Schlafly Quadrupel - Saint Louis Brewery / Schlafly Tap Room

jdkitchi

Wisconsin

3.98/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I picked this up from the Schlafly tap room on a trip to St Louis about a little over a year ago. I’ve been waiting for it to mature and also a special occasion to try it. The date bottled was 4/19/2011.

This beer pours an orange brown with very small head that disappears quickly. I get mostly dried fruit and alcohol on the nose. The taste is similar, sweet dried fruit, Belgian yeast spice, a little alcohol burn. I get a little more sweetness and less alcohol as it warms up. There is a nice creamy mouth feel, low carbonation and enough complexity to make it interesting.

This reminds me of a beer I had a couple of years ago at the Milwaukee Ale house called Devil’s Advocate they had on cask that I really enjoyed. I like this a lot and by the way, Happy New Year.

Serving type: bottle

01-01-2013 02:59:24 | More by jdkitchi

KeyWestGator

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-17-2013 22:36:03 | More by KeyWestGator

Rob315

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-13-2013 20:43:32 | More by Rob315

BRD14

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-11-2013 15:21:29 | More by BRD14

beestes

Missouri

5/5  rDev +29.9%

05-06-2013 08:45:32 | More by beestes

FlussigkeitMut

Indiana

4/5  rDev +3.9%

05-01-2013 03:05:55 | More by FlussigkeitMut

swetsastonic

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.9%

04-29-2013 01:13:27 | More by swetsastonic

ant880

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-07-2013 21:29:45 | More by ant880

BAsbill

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

03-30-2013 04:35:21 | More by BAsbill

Jamison85

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

03-24-2013 21:23:17 | More by Jamison85

imperiallibations

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

03-20-2013 20:18:10 | More by imperiallibations

RollBeerTide

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-15-2013 09:02:20 | More by RollBeerTide

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-11-2013 04:54:18 | More by spycow

nick1427d

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

01-23-2013 21:51:55 | More by nick1427d

59rockabilly

Kansas

4/5  rDev +3.9%

01-12-2013 03:51:46 | More by 59rockabilly

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-27-2012 01:56:07 | More by t0rin0

WynnO

Florida

3.4/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Coming in at 12% this quad leans toward the hot side. Not a bad thing if the brewer hides it well, but it is a bit blatant here.

The nose was excellent, having a strong complex arrangement of fruits and malts. Carbonation was tingly, but the head did have good staying power---somewhat unexpected for a beer of this gravity. The brownish color was no surprise, but it was a bit more translucent than other good quads I have drank.

It was nice on the palette. The taste was unexciting mostly due to the drowning of malts by the alcohol, but still, there was enough there to make its consumption a nice experience.

To summarize: Good balance, a noticeable burn, with a very good nose. This one is not a "must have" by any measure, but its inclusion in a tasting of big beers or a Schlafly session would not be a mistake.

Consumed from a small snifter.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 19:21:31 | More by WynnO

redliner8

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.9%

11-22-2012 02:01:16 | More by redliner8

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This beer poured out as a brownish orange color, it has a white head on top. Seems to have a good looking retention, the lacing is very minimal. The aroma is loaded with raisin aromas, sweet malts and bready yeast. The taste of this beer is sweet, with some bitterness in there... There is a touch of funk in there too. The mouthfeel is decent, it's heavy with a moderate carbonation. Overall the taste is not as good as I had hoped. Not the best tasting Quad out there. It was ok, but wouldn't b something I would need to drink again.

Serving type: bottle

11-12-2012 02:19:28 | More by Knapp85

andthevolcano

Delaware

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

11-07-2012 03:08:52 | More by andthevolcano

Infamous7100

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

A: Pours a beautiful garnet to brown with some slight orange tints. A nice amount of off white head that is slow to disappear. A tad of lacing.
S: sweet and fruity notes jump right out. A ton of malt and dark fruit like figs and raisins are detectable. Smells phenomenal.
T: This brew does well to perfectly match its aroma with one rather large addition, booze. At the back, a spicy alcoholic bite does well to quell the frutiness and tie the two together seamlessl.
M: It's a full bodied brew with a moderate amount of carbonation. It's got a nice creaminess to it as well. The alcohol at the back is warming and is present in the hang along with the pleasant fruit notes.
O: One damn fine beer. Quad's are rignt in my wheelhouse and this one stands up to the best that I have tried. It's flavors are bold, but balanced. And at 12%, its a sipper that can be savored. Keeps you wanting another sip. Get some for the winter.

Serving type: bottle

10-31-2012 01:42:18 | More by Infamous7100

stephensinner

Missouri

4/5  rDev +3.9%

10-17-2012 00:10:34 | More by stephensinner

gutbuster

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +3.9%

10-03-2012 00:56:16 | More by gutbuster

brureview

Massachusetts

4.23/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Very complex beer with a strong alcoholic finish.

Poured in a tulip. Honey-tea color.

Aroma: bourbon-honey.

Medium carbonation. The beer is overshadowed by the strong alcoholic taste.

The finish is honey-bourbon which is more pronounced with warming.

A highly complex beer for special more subdued occasions.

The alcoholic finish is dominant and dwarfs the finish, otherwise the beer is quite excellent.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2012 22:56:06 | More by brureview

Ishogai

Tennessee

4.25/5  rDev +10.4%

08-27-2012 02:46:21 | More by Ishogai