The Fourth Beer of Christmas 2022
Beer: Quad Squad Brewer: The Brewery LBK Location: Lubbock, TX Website: https://www.thebrewerylbk.com/ Style: Belgian Quadruple ABV: 12% Cookies: Macarons and Chocolate Chip from United Supermarkets
Showing posts with label Quadrupel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quadrupel. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Friday, December 27, 2013
Brewery Ommegang - Ommegang XV
For the Third Beer of Christmas, Cooperstown, New York, gave me a Belgian gift. I mean sure, why not? If Belgium can deliver gifts from Scotland, why can't central New York state pick up where Belgium left off?
As a fan of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series as well as HBO's Game of Thrones television series, when I saw Ommegang's Iron Throne blonde ale and Take the Black stout, I had to buy them. They were good, but still seemed more publicity oriented than excellent beer oriented. When I saw their 15th Anniversary Ale sitting on the shelf, especially in that snazzy can, I knew it was time for another Ommegang.
This Belgian-American (that's the politically correct term, right?) offering produced a beautiful deep brown and opaque glass with a thick head of large, fluffy bubbles. The foam receded to a ring around the edge of the glass and scattered bubbles on the surface that looked like thin clouds on a windy late spring day.
The aroma is thick and malty. Roasted malts full of dates, brown sugar, and spice are evident along with a backdrop of yeast. This seems pretty typical of most dark, Belgian ales I've had.
The sweet spiciness of a Belgian is the predominant taste. The carbonation gives a nice crisp tingling on the tongue that chases down throat. It's a similar sensation to having a little touch of wasabi (don't worry, it doesn't taste like wasabi). The hop bittering comes through stronger in the aftertaste than with the initial drink. It's strong and warming and left me with a nice glow.
This might be my favorite quadrupel of all time. It's too bad that it's nearly $18 per bottle. Although, if you compare that to a nice bottle of wine, it's not that expensive. I'll just have to decide if I want to share the bottles with my lovely wife (who was asking how much this was and justifying it as no more pricey than wine).
Stats
Brewer: Brewery Ommegang
Location: Cooperstown, New York
Website: http://www.Ommegang.com
Style: Quadrupel
Alcohol Content: 9.6% ABV
Interesting Note: Brewery Ommegang is owned by Duvel Moortgat Brewery which will be featured again for the Tenth Beer of Christmas with Duvel.
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| Brewery Ommegang Ommegang XV |
This Belgian-American (that's the politically correct term, right?) offering produced a beautiful deep brown and opaque glass with a thick head of large, fluffy bubbles. The foam receded to a ring around the edge of the glass and scattered bubbles on the surface that looked like thin clouds on a windy late spring day.
The aroma is thick and malty. Roasted malts full of dates, brown sugar, and spice are evident along with a backdrop of yeast. This seems pretty typical of most dark, Belgian ales I've had.
The sweet spiciness of a Belgian is the predominant taste. The carbonation gives a nice crisp tingling on the tongue that chases down throat. It's a similar sensation to having a little touch of wasabi (don't worry, it doesn't taste like wasabi). The hop bittering comes through stronger in the aftertaste than with the initial drink. It's strong and warming and left me with a nice glow.
This might be my favorite quadrupel of all time. It's too bad that it's nearly $18 per bottle. Although, if you compare that to a nice bottle of wine, it's not that expensive. I'll just have to decide if I want to share the bottles with my lovely wife (who was asking how much this was and justifying it as no more pricey than wine).
Stats
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| Ommegang XV Can |
Location: Cooperstown, New York
Website: http://www.Ommegang.com
Style: Quadrupel
Alcohol Content: 9.6% ABV
Interesting Note: Brewery Ommegang is owned by Duvel Moortgat Brewery which will be featured again for the Tenth Beer of Christmas with Duvel.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Brouwerij St. Bernardus – Abt 12
For the Eleventh Beer of Christmas, found a beer with an alcohol percentage that nearly matched.
We continued our trek east from England to Belgium (and plan to do so
again tomorrow with a German brew). Probably the most famous brews in
Belgium are the Trappist beers.
While St. Bernardus is an abbey ale, it is not a Trappist beer. But
it carries on the Trappist traditions of brewing even though it comes
from a commercial brewer.
Although a beautiful medium/dark brown, the beer is translucent rather than transparent as most of the other medium-ish beers have been. Most commercial beers I’ve drank have tended towards transparent except for the hefeweizens and some other heavier wheats. The head was very thick and left a lot of lacing on the glass. The smell was rich with an apple and yeast smell that reminded me of home-brewed hard cider. Strong but not unpleasant.
The taste starts off sweet with a strong dose of cloves. Partially disguised in the flavor, the alcohol sneaks past the cloves for a brandy-like sharpness and a finish that is both warming (not surprising) and smooth (surprising).
Would I drink this again? You bet. And I would recommend it time and again. But if I’m going to buy a big 750ml bottle of strong, dark ale, I prefer the true Trappist Chimay Grande Reserve.
Stats
Brewer: Brouwerij St. Bernardus (Brewery St. Bernardus)
Location: Watou, Belgium
Website: http://www.SintBernardus.be
Style: Quadrupel
Alcohol Content: 10.5% ABV
Interesting Note: The beer now known as St. Bernardus used to be a Trappist beer, but the St. Sixtus monastery decided to turn over brewing to a commercial enterprise which brewed under a “Trappist license” until 1992 when the Trappist Monasteries agreed to impose qualifications that required true “Trappisentbiers” to be brewed within a Trappist monastery.
Although a beautiful medium/dark brown, the beer is translucent rather than transparent as most of the other medium-ish beers have been. Most commercial beers I’ve drank have tended towards transparent except for the hefeweizens and some other heavier wheats. The head was very thick and left a lot of lacing on the glass. The smell was rich with an apple and yeast smell that reminded me of home-brewed hard cider. Strong but not unpleasant.
The taste starts off sweet with a strong dose of cloves. Partially disguised in the flavor, the alcohol sneaks past the cloves for a brandy-like sharpness and a finish that is both warming (not surprising) and smooth (surprising).
Would I drink this again? You bet. And I would recommend it time and again. But if I’m going to buy a big 750ml bottle of strong, dark ale, I prefer the true Trappist Chimay Grande Reserve.
Stats
Brewer: Brouwerij St. Bernardus (Brewery St. Bernardus)
Location: Watou, Belgium
Website: http://www.SintBernardus.be
Style: Quadrupel
Alcohol Content: 10.5% ABV
Interesting Note: The beer now known as St. Bernardus used to be a Trappist beer, but the St. Sixtus monastery decided to turn over brewing to a commercial enterprise which brewed under a “Trappist license” until 1992 when the Trappist Monasteries agreed to impose qualifications that required true “Trappisentbiers” to be brewed within a Trappist monastery.
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