Quadruple
AleSmith Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.64
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Belgian-Style Quadruple Ale
Admin Note: Originally known as Decadence 2012, re-brewed in 2015 as AleSmith Quad.
Admin Note: Originally known as Decadence 2012, re-brewed in 2015 as AleSmith Quad.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at craft beer co clerko. Thanks to Paul for this one. Deep reddy copper coloured pour with a lasting off white head. Aroma is sticky sweet unrefined sugars. Honey. Cinnamon Flavour is composed of woody vanilla, unrefined sugars. Sticky. Belgian. Yeast. Palrte is sticky sweet, woody varnish. Lowish carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2015
at 17:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle via trade, shared at Craft Clerko. It pours clear deep red-brown with a small beige head. The nose is soft, juicy, toasted brown sugars, caramel, dried fruits, plum, date, prune wood, bourbon, touch of ginger, umami character and dark malty tang. The taste is bitter, earthy. Toasty, pretty sweet, juicy, toasted sugars, plum, prune, candy, good alcohol boost, banana bread and fruit cake with a smooth, sweetish finish. Full body, moderate carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Punchy, but pretty tasty also.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2015
at 06:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the 9.49 CBC boost tasting, Clerko, 03/06/15 big thanks to Paulo. Lightly hazed mahogany brown with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is earthy, dark fruit peel, toffee, biscuit crumble, light spice, cocoa nibs, wooded notes. Taste comprises spice, wood must, fruit cake, yeast trace, prunes, bitter notes, light funk. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with lightly warming alcohol peeping through. Really solid quad, good balance and drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2015
at 13:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a dark brown color ale with a nice large foamy head with good retention and some good lacing. Aroma of dry fruits and caramelized sugar with light fruity ester is quite enjoyable. Taste is also dominated by caramelized sugar with dry raisins note, light fruity ester and well balanced residual sugar notes. Body is about average for style with good carbonation and surprisingly no apparent alcohol. Well balanced and very enjoyable for the style. Brewer should think about brewing again and maybe giving it a barrel treatment.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2015
at 12:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared in London - thanks to Paul. Pours ruby-brown with a creamy tan head. The nose has some caramel, light oxidation, dark fruits. Heavy sweet flavor, lots of ripe fruits, faint metallic notes, bread, toffee. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, loads of ripe and jammy fruits, berries, fruitcake, bread. Quite tasty overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2015
at 14:57
10/10
Tried
on 03 Jun 2015
at 14:47
2/10
Tried
on 15 May 2015
at 20:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reddish brown colour, beige head. Aroma of chocolate, cigars, coffee, malts and banana. Sweet malty flavour, chocolate. Sweet finish, caramel, malts, light liquorice. Nice!
(from 75cL bottle @ Camping RateBeers. Thanks for sharing, RateBeer crew!)
(from 75cL bottle @ Camping RateBeers. Thanks for sharing, RateBeer crew!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2014
at 03:02
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours deep mahogany into a Trappist glass. Mocha head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Molasses, brown bread and dark alcohol-soaked pit fruit aromas. Sweet caramel and clove upfront turning hot raisin brown bread and chocolate in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 08 Sep 2014
at 16:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
@ Camping Ratebeer, Black beer, aroma and taste is alcohol and malts, but a decent beer.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2014
at 11:40