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For years we brewed beers in our basement when we read an article in October 2010 about the Brouwland beer competition.We decided to risk our chances and sent our version of a Trappist beer, a dark beer, full malt, of 10%.In March 2011 we were informed that we were selected for the final. Beginning in April 2011 was ultimately the final.The seven finalist beers were tasted by beer connoisseurs, Zythologists Rijckers Anne and Yannick De Cocteau and some Belgian brew masters like Paul Arnott (Dubuisson), and Jean-Marie De Rock (Orval). The first beers were tasted and judged one for one, much was noted. Mutually there was not much talk together ,until they started our beer (the final seven beers were tasted in order of alcohol). All jurors began to talk to each other and two of them even gave us a thumbs up. Then, we knew it was good. After fifteen minutes of deliberations they announced the winner … Vliegend Paard Brouwers from Oedelem with their Préaris Quadrupel.
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BMan1113VR (8092) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle via a trade with bu11zeye with a best before of 16/08/13. Pours with a opaque deep burgundy to brown hued body with a lasting, medium tan head with good lace left on the side of the glass. Aromas are are fruity, brandy, big marmalade, vinous, alcoholic, very rich, raisins, chocolate, melanoidin, rich malt, medium to strong ester, alcohol, slightly musty. Decadent and rich. Plums, dark fruit, bready. Flavors are of alcohol, quite dry, chocolate, medium bitter, light roasted note, burnt sugar. Odd bitter balance. No real backing malt sweetness. Some flambeed raisins, roast as it warms. Light musty yeast character. Bitter marmalade. Exceptionally warming, big, medium syrupy, fuller carbonation with a somewhat dry finish. Lasting dry bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 30 Apr 2012 at 17:10
BlackHaddock (18155) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
During a trip to Brugge in Dec 2011 I had two 33 cl bottles of this brew, the first in t’Brugs Beertje and the second in De Bierboom: this review is of the second bottle, Daisy’s place being too busy to review in. The original receipt comes from ‘De Vliegende Paard Brouwers’ (Oedelem) but is now brewed by De Proefbrouwerij (Lochristi). Anyway the beer poured a very dark brown colour (almost black) with some ruby hints when held up to the light. The head was a well constructed foam covering of beige coloured bubbles. In the nose, dark chocolate, caramel and fruit cake: theses being the big three in an aroma of great magnitude and complexity. The taste was also very complex, with flavours coming at you from all angles: malty, chocolate, toffee, coffee, mixed dried fruits (raisins, oranges, etc, etc), pepper and wintery spices. It had a mini-bitter hop edge towards the end of each sip too! Even though it sounds (from the smells and taste description I’ve given) rich, heavy and full bodied it isn’t: it’s fairly thin for such a complicated beer, not watery but certainly not creamy or rich in any way. The alcohol content is well hidden and sits nicely within the whole experience of drinking this brew.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2012 at 13:24
Dedollewaitor (22459) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle @ Mid March Tasting, Ulfborg 2012. Pours cloudy amber with a small creamy head. Dried fruit, liquorice, alcohol, caramel. Full bodied. A bit of alcohol. Nice.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2012 at 13:23
Beertalk (16422) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Ulfborg Scooper Smagning 2012. Chestnut colour with a firm and creamy off-white head. Aroma of caramel and brown sugar, a bit of nuts and some dried fruit. Relatively dry, toffee dominated flavour with nuts and dried fruit, with hints of spice and licorice. Warming alcohol, but not in any unpleasant way. Grassy/herbal hops and a good bitterness in the finish
Tried on 17 Mar 2012 at 13:15
chrisv10 (24656) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ FOneFan. dark amber/red with small beige head. Aroma is malt, fruit, yeast, caramel and a little toffee. Flavour is malt, medium sweet, caramel, chocolate, little toffee, yeast, dried fruits, notes of alcohol and a little bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2012 at 13:14
Travlr (34369) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Clear dark brown color, thick beige head. Aroma of burnt caramel and cigarette smoke. Taste is burnt toast, marmite.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2012 at 07:14
Ibrew2or3 (10892) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Squat little 33cl bottle pours clear brownish amber with ruby highlights and a nice tan latte head. The aroma smells a little like Christmas with winter spices, fruit cake, a bit of rum like notes and then some lighter notes of caramel and cherries. The taste is spicy hop notes, spicy yeast notes, spicy winter like notes with cherry, prunes and raisins too. It gets a bit boozy and cherry hard candy like to midway but a thin layer of caramel helps pull it back together. Into the finish the spicy notes return and get a bit resiny at time.

Zythos Bierfestival 2012, Leuven, Belgium. It pours mahogany with ruby red edges and nice creamy looking tan head with some sheet lacing. The aroma offers up thick notes of prunes and dates as well as some roasted malts and chocolate, nice. The taste has some sweet dark fruity esters like prunes and figs but those notes are tempered by somewhat dry roasted malts and some yummy chocolate. Very nice balance is achieved keeping this from getting too sweet. Darn tasty quad.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2011 at 19:46
Fin (18756) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Cambrinus, Brugge, Belgie, 13th November 2011. Pours dark, dark brown almost black in colour with a light beige head. Soft in mouth, very creamy. easy drinking for the strength, in fact very easy drinking, some warmth shows along with a little light cappuccino. Nice beer. A7 A4 T7 P4 Ov14 3.6
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2011 at 23:05
Sebletitje (16212) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
14 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle from the brewer at Dubuisson. Cuivrée, col épais café au lait. Arôme malt caramel, fruits noirs, levure. Bière assez forte, alcool ressort bien et réchauffant au palais, malt caramel et grillé le tout sur une amertume de houblon laissant une pointe de citron. Garde aussi des notes herbacées allant sur l’épice tout en restant modérées. Épaisse en bouche avec une levure riche.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2011 at 05:54
Sloefmans (15815) reviewed
Préaris Quadrupel from Vliegende Paard Brouwers
15 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Small tan head over ultra-deep dark ruby beer; bits of lace. Caramel, chocolate, fondant, sweet dark bread, slightly roasted. Quite complicated, intrinsically layered but balanced nose. Roasted, scorched chocolate with a bitter finish. Hints at dark liqueur, black breadcrust, winey touches. Coffee retronasal. Warming up, quite some liquorice. Very creamy MF, bit burning sensation, long-lasting, coffee-like bitterness, but not really full-bodied. Hobbybeer? Well worth being brewed professionaly. More of this!
Tried on 16 Sep 2011 at 08:30