Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 2 x 4 Ale

2 x 4 Ale

 

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.29
ABV: 8.7% IBU: - Ticks: 9
This unique ale is a blend of two Belgian-style beers, one an Abbey-style amber ale and the other a strong dark ale that has reposed in bourbon barrels for over 12 months. The aroma is layered and complex with hints of fig, toffee, and vanilla. The flavor is equally rich with notes of caramel, milk chocolate, black current, and raisin all intensified and refined by the use of traditional Belgian-style yeast.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 04/22/2011. Dark amber body with a small creamy off white head. Sweet fruit, caramel, molasses, and candi sugar. Sweet oak flavor with fruit, caramel, molasses, and a dry fruit finish. Medium full body with moderate carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2014 at 09:15


10

Tried on 21 May 2013 at 21:28


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft @ Beer Revolution, Oakland, CA. Pours a dark ruby brown color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty oaky caramel and dark fruit aroma. Fruity malty spicy oaky caramel and toffee flavor. Has a fruity malty oaky caramel and toffee spicy finish.

Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2013 at 08:03


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap @ Avery, doing the 10th Annual Boulder Strong Ale Festival. Pours dark brown with a offwhite head. Aroma of malt, yeast, caramel, dark fruit, molasses. Taste is malt, yeasty, sweet dark fruit, caramel. Medium body, soft carbonation. Okies, but very sweet beer. 090312

Tried from Draft on 12 Mar 2012 at 20:58


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Boulder Strong Ale Fest. Cloudy, reddish brown appearance with an off-white head. Dark fruity, grape, plum, fig, a bit spicy, sweet caramel, oaky aroma. Quite sweet, rich grape, red plum, toffee, oaky, very sweet, fruity flavor with a cloying finish. Interesting brew but it’s quite sweet.

Tried on 10 Mar 2012 at 14:32


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft. Dark mahogony beer with a tan head. Brown sugar and yeast aroma with light earthiness. Bourbon and yeast flavor with light toffee, light caramel, and light spice. Medium bodied. Bourbon and light yeast lingers with brown sugar/toffee.

Tried from Draft on 21 Feb 2012 at 10:34


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Tap at Sour Sunday. Pours hazy dark brown. Aromas of bourbon and dark fruit. Full bodied. Flavor starts dark fruit - then brown sugar - then bourbon/vanilla. Incredible.

Tried from Draft on 12 Feb 2012 at 16:30


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft. Murky light brown, tan edge head. Aroma of sour pears. Taste is smooth, fruity, vanilla. Easy to drink.

Tried from Draft on 12 Feb 2012 at 16:22


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sampled at Max’s in Baltimore. Pours a transparent, copper amber with a little off white head. Nose is mild, tropical fruit, a little candy. Flavor of apples, brown sugar, candy sugar, light tropical fruit. Medium bodied, lightly boozy finish.

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2011 at 15:39