expected it to be. Heavy on the alcohol, dark fruity plum tones, slight licorice, and bready/sweet cakey maltyness.
M: medium to full bodied, modest amount of carbonation.
Overall: it was good for being available pretty much anywhere. But for the price, the quality wasn't what I was expecting.
Serving type: bottle
01-03-2013 22:13:53 |
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AxesandAnchors
Oregon
3.75
/5
rDev
-16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: A thick two finger head. Completely cloudy reddish brown.
S: A ton of sweetness in the nose, both malty and ripe fruit. There's something in the smell that reminds me of champagne.
T: Plum, clove, super sweet. A slight citrus note.
M: Oily, plenty of carbonation.
O: I was pretty excited about this beer, but in my opinion it didn't live up to its reputation. It's a really good Quad, but not a great one. Don't not drink this beer, but I highly recommend drinking the Rochefort 10. Better yet drink them side by side.
Serving type: bottle
01-02-2013 04:25:43 |
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Tucquan
Pennsylvania
4.23
/5
rDev
-5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this on 2012-12-31 in Columbia, PA
A - Clear dark ruby with a short light tan head and mild lacing.
S - Dark cherry, oak, light-medium roasted grain, clove. Not very strong.
T - Sweet cherry, light roasted malt, light clove and banana, candy sugar. A bit yeasty/estery as it warms. Touch of bitterness in the finish. No bold flavors but well-balanced. I like a bit more oomph in my brews but my wife quite-liked the balance and subtlety of flavors here.
M - Medium-heavy body and light-medium carbonation. Smooth yet a bit bubbly.
O - After tastings of the (arguably) top four Belgian Quads, I would rate them in this order for my personal taste preference:
1 = Pannepot
2 = Westvleteren XII
3 = Rochefort 10
4 = St. Bernardus Abt 12.
Of interest, my wife would rate them in this order:
1 = St. Bernardus Abt 12
2 = Pannepot
3 = Westvleteren XII
4 = Rochefort 10
Quads aren't my favorite style, but I/we enjoyed everything about this beer and the others mentioned above. For the two of us, it came down to a style preference. I like a challenging brew and she likes a well-balanced, un-assuming brew.
Serving type: bottle
12-31-2012 22:32:46 |
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Cylinsier
Pennsylvania
4.58
/5
rDev
+2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
75 cl
Pours an opaque wood brown with a light tan head, over an inch, somewhat coarse, which dissipates slowly to a film.
Smells of coriander, bretty yeast, wine, grassy malts, and candi sugar.
Tastes of citrus and bready malts, candi sugar, some mild nutty bitterness and some spices like cinnamon and coriander.
Full body with big fluffy carbonation.
A really good beer. I tried this one because it is supposedly the same as Westvleteran's older recipe and since I will have the opportunity to try that soon, I wanted to be able to compare. I really like this, but I've had a couple quads I like more. Still, I wouldn't pass this one up.
Serving type: bottle
12-31-2012 19:17:41 |
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Morpheus
Alberta (Canada)
4.43
/5
rDev
-0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
It was with eager anticipation that I tried this landmark beer. There is no denying that it is representative of 'quads', and as such it becomes the benchmark in comparisons (as placebos are to clinical trials -- Yet, this ain't no sugar pill!)
First, I selected a tulip glass and poured at around 45°F (I prefer a little on the cooler side, as it can warm a little as I sip) It pours with a beautiful foam in a deep brownish-gold, exhibiting a gentle cloudiness of particulate yeast.
Next, I inhale through my mouth first, as to not overwhelm the olfactory senses - faint yeast and malt as to be expected, yet not overpowering. Confirmed with nasal inhalation, and I am pleased at the level of balance, as this is a beer of diligent attention to brewing details.
Foreplay over, we progress to the act of tasting. Notes of a light bitterness, moderate tones of malt, all in a well-balanced exhibition of flavor. I search my mind for ideal food pairings: Wild elk or moose would be appropriate. I think smoked salmon would also provide a pleasing contrast.
Time for cuddles, I mean kudos. This is not my favorite style, and I have previously been disappointed by the offerings of St. Bernardus, yet I am impressed by this product. For my tastes, it is not for down time after work, or as a thirst quencher. This is one to crack open to accompany a wonderful meal.
Serving type: bottle
12-30-2012 21:35:00 |
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JCaweinstein
Ohio
4.48
/5
rDev
+0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Ruby brown in color and from what I can tell it is cloudy. There I a one finger off white head that has excellent retention. This beer looks very inviting in my Duvel tulip.
The aromas are popping out! I'm picking up caramel and fruity esters which make this a wonderful smelling beer.
Caramel with roasted malt flavors are the star. There is also a very nice fruity (raisins) ester that goes along with this Belgian ale. As the beer warms I am also tasting the alcohol.
A full bodied beer that's very smooth. There is also some crispness from the high level of carbonation. Again, as it approaches room temperature there is a bit of heat coming from the alcohol.
It's been a long time since I've gotten to enjoy this classic beer. It is quite a treat to be drinking this Belgian on such a cold winter night. I will be having this beer again, sooner rather than later and I also plan on grabbing a few of these for my cellar, see it again in about 15 years!
Serving type: bottle
12-28-2012 01:31:03 |
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