Quadrupel - Oak Aged Batch #31
La Trappe Trappist - Abdij O.L.V. Koningshoeven in Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series Out of Production|
Score
7.17
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Malbec 75%
New Oak Medium Toast 20%
New Oak High Toast 5%
Batch 31 presents itself in distinctive amber-brown shades. The main ingredient for this batch has been matured for two years in casks used for the production of Malbec, a French red wine from Cahors. Malbecs are powerful, full-bodied wines with a deep, dark colour – they are nearly black. At first impression, the aroma of this Quadrupel is highly complex, with hints of ripe black fruits (blueberry, bramble, plum, and cherry), vanilla, and sweet caramel.
New flavours continuously emerge. This batch is wine-like in flavour, with a heavy dose of oak. The alcohol is balanced out by the beer’s sweetness and mild bitterness. The classic Quadrupel taste remains present in the background. On the whole, this results in a spicy flavour palette.
As the beer warms up, the oak flavour will become stronger and the finish will be dryer and more tannic. This ensures the beer stays sufficiently bitter.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
BBT 01/2024. Amber color with ten head. Amber color with beige head. Aroma of malt, candies, honey. Taste is malt, candies, honey.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at BBT with Rubin. Malty aroma and taste, caramel, belgian yeasty spicy notes, light honey notes, light to medium bitter, light sweet. Medium to full body, malty caramely spicy bitter sweet finish. Ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
5th April 2021
Almost clear orange tinted amber beer, small pale tan head is gone in 10 seconds. Typically complex nose of esters, vanilla and ripe fruits. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation, about right for this particular brew. Smooth malts, silky even. Mild cream and caramel. Vanilla oak quite obvious in the mid and well integrated dried fruits. Smooth esters. I really am not a fan of esters in beer but they work well in this series. Light but juicy plum into a mellow smooth red wine that comes over as moderately dessert red wine. Touch of pine intermingled in the light smooth finish. Complex and easy drinking. A little more Malbec would have seen this right up there.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Brown, small head, aroma is caramel, malt, vinous, grape, taste is the same, sweet with a vinous tartness, fruity, nice
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, alcohol, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and fruits, leading to a bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample from 375 ml bottle. Sweet aroma with noble rot, fruits and oaked notes. Taste is sweet. Medium bodied. Sweet finish with over ripe fruits. Very nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
37.5 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange. Small off white head. Aroma is earthy, wooden. Toasted. Caramelish. Toffee. Earthy and toasted malty finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Corked bottle. Dark amber color with a red haze. Oak, vanilla, Chilean Malbec. Malt, bubblegum, dried fruit, marzipan, vinous notes, Oak, vanilla. Very sweet, but complex and delicious.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Recht süffiger, hellholzig malziger Beginn. Noten von Vanille, erkennbar alkoholisch, wenig herb. Süß, holzig bleibend, langer Abgang. Etwas künstlich wirkend - Holzchips? 8/8/9/8/9/8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
37,5cl bottle. A clear dark amber beer with a off white head. Aroma of caramelized strong malt, red fruits, wood. Taste of sweet strong caramelized malt, wood and vanilla.