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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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2019 vintage. 750 ml. Dark brown color. The flavor shows me raisin, prune, Belgian yeast and soft bourbon in the finish. Perhaps mild oak. alcohol heat only shows when warm.
Tried
on 04 Jul 2022
at 18:04
9.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Aus der Flasche (bottled 15.10.2019) im 2022-01 getrunken. Dieser dunkler Traum von einem Bier vereint sehr deutlich den Einfluss eines belgischen Quadrupel mit seinem Malzigen Körper ohne eine echte Süße ins Bier zu bringen. Und das Bourbon gelagerte Old Ale wo typische Noten durch das barrel aging in das Bier gekommen sind. Ein wunderbar ausgewogenes Bier.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2022
at 14:46
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Party. Pours clear mahogany with a medium off-white head that dissipates to a bit of residual. Aroma of oak, dark fruits, toffeee, bourbon, Belgian yeast. Medium sweet, light bitter, a bit hot, but clean. Medium plus body. Nice beverage.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Sep 2021
at 22:33
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Bob's Bar during the Bruery Almost 12 Beers Of Christmas Night! event on 12/05/2019. Clear mahogany-amber color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Aroma of oak, yeast, fruit and malt. Full-bodied with flavors of Belgian yeast, bourbon, malt and spiced fruit. The finish is oaky with a bourbon and fruity yeast aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
on 21 May 2020
at 20:54
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
I spotted this 750 ml bottle at a Total Wine in Ft. Worth a month or so ago. I'm thinking I would like to have the other eleven also, just guessing in advance. The Chimay glass is being taken out for this tasting. The fragrance fills the air as soon as I lift the cap, candied fruit, a yeasty presence and bread. It arrives in the glass an amber-brown with a decent covering of light tan foam. But the taste will tell the tale, here I go. Oh my, is this good or what. Figs, dates, dark raisins, vanilla, pie crust, spun sugar and malt. A thick sensation in the drink. The high abv is completely covered, a credit to the fine conversion of the various tastes. A first class presentation of my favorite style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2020
at 23:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 375 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with lots of toasted bread, caramel, toffee and but notes. Lighter burnt sugar and a hint of chocolate. Moderate fruity notes of raisin, prune, date and fig with a bit of cherry. Light oak notes with a bit of bourbon. Pours brown with a reddish, auburn hue and a medium sized, thick, tan head that recedes to a small, creamy film that lingers. Light lacing and fairly long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with a lot of malt notes. Caramel, toffee, toasted bread with lighter but and faint chocolate notes. Lots of fruity notes of raisin, prune, date, fig and a bit of cherry. Medium light alcohol spice and a touch of bourbon and oak notes. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied and a bit sticky with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but I wish it had a bit more body. The fruit notes are a bit strong and overpower the malt a bit as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2020
at 06:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle pours out cola brown topped with a small head. Nose is sweet malts spice pit fruit. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts pitfruit spice. Nice end to the 12 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2019
at 23:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
750ml bottle from Jeremy. Muddy dark brown with a nice abundant tan head. Roasty malts and light fruity notes make up the aroma along with a pleasant hit of whiskey. Taste brings more of the quad notes, plums, prunes and yeast. Nice boozy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2019
at 01:58
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle. Blackish beer with a dark tan head. Yeast and light dark fruit aroma with light spice and light malt. Bourbon and yeast flavor with spice, light banana, and light dark fruit. Medium-plus bodied. yeast and spice linger with light bourbon, light dark fruit, and caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2019
at 23:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 15
Draft. Deep brown/black body. Large beige head, diminishing. Aroma of dark fruit, plum, toasted and roasted malt, bread, light bourbon and oak, mustiness. Medium to full body, watery/velvety texture. Starts sweet, but finishes lightly to moderately bitter with some alcohol pepperiness. Taste of plum, fig with hint of bourbon.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Dec 2019
at 20:28