Tangerine Quad

Bomber from Tavour. Nose is vanilla, bubblegum, golden raisins, and bourbon. Lightly hazy rusty amber with a medium lightly lacing beige head. Flavor is vanilla caramels with a bit of bourbon and light sweetness.

22 ounce bottle into chalice, bottled on 11/26/2016. Pours crystal clear reddish copper color with a 1 finger dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, lemon/orange peel, raisin, plum, apricot, fig, cherry, berries, apple, date, red grape, peppercorn, clove, light banana, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, bread, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, tangerine peels, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon/orange peel, raisin, plum, apricot, fig, cherry, berries, apple, date, red grape, peppercorn, clove, light banana, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, bread, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate yeast and bourbon/oak spiciness; with light citrus peel bitterness on the finish.Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon/orange peel, dark fruit, apricot, apple, pepper, clove, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, coconut, bourbon, toasted oak, bread, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, tangerine peels, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt and yeast/oak spiciness balance; with zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light dryness from bitter/spiciness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and lightly sticky/tannic, and slightly silky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden; a mild warmth lingering after the finish, with zero barrel booziness. Overall this is a great fruited barrel aged Quadrupel style. All around great fruity/spicy yeast, tangerine peels, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV. The feels strong on the tangerine peels initially; but as it warms up, it has great all around balance and complexity of all flavors. Nice barrel presence, without being boozy or overly tannic/drying. Well attenuated and not overly heavy on mouthfeel. A really enjoyable offering.

Bomber from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes Aroma: tangerines, bourbon, caramel, dark fruits, Belgian yeast Appearance: clear copper with a white head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, sticky, average carbonation, long finish, Tasty