Sugar Plum Fairy
Four Quarters Brewing in Winooski, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular|
Score
7.33
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark mahogany/dark brown to a ruddy mostly dark purple hued color rimmed by a quarter finger of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet dark fruits with a certain dryness to them, Belgian candi sugar, some caramel/toffee notes with some dark bread and a touch of Belgian spicy yeasty notes
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-spicy quality; finishes with a nice Belgian sweet sort of bready to caramelized tone to it
Texture: medium bodied, great as a sipper; some smoothness and the hopeful note of that "Belgian throaty" dryness gripping the back of the tongue as I was hoping for
Overall: a very nicely done Belgian dark strong ale I would welcome again.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark mahogany/dark brown to a ruddy mostly dark purple hued color rimmed by a quarter finger of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet dark fruits with a certain dryness to them, Belgian candi sugar, some caramel/toffee notes with some dark bread and a touch of Belgian spicy yeasty notes
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-spicy quality; finishes with a nice Belgian sweet sort of bready to caramelized tone to it
Texture: medium bodied, great as a sipper; some smoothness and the hopeful note of that "Belgian throaty" dryness gripping the back of the tongue as I was hoping for
Overall: a very nicely done Belgian dark strong ale I would welcome again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2026
at 20:29
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazed golden mahogany into a trappist glass. Tan head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Dark caramel and pit fruit aromas. Thick with sweet golden syrup, fig, and prune upfront turning to hot, earthy brown bread in the dry, lasting finish.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2024
at 23:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz. can. Appearance is a deep mahogany-like color. Aroma, shows, pumpernickel, bread, toffee, and yeast. Flavor of dates, prunes, figs. Mouthfeel is nice with hidden alcohol. Exactly what I was expecting.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2023
at 20:19
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Another Belgian style strong quite the beer run this week. Amber fairly dark pour. Nose is dark fruits and bread. Tastes of plum, dark cherry, tobacco, figs, raisins, some spicing cardamon, cloves. Smooth enough. Hides abv.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2023
at 05:30