Quadrupel - Oak Aged Batch #30
La Trappe Trappist - Abdij O.L.V. Koningshoeven in Berkel-Enschot, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Series Out of Production|
Score
7.39
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Type in BATCH
Cachaça 80%
New Oak Medium Toast 20%
Batch 30 is presented with a fragile beige foam head and a warm gold/amber-coloured beer tone. The most important part of this batch is the cachaça, the Brazilian term for rum, which, just like other varieties of rum, is also made from sugar cane. The difference is that this rum is always made entirely of freshly-squeezed sugar cane juice, which is what also gives it a distinct sugar cane taste.
The first impression in terms of scent is alcoholic with fruity rum hints of tropical fruit and several herbs, including ginger and liquorice. Just like the caramel and malt aromas, the oak is also clearly present, but not too prominently.
The taste is full to bombastic, with plenty of caramel, spices and ripe fruit. Without a doubt, you can recognise the flavours of ginger, dates, sweets, oak, smoke, and, of course, the remarkable bitterness of La Trappe Quadrupel. The ageing enjoys the proper fullness; the taste is pleasantly sweet while not losing any of the robustness. Together with the vanilla, all these flavours combine to make a beer that brings new taste sensations to the fore with every sip
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Hazy brown color with off-white head. Aroma is rum, white sugar, vanilla, caramel, wood. Taste is caramel, chocolate, white sugar, vanilla, sweet. Oily mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Nice one!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Darker brown beer, small head, aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, alcohol, rum, taste is the same, sweet, alcohol, nice
22A18. Sweet, yeasty, and belgiany, as they always are. Oak aging adds oak, some fruityness (festini pear!) and a bit of cachaca. Not the best of the series, but very friendly and accessable. Could do with some more barrel to counter the sweetness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
COrked bottle. Amber color. Oak, herbal, malty aroma with dominating cachaca. Malty sweet. Herbal, somewhat alcoholic flavor with bubbel gum, cachaca, oak and vennel. Nice and complex.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, alcohol, and caramel, leading to a dry finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle@Jespers - Amber light hazy pour with a small off white ringed head. Sweet malty with notes of dried fruit, some caramel and toffee, layered spice, medium body, oak infused sweet malty finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample from 375 ml bottle. Slightly hazy amber golden colour with a thin white head. Sweet aroma with caramel malts, over ripe fruits, vanilla, jam, oaked notes. Taste is sweet. Full bodied. Sweet finish with over ripe fruits. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
37.5 cl bottle. Pours hazy orange, small white head. Aroma is wineous, toasted malty. Caramelish. Sweet. Toasted malty. Sweet and caramelish. Wineous and fruity. Toasted finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Huge thanks to Erzengel for sharing! Bottle looks simple but really good. Beer in the glass brownish, small head. Sweetish malty aroma. Starts intense malty-sweetish, not too alcoholic. Light nutty hints, some cookies. Finish well balanced, less sweet. Not bad, but I liked #29 much more.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tasting @ Koelschtrinker's place. The beer starts a bit harsh - wood there, but the sugar cane spirit is rough and harsh itself - so is the beer. Malty and fruity, round with a rough spirit aftertaste. Very interesting project.