7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (BB 05/2009)
Dark brown, brown small head. Parfumic, lemon aroma. Soft flavor, very fruity with prunes, grapes and hints of strwaberry. Full-bodied. Smooth aftertaste. Hides high ABV quite well.
Dark brown, brown small head. Parfumic, lemon aroma. Soft flavor, very fruity with prunes, grapes and hints of strwaberry. Full-bodied. Smooth aftertaste. Hides high ABV quite well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2004
at 11:18
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dated: 20 02 07 Muddy brown with yeast colonies floating about in the murk. Fair off white colored head which left quickly. Outstandingly beautiful sheets of Belgian lace! Aroma of dried fruits and sweet malt. No hint of alcohol here at all, light body from candi sugar. Flavor is malt and light spice. Becomes slightly vinous as it warms.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Aug 2004
at 17:03
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle. Dark brown beer with a small beige head. Great fruity aroma (stone fruits) with some malt and raisins. Sweet complex malt flavors that have some fruit - cherry/plum - and a bit of an earthiness to it. Dry finish. Just a touch too much carbonation, but not more than most Belgians and it doesn’t have as much of Belgian tang. Hides the alcohol well. Nice lace on the glass all the way to the end. I wish I could have another one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2004
at 22:08
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a deep, murky red-brown, topped by a medium light tan head. Intense bready, nutty, dry and crackery aroma. Flavor is rather subdued, with dry, crackery yeast flavors, slight fruitiness, and toast. I have to say the flavor’s a letdown, although the aroma and mouthfeel are exquisite as usual. Sampled at room temperature as all Rochefort beers should be. Now that I think about it, the dense Rochefort carbonation hinders the rather subtle flavors of this beer.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2004
at 00:01
9.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 10
Bottle, 11.3%. Very dark brown colour seems hazy. Small, creamy light brown head. Fruity, malty and vinous aroma. Very complex, with fruity, peppery flavours and warming alcohol. Quite sweet, very alcoholic, very flavourful, OK balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2004
at 13:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
golden brown hazy beer with a wonderful complex aroma of sugar, wine, hops and vanilla fudge/praline. Wonderful rich tatse of scotch with peach melba and hops intertwined, woody notes, very complex body, with a alcool warmth which lingers and pleases the tongue.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2004
at 21:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden hazy colour with nice vinous, spicy, malt and (surprise)floral hops. The hops come out well in mouth, with resinous qualities, est the sweetness is well baqlnaced. the alcool si felt in a rather dry way, which is not compensated by the body...still a great beer.
Tried
on 09 Mar 2004
at 21:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
BB 2008. Very drab dark chestnut brown with plenty of greys and lighter yellows. Big foamy off-white head. Served quite warm, 53-55 degrees. Bottle conditioned. Aroma of sweet dates, rum raisins and some faint hops? or perhaps that's just the yeast. Aroma fairly faint overall. Begins extremely delicate, walnuts, green raisins and a touch of chocolate. Body has some lively effervesence and finish ends on a nice yeasty bite. Texture of English soda bread. Body very restrained and a good medium. Light candied sugars throughout, some plant/root flavors and alcohol is quite apparent on the finish while warm. This seems more of a dubbel, though perhaps a bit more hops and yeast apparency. Anyways, much better than Westmalle dubbel in my book, and a step up in complexity from New Belgium's Abbey. Fine stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2004
at 07:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle (exp. June 2008, says Alc. 9.2% vol)
Looks like "home beer", hazy brown, rapidly vanishing creamy light brown sizzling head. Aroma is alcohol, prune and yeast. Carbonated palate, starts smooth, finishing with alcoholic kick. After taste crisp and alcoholic, very warming. (6/3/5/4/10 2.8)
Re-rate: (Bottled BB 11.02.09)
Dark nut brown hazy color. Nut brown huge rocky head, lace. Delicios prunes and raisin aroma. Carbonated and smooth palate with alcohol, apples and malts. High ABV makes nices warming aftertaste and -feeling. (8/4/7/4/15 3.8)
Looks like "home beer", hazy brown, rapidly vanishing creamy light brown sizzling head. Aroma is alcohol, prune and yeast. Carbonated palate, starts smooth, finishing with alcoholic kick. After taste crisp and alcoholic, very warming. (6/3/5/4/10 2.8)
Re-rate: (Bottled BB 11.02.09)
Dark nut brown hazy color. Nut brown huge rocky head, lace. Delicios prunes and raisin aroma. Carbonated and smooth palate with alcohol, apples and malts. High ABV makes nices warming aftertaste and -feeling. (8/4/7/4/15 3.8)
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2004
at 05:50
9.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
This beer lived up to the hype. At 11% I couldn’t taste a hint of alcohol. It is one of those yummy beers thats goes down real nice. Hard to discribe the aroma but definitly original and sweet. Beautiful murky brown color. Not a large head however but this is definitly one of the best belgians I have ever tried.
Ah, the youthful rating. Very malty and sweet aroma and taste. I don’t need to go further, for me this is the best Quad, I was moved to rerate after drinking a Westy 12, which I followed with this beauty. Sure it doesn’t have the same mistique but its superb.
Ah, the youthful rating. Very malty and sweet aroma and taste. I don’t need to go further, for me this is the best Quad, I was moved to rerate after drinking a Westy 12, which I followed with this beauty. Sure it doesn’t have the same mistique but its superb.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2004
at 11:53