Quadrupel - Oak Aged Batch #35
La Trappe Trappist - Abdij O.L.V. Koningshoeven in Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series Out of Production|
Score
7.55
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Used barrels
Cachaça: 78%
New Oak Medium Toast: 17%
New Oak High Toast: 5%
Batch 35 presents itself with an elegantly-pearled head of foam and a deep, dark, amber-like beer colour.
The first aroma impression of this Oak Aged is highly complex, with fruity rum associations of tropical fruits and a wealth of herbs (including cinnamon and liquorice). Like the caramel and malt aromas, the oak definitely makes an appearance.
The taste is pleasantly sweet, silky soft, with the right fullness, and just a little boozy. The elegant and harmonious bitterness of La Trappe Quadrupel has been beautifully retained. Upon tasting, you will recognise the flavours of Cachaça, dates, prunes, ginger, oak and smoke. The long maturing process has provided this beer with a character that is fully its own.
As the beer warms up, the taste of oak becomes more emphasised and the beer becomes more tannin-rich and dryer in its finish.
The Batch 35 was blended in November 2018.
Cachaça: 78%
New Oak Medium Toast: 17%
New Oak High Toast: 5%
Batch 35 presents itself with an elegantly-pearled head of foam and a deep, dark, amber-like beer colour.
The first aroma impression of this Oak Aged is highly complex, with fruity rum associations of tropical fruits and a wealth of herbs (including cinnamon and liquorice). Like the caramel and malt aromas, the oak definitely makes an appearance.
The taste is pleasantly sweet, silky soft, with the right fullness, and just a little boozy. The elegant and harmonious bitterness of La Trappe Quadrupel has been beautifully retained. Upon tasting, you will recognise the flavours of Cachaça, dates, prunes, ginger, oak and smoke. The long maturing process has provided this beer with a character that is fully its own.
As the beer warms up, the taste of oak becomes more emphasised and the beer becomes more tannin-rich and dryer in its finish.
The Batch 35 was blended in November 2018.
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fles thuis geprobeerd met LiekevdV. Het is donker bruin bier met een heerlijk houtige geur. De smaak is vol, gebrande mout, hout en vanille. Erg goed weer!
Tried
on 23 Oct 2019
at 20:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at pre borefts tasting. Pours hazy orange, nose is fudge, vanilla, raisin, citrus, taste is similar, sweet, little harsh.8/4/7/3/15
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2019
at 08:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at the pre-Borefts tasting 2019, Zaandam. Poured a hazy medium amber colour with a thin white head. The aroma is grainy malt, sweet toffee caramel treacle. The flavour is moderate to strong sweet, with a smooth, rich, oily, boozy, toffee treacle palate. Medium to full bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Oct 2019
at 11:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Hazy brown color with white head. Aroma is rum, pineapples, candied sugar, lots of booze. Taste is rum, candied sugar, estery. Silky mouthfeel with high carbonation. Fun!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2019
at 11:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at pre-Borefts tasting. Bit hazy amber with off white head. Caramel, toffee, sweet white wine, oak, roasted malts, vanilla, soft booze, raisins, floral. Over medium sweet, medium bitter. Full bodied. Nice, though not their best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2019
at 19:16
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Pre- Borefts ‘19. Hazy brown with a ring off white head. Aroma of oak, caramel, overripe dark fruits, yeast and malt. Flavour is light heavy sweet and bitter. Light full bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2019
at 19:09
7/10
Shared at Pre-Borefts Tasting 2019. A slightly hazy orange brown beer with a beige head. Aroma of riped sweet caramelized fruits, raisins. Taste of riped red fruits, caramel, raisins, some wood.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2019
at 18:12
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at pre Borefts 2019... Light brown... Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet oily toffee fruit nose... Light sweet caramel.. Big boozy fruit.. Light alcohol.. Sweet caramel toffee fruit
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2019
at 18:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Bottle. Amber color, Aroma has cachaca and some oak. Sweet flavor, hints of oak, lemon, dried fruit and cachaca. Nothing subtle about it, but likeable.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2019
at 00:06