Reuben's Brews Dark Strong & Proper

Dark Strong & Proper

 

Reuben's Brews in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Quadrupel / Dark Strong Regular
Score
6.75
ABV: 10.5% IBU: 25 Ticks: 5
5th anniversary dark Belgian beer.
 

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7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Power tasting at Phill's, bottle
Amber-brown colour, hazy, with small head. Some aroma of dark malt and red wine. Good body strength, with moderate residual sweetness; there is some malt and caramel flavour, good but not very deep; mild wine barrel character; the alcohol defines the final.
Difficult to make a good Quad, and when you do it, that character can be easily muted by other elements, as it happens here. It's ok.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2020 at 04:12


7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Dirty maroon with a small white head. Raisin and a touch of cherry. Raisin and a light toffee nite. Touch thin and simple.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2020 at 03:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

22oz (thx, Max F.!) on Phill's deck. Appearance: hazy dark copper with a pale beige head. Aroma: wine, dark fruits, toffee. Taste: along the same lines with prominent plum jam notes. Overall: interesting.

Tried on 28 Aug 2020 at 02:57


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

22 oz. bottle, pours a dark dirty brown with a tiny beige head. Aroma is full of esters, with bubblegum, red wine barrel character, cotton candy, and booze. Flavour is quite prominent on the red wine notes, with a gentle tart red fruitiness, some esters, a little bubblegum, and a little booze. There's a bit of banana in there that I'm not fussed about. The red wine character is nice. Totally inauthentic, but it's fairly pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2020 at 02:55


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Light brown, and a bit murky. This is also quite fruity and boozy on the nose, with the red wine barrel character also showing. Soft body, kicks up some alcohol, and deep fruits - cherry, grapes, and plummy accents. That boozy accent rounds it out nicely, but it can be a bit clunky.

Tried from Can on 28 Aug 2020 at 02:54