Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark brown color with a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once it did, light lace formed
Aroma: red raspberry forward initially (more tart than sweet) but after some time, some Belgian malty tones of the spicy yeastiness, light woody sweetness, Belgian candies, dark fruits and some chocolate ended up coming out
Flavor: did a nice job of blending the prior noted aromas to a fine spicy to semi-sweet mixture and finished with the raspberries and Belgian candies
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper, not enough tartness from the raspberries to make anything abrasive or distractible on the tongue, so in turn, this beer becomes fairly smooth, there is that expected "back-of-the-throat" pull of being a Belgian style that seems to grab at me
Overall: I believe Deschutes did what they wanted to with this beer - it's a Belgian Quad with raspberries in it and I would return to this.

Capped 500 from the Portland venue. Pours clear but very dark and ruddy. Creamy, persistent tan head. Aroma is mostly raspberry. Med plus body. It's malty and not dry, but somewhat towards sour. Flavor is mostly raspberry and dark malt tho there's some noticeable kandi. Not as destructive to tissues as are many Oud Bruins - which this is not one of. It's a rather relaxed and pleasing ale. Yeast is present, but is not obviously expressing spice notes.