The Stoic - Deschutes Brewery

SWMeyer4141

Texas

3.68/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

8:30 on a Tuesday night, really wanted to try this so am going to have to drink the whole bomber...at least I'll sleep good. 11% ABV, poured into an oversized wine glass.

Appearance-A solid orange, not as hazy as a quad, let alone looks nothing like a quad. Head was off white, about one finger worth. After the head dissipates almost immediately ift leaves some nice little bubbles resting on top and the sides of the glass.

Smell-Picked the right glass b/c It really smells like a white wine. I pick up alot of the belgian yeasts which makes you know it's obviously a beer, but it's a very tart lemon, peachy, grapy aroma. It's oak aged, but can't get an of the oak in the aroma.

Taste-Upfront some of the booze hits the lips along with some tartness. Kind of taste's like sweet candy soaked in alcohol. Some breadiness does eventually come in. Kind of takes over the booze and the tartness. The finish is that belgian yeast spiciness, which may be the only characteristic that tells me it's a quad.

Mouthfeel-After having a few undercarbonated beers lately it's nice to have this carbonated well. Medium bodied beer.

Overall-Usually whatever the beer gets for the taste will generally be for the most part my overall grade. However, it's tastes very good, and I could drink alot of this. Only thing is it's the same beer style as alot of heavy hitters I've had, ABT12, Roch10, exc.. Yea I know it's not exactly a "quad" but nonetheless, whatever style you want to call it, it's a tasty beer. At 14 bucks a pop though would I buy it again? maybe so...but I'd probably not.

Serving type: bottle

11-09-2011 02:52:31 | More by SWMeyer4141

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look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Best-by date on the bottle 8/4/12
I had one before the best-by, and thought it was too hot.... I sat this one down a little while longer to see if the alcohol bite mellowed. It has not.

A - The appearance isn't that of your standard quad. It pours a light, almost strawberry-blonde. Very little head, zero retention, no lacing. The bubbles rise slowly from the bottom of the glass, making the beer look a lot thicker than it is. Overall, it's just not a normal quad color.

S - Pomegranate, sweet malts, syrup, a bit of oak, and a little bit of candied sugar on the nose. A little bit of pepper, and a lot of vinous alcohol.

T - More light fruit, lots of white wine flavors coming though. Moderately sweet, with a wine-like alcoholic finish that carries a surprising bit of tart with it. Finishes medium-dry.

O - Interesting take on the Belgian quad, but ultimately disappointing for what I was expecting. Good, but not great. For such a hard-to-find beer, you'd expect it to be a little more representative of the style.

Serving type: bottle

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