Style: Quadrupel
ABV: 10%
IBU:
Serving Type: 33cL bottle poured into a St. Bernardus chalice
One more Trappist beer for good measure. Enjoyed with some carry-out dynamite sushi (thanks, honey!). Pours a deep, murky brown with more red tones than most other quads I've had. A solid finger of white, big-bubbled head betrays my not quite clean enough glass. Aroma is big and malty, with raisin and fig and a little bit of spice (cinammon?).
The spice on the tongue comes through more peppery, and the sweetness just a touch tart (though still with plenty of dark fruit). Carbonation is nice and prickly on the tongue, does a good job of cutting through the almost cloying sweetness. Medium bodied, with a lingering spice at the back of the tongue.
Pretty good overall, though a touch overboard on the sweetness. The other elements all help hold that sweetness in check, but only just. The spiciness, however, adds enough depth to force me to give it a rare half-star rating.
And how does it pair with sushi? Suprisingly well, actually. The sweetness counteracts the wasabi while the carbonation and spiciness of the beer accent it. The sweetness also plays well with the savory flavors in the soy and fish.
My score: 3.5/5
Beer Advocate: 91/100
Rate Beer: 99/100
Pintley: 4.2/5
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