Quadrupel IPA
Oriel Beer in Bucharest, București - Ilfov, Romania 🇷🇴
Collab with: Sunstone AlehouseBelgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Special
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Score
6.71
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An experimental brew combining two styles and changing the direction of an IPA into a Belgian approach. The outcome is a flavoured beer carrying subtle citrus, tropical and stone fruit aromas. The taste is shaped by the Belgian yeast esters alongside the hops bitterness and tropical aromas, with soft malting and alcohol warmth.
One time brew with loads of hops and fermented with liquid Belgian yeast. Dry hopped for a boost of flavour.
One time brew with loads of hops and fermented with liquid Belgian yeast. Dry hopped for a boost of flavour.
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6/10
Takie slabe, chlebowe skrzyzowanie barleywine z tmavym? Nie pasi specjalnie ale zle tez nie jest bo duzo cukru ;)
Tried
at
Mikkeller Bar Warsaw
on 22 Dec 2018
at 17:49
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
BOTTLE. Cloudy amber, off-white head. The aroma ranges from fruity jammy malts, to tart bright dried stone-fruit (apricots?) to hoppy citrus notes. There's a distinct spicy fresh grass/green pepper note that gets stronger as it goes. Just a hint of alcohol. The hop presence is not as strong as in a conventional big IPA - it is indeed a hybrid rather than a hopped up quad. Same with the taste - it is juicier and overall easier drinking than ordinary Belgian strongies, but not a downright hop bomb - in fact, even the bitterness is quite humble. Big creamy and easy going mouthfeel, big soft massaging carbonation. Yep, they managed to keep a good balance between the two ancestor beer styles (it still a notch more Belgian, I'd say), and get a really big easy drinker while at it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2018
at 11:18