Wizard Burial Ground
Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Rotating|
Score
7.61
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Bourbon barrel aged Quad.
Aged for 12+ months deep in the old gypsum mines south of town, this Belgian inspired quadrupel ale pours a deep amber. The big alcohol of the quad pulls notes of bourbon, vanilla and charcoal from the barrels and melds perfectly with the caramel richness.
Aged for 12+ months deep in the old gypsum mines south of town, this Belgian inspired quadrupel ale pours a deep amber. The big alcohol of the quad pulls notes of bourbon, vanilla and charcoal from the barrels and melds perfectly with the caramel richness.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Purchased at Bottles and Cans in Chicago, IL; enjoyed at home towards the end of January. This one looks like cough syrup, but is pretty good. Appearance is a mixture of cola brown and light purple(?) with an off white rim. Aroma of bourbon, sweet candy, caramel, and vanilla. Taste goes down sweet and sugary with bourbon and oak notes, along with vanilla. For the style can’t say this is my favorite, it’s more toward middle ground. I don’t think it was worth the price.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2015
at 17:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Secret Santa BlowOffTube, thanks for the opportunity! Deep Ruby brown color with a good sized but short lived bubbly off white head. Big brown sugary fruity malt sweetness with touches of vanilla and wood. Light alcohol warming especially as she warms. Nice sipper!
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2015
at 18:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - Big oaky wood notes with some light dark fruit. Clear dark maroon with a decent beige head. Lots of dark fruit me sweet raisin with plum. Sweet fruity and my kind of quad. A Port drinkers delight.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jan 2015
at 16:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours a clear red with a tan heads that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet grains with raisins and deep fruits with a bourbon backing. Flavor has vanilla and sweet grains with some dark fruits and a good amount of bourbon.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2014
at 21:02
8/10
Tried
on 19 Dec 2014
at 15:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours amber. Nose/taste of bourbon, dark fruit, alcohol soaked fruit, oak. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Dec 2014
at 23:59
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
16 ounce can into chalice; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours crystal clear deep ruby red/brown color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of raisin, fig, date, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted oak, bourbon, vanilla, light clove, and yeast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel notes; with good strength. Taste of huge caramel, raisin, fig, date, brown sugar, brown bread, toffee, vanilla, toasted oak, bourbon, light clove, light coconut, and oak/toasted earthiness. Light earthy yeast/oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, raisin, fig, date, brown sugar, brown bread, toffee, vanilla, toasted oak, bourbon, light clove/coconut, and oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt, fruity/earthy yeast, and bourbon barrel flavors; with an awesome malt/yeast/barrel balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth and fairly slick mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is an incredible barrel aged quadrupel style. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, fruity/earthy yeast, and bourbon barrel flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Dec 2014
at 20:32