Tronk
Siphon Brewing in Michelbeke, West Flanders, Belgium 🇧🇪
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular|
Score
6.77
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Every four or five winters, people in our region cut the branches from the tree trunks for firewood. As a result, knotted willows dot the landscape around our brewery.
On its classical Quadrupel base, we add an extra layer of ingredients to achieve the winter twist. No spices were added in the boiling stage. Instead, orange zest and vanilla pods were added after fermentation, in cold conditioning tanks, one week before bottling.
Malt: pils, munich, special b, chocolate. Hops: Goldings, Saaz. Other: vanilla pods, orange zest, dark candy sugar. Yeast: Belgian abbey.
On its classical Quadrupel base, we add an extra layer of ingredients to achieve the winter twist. No spices were added in the boiling stage. Instead, orange zest and vanilla pods were added after fermentation, in cold conditioning tanks, one week before bottling.
Malt: pils, munich, special b, chocolate. Hops: Goldings, Saaz. Other: vanilla pods, orange zest, dark candy sugar. Yeast: Belgian abbey.
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7/10
Tried
on 02 Jun 2019
at 18:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
30 April 2019. At Dirk's First Home-made Beer Tasting. Cheers to all! Pours hazy dark brown with a thin, unstable, frothy, beige head. Aroma of Pim's biscuit, orange peel, prune, raisin, licorice, pear syrup, milk chocolate, 'raw vanilla'. Taste is medium malty sweet, chocolatey, a bit creamy, lots of dried dark fruits (prune, raisin, fig, pear) with touches of licorice & subtle vanilla, bitter notes of coffee roast & green tea, supportive biscuity & caramelly character. Dryish, herbal hoppy finish, lingering licorice, dark fruits & some woody vanilla, with a nice dash of warming liqueur-like alcohol. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Nice Belgian quad with that little extra.
Tried
on 22 May 2019
at 17:52
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
330ml bottle from Bierhalle Deconinck, drunk watching the Bros reunino documentary. Pours hazy dark brown, off-white head. Boozy vinous nose, orange, caramel, dark fruits. Taste continues along a similar path, smooth rich and boozy, strong orange, subtle vanilla, spicy moments. A bit clunky and imbalanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2019
at 17:09
6/10
Batch:TR/012-013, BBD:24/10/2021;Aroma:loads of toasted brown sugar,brown bread,bread crust,old chocolate bar,light dry dark fruits-raisin
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jan 2019
at 12:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. @ Beer Merchants Tap, 99 Wallis Rd, Hackney Wick, Greater London, England E9 5LN. [ As Siphon Tronk ].Unclear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, candy sugar, dried fruit, banana, quadrupel yeast, candy - sweet yeast. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, burnt sugar - burnt malt, candy - belgium yeast, caramel, dried fruit, caramelized malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20180929] 7-3-6-3-14
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2018
at 12:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the Christmas market very close to Brugs Beertje, Brugge, Belgium. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Sweet, caramel, spice, dark fruit aroma. Tastes sweet, caramel, spice, dark fruit. A pleasant enough Belgian.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2018
at 10:44
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2018
at 16:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at MK VHX, 20/11/18. Rich chestnut brown with a decent light beige covering. Nose is stewed fruits, dates, light vinous notes, booze fumes, toffee. Taste comprises fruit cake, alcohol, toffee, dried fruits, light spice, brown bread. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a rising boost. Passable quad if a little boozey without any real backbone.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2018
at 07:52
6/10
Tried
on 29 Sep 2018
at 18:40
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[9/6/2018] Draught at Beer Merchants Tap in London. Dark brown. Caramel, dark fruits, orange, vanilla, very sweet, alcohol, kinda boozy. Not my thing.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2018
at 19:58