@ Kwatrechts Bierfestival. Dark brown/almost black colour, beige foam. Lots of walnuts in the aroma. Taste is roasty, sweet malty, nutty, woody.

Whisky barrel aged quadrupel by this still largely undervalued brewer in the Oudenaarde region, thanks to tderoeck for sharing. Thick, membrane-lacing, pale yellowish beige head lacing in shreds over a hazy deep mahogany-bronze brown beer. Aroma of vanilla-breathing oak wood, pecan nut pie, Irish whiskey or even bourbon, pear syrup, dates, toast, caramel, some beef broth and nail polish. Sweet, dense onset, fig compote, dates and medlar, touch blueberry perhaps; soft carb, full, ‘fluffy’ body. Toffeeish, hazelnutty and Pumpernickel-like malt layers fill the middle, with a slight toasty edge and soft woodiness, paired with a bittersweet, warming whisky effect and retronasal ‘oaky vanillin’; light herbal hops in the finish, as well as some bready yeasty accents. Very rich, layered and entertaining quad, one to sip slowly and enjoy as the flavours shift – another meritorious HopSaSam creation indeed. I love this brewery.

23/VII/24 - 75cl bottle, shared @ Alengrin’s place, BB: VIII/2022, lot: 2202P119 (2024-592)

Clear dark brown beer, big creamy to little aery beige head, stable, a bit adhesive. Aroma: very yeasty, banana peel, malty, grains, more yeasty, alcohol touch, grains, hay, ok-ish. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice, alcohol, caramel, sugary, a little oxidized. Aftertaste: malty, caramel, some chocolate, sugary, alcohol, more chocolate, pleasant one!

Hazy blond colour. Very malty and bready, a bit nutty, bitter and light roasty. Good but not outstanding

Pours unclear darker blonde. Small white head. Scent is peppery , lemongrass. Taste is fresh, zesty, lemongrass, citrussy. Refreshing. Quite nice

No head, muddy brown beer. -1 point for the pretentious, irritating wax. Rum, cookies drenched in booze, almost rotting fruit, putteke , sulphur. Raisins, boerejongens , rum, molasses, again this hint of overripe (dark) fruit. Wet wood, light grapey acidity. Alcoholheat and -thinning, viscous, undercarbonated. More punch than complexity. And more than a bit oversweet. Liqueur, rather than beer. The nose is off.