12 Drummers Drumming
The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series|
Score
7.75
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80% Belgian-style quadrupel ale and 20% old ale blended and aged in bourbon barrels
Twelve years in the making, 12 Drummers Drumming is the final release in our 12 Days of Christmas series. A celebratory blend of our bourbon barrel-aged anniversary old ale and a Belgian-style quadrupel ale. Boisterous notes of toffee, dark fruit, caramel, and oak character bring this 12-year journey to an extraordinary close.
Twelve years in the making, 12 Drummers Drumming is the final release in our 12 Days of Christmas series. A celebratory blend of our bourbon barrel-aged anniversary old ale and a Belgian-style quadrupel ale. Boisterous notes of toffee, dark fruit, caramel, and oak character bring this 12-year journey to an extraordinary close.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dullish and cloudy, has a deep fruity character, juicy, strong, plenty of sweet malt.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2026
at 16:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Black Colour with small beige head.Aroma of roasted malt and bought nice sweet warming mouth feels and good full body hint of dark drid fruit and malt light sweet and warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2026
at 15:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Stewed apple, stewed tomato aroma. Brown, medium tan head. Date, tart fig. Medium body, easy carbonation. Unwelcome umami.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2025
at 00:43
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample at Palace Hall 13/12/2025 Malmö December tasting - (2024 vintage) toasted sweet malty with lots of dried fruit shred, brown sugar, some nice rich bourbon into the lingering warming finish. Lovely.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2025
at 18:35
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft pour at Dominion Wine and Beer. Poured a dark, slightly cola ruby color without much of a head, what was there was mostly a wispy grayish color. Aroma was prune, molasses alcohol. Woody bourbon, not a lot of vanilla. Some caramelized sugar.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Jan 2025
at 19:34
9/10
Spicy, boozy, rich and spicy
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 16:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
75cl Bottle. Vintage. Pours unclear Dark amber with a settling White head. Deep and intense vinous nose and flavor of Wood, bourbon, molasses, Dark overripe fruit. Warming pleasant alcohol and a slick mouthfeel. Dope sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 17:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle thanks to Jeremy. Pours a dark mahogany hue with a large white head. A dusty malty nose. Slightly sour, tart, big fruit, bourbon, tannins. Really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2022
at 07:52
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Jeremy. Pours clear dark amber with a small off-white head, light lacing. Toffee, vanilla, oak. Decent
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2022
at 05:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap@Rbabarrab, Copenhagen (10/09/2022) - black pour with a beige to tan head. Sweet with lots of caramel and toffee notes, dark dried fruit shred, plethora of spices, nice full body, spiced sweet malty bourbon infused malty finish. Lovely sipper.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2022
at 06:06