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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10/10
Tried
on 19 May 2013
at 13:07
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bouteille 750ml. De couleur brune foncée et claire. Nez de levures fruités (figues, moyen de prunes, notes de raisins, de mûres et de cerises noires) et légèrement épicées (clou de girofle, traces de poivre), de sucre brun, léger de pain grillé avec des notes de chocolat noir, de malt rôti, de caramel, de mélasse, d’alcool et de houblon herbeux. Ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture riche, légèrement crémeuse et aux faibles notes sirupeuses. Goût de levures fruitées (prunes, figues, notes de raisins, traces de mûres et de bananes) et légèrement épicées (léger clou de girofle, notes de poivre) avec des notes de chocolat noir lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de sucre brun, léger de pain et de malt rôti aux notes terreuses avec des notes de mélasse sucrée et de caramel terreux. Parallèlement, l’on retrouve un léger goût d’alcool réchauffant jusqu’en finale où s’y ajoute une légère amertume de houblon herbeux et des traces de toffee. Post-goût long, léger-moyen amer d’alcool doux avec des notes rôties et de chocolat noir ainsi qu’avec un goût de levures fruitées (pelures de prunes, notes de raisins) aux notes épicées.
Tried
on 13 May 2013
at 20:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Weak fig nose, mild clove. Clear rust, medium tan head with little retention. Sweet plum and fig with blackberry and clove overtones. A bit like cough syrup though. Fig is significantly more dominant on the back of the palate. Rather vinous at times
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2013
at 12:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft @the brewery. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty dark fruit and caramel aroma. Sweetish malty spicy yeasty dark fruit flavor. Has a sweetish malty spicy yeasty dark fruit finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Apr 2013
at 07:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750ml bottle shared by Doug, thanks
Appearance: Clear dark ruby with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Dark fruit, chocolate and toffee
Taste: Toasted malts, toffee, dark fruit and spices
Nice with a warming alcohol going down.
Appearance: Clear dark ruby with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Dark fruit, chocolate and toffee
Taste: Toasted malts, toffee, dark fruit and spices
Nice with a warming alcohol going down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2013
at 12:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
750 ml bottle. Pours a dark mahogany color with a medium beige head. A big fruity toffee and leather nose. Rich, hot, caramel, berries, toffee, some yeast, dry, big fruit. Dusty. Very good, rich and .....decadent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2013
at 18:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Dark mahogony beer with a cream head. Rich malt and light roast aroma with light yeast. Caramel and toffee flavor with light dark fruit and light yeast. Medium bodied. Caramel/toffee lingers with light dark fruit and light yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Mar 2013
at 11:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Alesmith. Pours with a clear bronze hued body with a tan head that lasts. Aromas are of big malt, alcohol, raisins, lightly spicy phenols, grain, plums, rich, light molasses, melanoidins, toffee. Despite all this decadence it still smells relatively dry. Flavors are rich and boozy with plums, brown sugar, molasses and rich esters. Richly malty, and decadent. Boozy, but with a relatively dry finish. Well made.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Feb 2013
at 11:06
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler from the brewery so I could really slowly savor and enjoy this. Clear cherry brown with a big, very heavy lacing, long lasting beige head. Nose is sweet black raisins, cloves, tons of sweet peanut brittle (minus the peanuts), hints of bubblegum and bready yeast. Flavor is sweet lightly caramelized sweetness, dark fruits, spiciness, and a tiny background of alcohol warmth. Wish I had a bunch of the bottles to age!
Tried
from Growler
on 23 Feb 2013
at 19:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Capped 750 from Nugget Market in Davis, CA. Pours dark ruddy copper with a 3 finger creamy dark beige head. Aromas of treacle, dark fruit and maybe hop. Or not. Arguably full bodied. Flavor is very dark, enhanced by the ABV, and is imaginable as super dark fruit cake. There’s a light heat/spice combo burn. Every quaff is an interesting cycle of flavors and mouthfeel. I think I even get chocolate occasionally. Truly fantastic ale.The finish is not dry, but that would be wrong. It’s not overly sweet either. Seems just right.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2013
at 17:37