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:
24
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 23, 2014
Added:
Mar 02, 2011
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
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Ratings by kdown:
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Rated by kdown from California

3/5  rDev -29.1%

Aug 19, 2012
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Rated: 3.75 by GRG1313 from California

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

Jul 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by GClarkage from California

Jul 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

Aug 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by t0rin0 from California

Jan 19, 2013
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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
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, 2012
 
Rated: 4.75 by Swervine44 from California

Mar 31, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by seanh99 from Massachusetts

Mar 02, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by jh1982 from Nevada

Feb 13, 2012
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Reviewed by ngeunit1 from Massachusetts

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, 2011
 
Rated: 4.5 by mcphish22 from Maryland

Nov 30, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by aerozeppl from New York

Nov 24, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by Sixofsigmas from California

Nov 22, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by HitSquad10 from California

Nov 20, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by xnicknj from Pennsylvania

Nov 20, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by flexabull from California

Nov 19, 2011
 
Rated: 4.5 by codynevels from California

Nov 19, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by BRob from California

Nov 14, 2011
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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
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, 2011
2x4 Ale from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 24 ratings