Straffe Hendrik Brugs Quadrupel Bier 11°
(has 6 batches)
Huisbrouwerij De Halve Maan in Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
7.63
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Straffe Hendrik Quadrupel, launched in 2010, is an intense beer, dark in colour and full in taste.
The aroma is elegant, spicy and slightly roasted.
The sophisticated blend of special kinds of malt give the beer a complex character, combining a delicate dryness with hints of cariander, dark fruits, anise and roasted chestnuts. The palate finishes in a syrupy taste. The refermentation in the bottle creates a living beer that will evolve over the years.
EBC 100, 22° plato.
The aroma is elegant, spicy and slightly roasted.
The sophisticated blend of special kinds of malt give the beer a complex character, combining a delicate dryness with hints of cariander, dark fruits, anise and roasted chestnuts. The palate finishes in a syrupy taste. The refermentation in the bottle creates a living beer that will evolve over the years.
EBC 100, 22° plato.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Butilka: Deep ruby-amber coloured, almost clear, small and stable off-White foamy creamy layer; sweet raisins, molasses, sweet wine and caramel in the pretty complex nose, ornated by traces of chocolate; moderate to solid sweet and - subdued - bitter flavour, full bodied; lingering sweet-vinous and aramelly finish with some cacao in the very end. Good,good...
Tried
on 09 Sep 2014
at 23:03
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
330ml bottle as a birthday present. Colour is very dark reddish brown, reddish tint, with a tan head. Aroma of dark caramel, and stewed fruit. Taste has dark fruits, chocolate, and surprisingly no alcohol!
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 09:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Very nice. Smokey basement musk with a faint hint of chocolate. Pours dark cloudy brown with ok head and lacing. Light sour finish and a little bitter. Full aroma with some light floral yeast and hints of dried fruits. Some caramel. Bottle from De Vinos.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2014
at 07:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Frische Flasche (33 cl) von Belgianbeerz.com. - Rötliches Kastanienbraun, enorme Schaumentwicklung. - In der Nase typische obergärig-esterige Fruchtigkeit, brauner Zucker und eine leicht weinige Note (Portwein). - Antrunk schwer dunkelmalzig, mit leicht sirupähnlicher aber noch gut eingebundener Malzsüße und Noten von reifen Pflaumen, Kirsche und Karamel, dazu ein Hauch von Weihnachtsgewürzen. Mild rezent, vollmundig, samtig im Mund. Im Abgang geschickt abgerundet durch nicht besonders kräftige aber deutliche krautig-holzige Hopfenherbe. - Sehr angenehmes Quad, wenngleich keine geschmackliche Offenbarung. Hätte durch längere Lagerung wahrscheinlich gewonnen.
Tried
on 24 Jul 2014
at 13:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750 ml bottle purchased at Liquor Shed in Casper, $11.99
Another powerful pop when I removed the cage and cork. No spillage.
Lots of foam so I’m waiting for that to settle down. Okay, it has a deep brown kind of mahogany colour to it, looks to be clear. The foam is off white bordering on tan. I see nice lacing.
I smell some sweet goodness. Caramel malt that fades into a port like nose that also has some fruity aromas going on. That’s not all; I get some notes of chocolate and some cherries. Some alcohol as well but it’s pretty well masked.
The taste is less sweet than I would have guessed. A port like flavour greets me at the door followed by toffee, figs, some cherries that add a mere hint of tartness. I also get more than a hint of the abv...lots of warming ensues. I wish more of the Port stood out but this is certainly tasty enough without that happening.
Despite the big pop on opening and the great looking foam I see after every pour, I’d call the carbonation on the near delicate side.
This is a beer and brewery that I’ve never even heard about, probably saw it on the shelves in FT Collins but never noticed, but I really like this one a lot. It has a comforting feel to it.
Another powerful pop when I removed the cage and cork. No spillage.
Lots of foam so I’m waiting for that to settle down. Okay, it has a deep brown kind of mahogany colour to it, looks to be clear. The foam is off white bordering on tan. I see nice lacing.
I smell some sweet goodness. Caramel malt that fades into a port like nose that also has some fruity aromas going on. That’s not all; I get some notes of chocolate and some cherries. Some alcohol as well but it’s pretty well masked.
The taste is less sweet than I would have guessed. A port like flavour greets me at the door followed by toffee, figs, some cherries that add a mere hint of tartness. I also get more than a hint of the abv...lots of warming ensues. I wish more of the Port stood out but this is certainly tasty enough without that happening.
Despite the big pop on opening and the great looking foam I see after every pour, I’d call the carbonation on the near delicate side.
This is a beer and brewery that I’ve never even heard about, probably saw it on the shelves in FT Collins but never noticed, but I really like this one a lot. It has a comforting feel to it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2014
at 19:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium brown head. Hazy dark brown body. Malty rock sugar and spice aroma with licorice notes. Sweet, and somewhat dry, licorice and spice taste with herbal cinnamon notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish spicy cinnamon and toasted sugar aftertaste with vanilla and minerals notes. Nice and drinkable. Aftertaste is perhaps a bit short. (0.75l bottle, shared at de Vlaamsche Pot, Bruges.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2014
at 09:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
330 mml bottle tasted on 14/06/2014. Dark brown colour with a bubbly beige head. Aroma is intensive on caramel, dark fruits and hops. Taste is deep caramel and light coffee. Body is full and carbonation is medium. Aftertaste is a little chocolate and dry. Next one please!
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2014
at 02:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
330ml bottle from Les Crepes de Sophie, Shrewsbury. Pours very dark brown with decent head. Rich, dark and strong tasting with soothing hints of chocolate and a swirling complexity that brings malts, raisins, brown sugar and a teasing sweetness. Exceedingly drinkable given it’s a belting 11%, with light touches of flavours that are in no way overpowering like some of its quadruple brethren. Lovely stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2014
at 11:49