Brewer's Reserve: Bourbon Barrel Belgian Style Quadruple Ale
Central Waters Brewing Co. in Amherst, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series Out of Production|
Score
7.51
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Barrel aged Quad is brewed in the spirit of collaboration. We combine traditional techniques and ingredients like Belgian candi sugar with American innovation and experimentation by the use of bourbon barrels. Our Quad is amazingly balanced and smooth while maintaining the dark fruit notes that are the trademark of the style.
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Thanks Steve.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark chestnut brown color with a finger’s worth of eggshell white foamy head that dissipated at an even pace. Lace speckles really nice and clings well too.
The aroma contains Belgian sugared covered dark fruits flowing nicely into sweet Belgian yeasty/breadiness. Booziness is there, but well contained. Cherries and chocolates beat at some clean caramel malts.
The flavor leads with the sweetness combined from the prior mentioned aromas. Light Belgian spice comes out here. Booziness is there but tastes fine, not burdensome. Some of the booziness hits against some Belgian chocolate and dark fruits to blend into the aftertaste and slide nicely in a subtle sticky fashion on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a good sipping quality about it. Good carbonation and the ABV felt as projected.
Overall, quadruple - yes, bourbon barrel - yes, stellar offering on Easter Eve 2017, priceless.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark chestnut brown color with a finger’s worth of eggshell white foamy head that dissipated at an even pace. Lace speckles really nice and clings well too.
The aroma contains Belgian sugared covered dark fruits flowing nicely into sweet Belgian yeasty/breadiness. Booziness is there, but well contained. Cherries and chocolates beat at some clean caramel malts.
The flavor leads with the sweetness combined from the prior mentioned aromas. Light Belgian spice comes out here. Booziness is there but tastes fine, not burdensome. Some of the booziness hits against some Belgian chocolate and dark fruits to blend into the aftertaste and slide nicely in a subtle sticky fashion on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a good sipping quality about it. Good carbonation and the ABV felt as projected.
Overall, quadruple - yes, bourbon barrel - yes, stellar offering on Easter Eve 2017, priceless.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2017
at 21:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[2/8/17] Draught at Alewife in New York City. Dark amber-brown. Malt, caramel, vanilla, bourbon, dark fruits, very sweet, kinda boozy.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2017
at 07:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at The Ginger Man, pours a dark orange amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out a heap of bourbon upfront, followed by dark fruits, candied sugar and light Belgian yeast. Flavour is totally inauthentic for a quad, but nevertheless is tremendously well-balanced between the heavy bourbon notes, dark fruits and candied sugar. Lovely slow sipper with a lot of depth despite not really being a quad.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2016
at 22:23