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Samuel Adams Tetravis (Barrel Room Collection)
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 11.03%
- Reviews:
- 113
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 13, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 12, 2013
- Wants:
- 39
- Gots:
- 137
Bold and Rich Belgian Quad- Its deep complexity starts with a molasses sweetness and finishes with notes of dark fruit and tart spice from our signature Belgian yeast.
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Rated by CrackPo7 from Virginia
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Very good. Rich. Bold flavor.
May 27, 2019Reviewed by Riff from Virginia
3.79/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a semi-clear, reddish brown color with an off-white head that fades to nearly nothing. Smell is dark fruit and grain. Taste is dark fruits and tartness up front, leads into a variety of spice flavors, black pepper, and molasses. Finish is fairly clean. Medium-heavy body. Nice quad, some quality flavors. Would go well with a rich dinner, like beef or lamb roast. Maybe pair with duck or goose.
May 27, 2019Reviewed by GarrettB from Colorado
3.68/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
August 17th, 2015 - Samuel Adams' foray foray into heavy, burly beers usually ends with my teeth shivering, but the Tetravis is actually milder than I expected considering the label. I also let it warm a bit to let the beer unfurl at its natural pace. Thankfully, it is not especially sweet, but still gives notes of strawberry and cherry. The flavor is also milder than anticipated, but still sweet, followed by a shadow of sour. The aftertaste is where the sour element really gets to appear, crisp and bright like an apple slice. But what the beer lacks is a richer set of esters from the yeast. I do appreciate the restraint from Sam Adams, though.
May 21, 2019Reviewed by Beerjunky1776 from Indiana
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +28.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Making this short and sweet. If you don’t have it get it! Really sweet very refreshing and pairs well with beef, extremely great beer by an expert brewing company!
Dec 27, 2018Reviewed by JelickNight from Washington
4.08/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.08/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
The translucent black and violet color mask the lightness of its taste—but it is neither thin nor cloying.
It is strong and complex.
The black currant is perfectly subtle and the spices endure its presence on the tongue. It avoids being tart and lingers with the allure of wanting to solve a puzzle.
**Update**
Upon trying another bottle, I found it to be a bit heavier and cloying, and I was unable to detect the black currant. I'm a bit disappointed at this inconsistency, but hopefully it's just a fluke. I've updated my rating from 4.38 to 4.08.
Sep 19, 2018It is strong and complex.
The black currant is perfectly subtle and the spices endure its presence on the tongue. It avoids being tart and lingers with the allure of wanting to solve a puzzle.
**Update**
Upon trying another bottle, I found it to be a bit heavier and cloying, and I was unable to detect the black currant. I'm a bit disappointed at this inconsistency, but hopefully it's just a fluke. I've updated my rating from 4.38 to 4.08.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.85/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Reviewed from notes. The appearance has a dark red close to brown colored body with a thin cap of a white foamy head that dies at a nice pace into the body. Lacing is sporadic and tries to cling, but doesn’t and slides at a decent pace. The smell has some raisin, fig, plum, pear, spiced apple combine through a toasty sort of molasses and some Belgian candied sugariness. There is also a decent earthy spiciness comes into play as well. The taste is sweet and somewhat spicy through the previously mentioned flavors. There is a nice Belgian yeasty/earthy/spicy yet sweet aftertaste takes hold and guides to a dry finish. On the palate, she sits about a medium to heavy on the body, not sessionable - more of a sipper. Carbonation is somewhat smooth for the style and is pretty good to me. The alcohol is extremely well hidden. Overall, this is a good Quad that I would have again.
Jul 14, 2017
Samuel Adams Tetravis (Barrel Room Collection) from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
523 ratings
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