A social attempt at a Belgian quad. Single fermentation. Some of the aromas and flavors of the style but nothing to notable. Little more sweet than bitter with okay carbonation and body. These guys used to be much better.

The 12 oz bottle I have came from Half Time with a stamp saying the beer was bottled on 8/8/24. I have sought out Quad for years after seeing a quadrupel tasting review on the web from 2014. The beers accumulated for that comparison were separated by European and American breweries. Of course Quad was put in the American group and unfortunately it was bottom rated meaning not good things in comparison to domestic beers and the overseas quadrupels also. Do I not want to rate this one now? Hell no, let's give it a shot. I see the label is largely unchanged from earlier pics and the ABV has stayed the same. All this is fine by me, I am here to sample a quadrupel new to me. I have a New Belgium globe glass in place to receive the pour and I tilt the bottle. The appearance is an amber colored body completed by a bare cover of silvery tan foam meaning it goes more the way of a La Trappe quad than a Trappistes Rochefort. Who cares, the tent covering quadrupels is big. The scent is strong, I get plenty of purple fruit, yeast and alcohol. The taste now, well, I am not put off at all. Sweet dark plums, black raisins, grain, malt, some yeasty esters, cherries, candi sugar and an earthiness. Sweet somewhat but not badly so. I am liking this way more than I expected. I appreciate my quads and this one is better than many.