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2x4 Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
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- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 12.06%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 23, 2014
- Added:
- Mar 02, 2011
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by brokensail from California
4.2/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap at Oakquinox
Pours a dark amber/light brown color with a khaki head. Strong vanilla notes right off the bat. There’s definite some whiskey character along with a decent fruitiness, too. Plenty of brown sugar, toffee, and bread as well. The flavor has strong vanilla and wood flavors and plenty of malt sweetness. Heavy on the toffee and toasted bread with a light fruit character. Sweet and malty and enjoyable.
Jul 26, 2012Pours a dark amber/light brown color with a khaki head. Strong vanilla notes right off the bat. There’s definite some whiskey character along with a decent fruitiness, too. Plenty of brown sugar, toffee, and bread as well. The flavor has strong vanilla and wood flavors and plenty of malt sweetness. Heavy on the toffee and toasted bread with a light fruit character. Sweet and malty and enjoyable.
Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts
4.37/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.37/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A - Served a brown-copper color with a tannish half-finger of frothy head. Fades slowly leaving lots of lace behind.
S - Aroma is a mix of Quad elements with some rich dark fruits including some fig and prune. There is also some Dubbel noticeable as well with some sweet malts and some cherry and yeast.
T - Starts off with a mix of sweet cherry flavors with some light yeast and some rich caramel malts. Through the middle, some stronger dark fruit flavors with some more fruit sweetness comes through. The finish is a mix of sweet dark fruit flavors with some yeast and a bit of cherry sweetness.
M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet and warming mounthfeel.
D - Surprisingly drinkable. Very nice blend that really had the richness of a Quad with the smooth drinkability of a Dubbel.
Dec 08, 2011S - Aroma is a mix of Quad elements with some rich dark fruits including some fig and prune. There is also some Dubbel noticeable as well with some sweet malts and some cherry and yeast.
T - Starts off with a mix of sweet cherry flavors with some light yeast and some rich caramel malts. Through the middle, some stronger dark fruit flavors with some more fruit sweetness comes through. The finish is a mix of sweet dark fruit flavors with some yeast and a bit of cherry sweetness.
M - Medium-full bodied with moderate carbonation. Smooth with a sweet and warming mounthfeel.
D - Surprisingly drinkable. Very nice blend that really had the richness of a Quad with the smooth drinkability of a Dubbel.
Reviewed by John_M from Washington
4.47/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Max's during Baltimore Beer Week.
The beer pours a fairly dark amber color with good head retention and lacing. The nose is sweet and spicey, with some light rootbeer, vanilla and cherry. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely, though it's not as sweet as I was expecting (thankfully). Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a fairly long finish. Alcohol is pretty well integrated into the flavor profile, which is impressive given the 8% abv.
A nice enough beer, but not one of the more exciting offerings from SN.
Sampled again at the Beer Revolution during SF beer week on 2/10/13. The beer board at BR indicated a beer with a much higher abv., and frankly the beer tonight tasted much more like an 11% plus beer. This beer showed considerably more bourbon, chocolate, rum rasian and plum, and just seemed to have more of everything. It was absolutely delicious. I have gone ahead and update my review accordingly.
Oct 15, 2011The beer pours a fairly dark amber color with good head retention and lacing. The nose is sweet and spicey, with some light rootbeer, vanilla and cherry. The flavor profile replicates the nose pretty closely, though it's not as sweet as I was expecting (thankfully). Mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a fairly long finish. Alcohol is pretty well integrated into the flavor profile, which is impressive given the 8% abv.
A nice enough beer, but not one of the more exciting offerings from SN.
Sampled again at the Beer Revolution during SF beer week on 2/10/13. The beer board at BR indicated a beer with a much higher abv., and frankly the beer tonight tasted much more like an 11% plus beer. This beer showed considerably more bourbon, chocolate, rum rasian and plum, and just seemed to have more of everything. It was absolutely delicious. I have gone ahead and update my review accordingly.
2x4 Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
24 ratings
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