Quadrupel Style Ale
Hermitage Brewing

Quadrupel Style AleQuadrupel Style Ale
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From:
Hermitage Brewing
 
California, United States
Style:
Quadrupel (Quad)
ABV:
11%
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
3.25 | pDev: 10.77%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
7
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 09, 2015
Added:
Nov 24, 2011
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.43 by Lucnifter from California

Feb 09, 2015
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Reviewed by ESPNman from California

3.11/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
Served from a 22 oz. bomber that I aged in our cellar for about a year. Poured into a Delirium Tremens snifter. There was virtually zero room between the bottle cap and the beer, which was a little odd. Very little oxygen in there.

A - It pours a clear coppery-orange with very minimal head. Moderate lacing. Definitely a little light looking for the style, and lacks the "look" of a quad.

S - Not much of interest here. Upfront light candied fruit and sweet malts. It has a surprising, and not necessarily welcomed, bit of cereal malt that comes through prominently.

T - Only a couple of surprises here compared to the nose. Candied fruit and sugars right up front. A bit of tobacco and leather comes through, which I was not expecting to find in here. A bit of straw-like flavors round it out. Zero hops, but that's to be expected for a year-old quad.

M - Thin, flat, and sweet. Not a good representation of the style in my opinion.

O - A technically sound beer, but nothing that I'd be interested in having again or recommending to my friends. Yes, it is a quad. Yes, it tastes okay. No, there's nothing special here.
Oct 13, 2012
 
Rated: 3.25 by flayedandskinned from California

Aug 06, 2012
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Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts

3.68/5  rDev +13.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Pours a clear copper-orange color with a thin finger of frothy white head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some lace.

S - Aroma is a mix of sweet dark fruits with some caramel malts, some Belgian yeast smells with some banana and spice, some light fruit, and a bit of booze.

T - Starts off with some sweet rich cherry and other dark fruits with some candi sugar. Through the middle some Belgian yeast flavors come through with some spice and a bit of booze. The finish is a mix of dark cherry (almost cough syrupy), Belgian yeast, spices, candi sugar, and booze.

M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a warming and sweet finish.

D - Pretty drinkable. The beer is just the slightest bit cough syrupy, but otherwise the flavors are solid and the 11% ABV is not overly strong.
Jun 15, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by Snellgg5 from New Hampshire

Dec 18, 2011
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Reviewed by slayer3604 from California

3.27/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
You know what, this isn't a quad by definition, but for $3, it is difficult to pass up. Has an amber color, thick foamy head, and lots of co2 pressing towards the top of the glass. You're met by a sweet fruity malt profile with some phenolic tang and a little bready yeastiness. Can't say it smells like a quad, but it is definitely a decent smelling Belgian-style brew. Tastes more like a Belgian strong-golden ale than anything else, even Delirium status in some aspects, especially the spice (I drank this as room temp...). Not a bad beer but not a good quad.
Dec 16, 2011
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Reviewed by impending from California

2.49/5  rDev -23.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
22oz into a tulip. Pours a crystal clear gorgeous new copper penny, minor head required an encouraging pour, minor lacing.

Aroma is primarily a phenolic note, clove with solvent banana esters.

Flavor is mildly sweet with no fruity definition, no dark fruits. A jumble of non distinct sensations. Taste is lacking in complexity. Aftertaste is an unrefined off kilter mild bitter with a touch of tobacco, not a strength. Thin bodied mouthfeel.

The expectations from a 22oz, $3.50, 11% quad were fully met.
cheers
jd
Nov 24, 2011
Quadrupel Style Ale from Hermitage Brewing
Beer rating: 3.25 out of 5 with 7 ratings