Ovila Quad
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Ovila QuadOvila Quad
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Quadrupel (Quad)
ABV:
10.4%
Score:
89
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 10.86%
Reviews:
205
Ratings:
741
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 08, 2023
Added:
Oct 29, 2011
Wants:
  31
Gots:
  76
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle at share. Mahogany pour yields a small off-white foamy head. Malty aroma, pit fruit, light woody notes. Taste is fruity, yeasty, got that Belgian thing going on, deep. Cellared for about 8 years, so some detioration noted.
Oct 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.97 by BMBCLT from South Carolina

Jul 09, 2022
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Reviewed by Mavigo from Michigan

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got this from Fulton Street in Grand Rapids. I can't find a date on the bottle but the dust tells me that it's old. Poured into a snifter.

A: Pours a deep, cloudy, opaque, dark brown with virtually no head, just a thin rim of cream color lace that doesn't stick.

S: The smell of dark fruits is ever present, prunes, raisins, figs, caramel, malts, brown sugar, alcohol, I can tell this is going to be a heavy hitter.

T: Definitely a blast of darkened, sweetened fruits -- figs, raisins, and plums -- very sweet, doused in honey and sugar, a bit heavy and bitter but counter balanced by sweetness.

M: Full mouthfeel, with low carbonation that makes a heavy but smooth drink.

O: I've had many quads and this is a good one, too bad they don't make it anymore. I'm glad I experienced it.
Nov 24, 2021
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Rated by pathman from Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
05/27/20 bottle (cellared @ 53F since purchase) @ home
May 27, 2020
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Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From old, undated notes. Had on draft.

Murky orange/yellow color.

White head; minimal lace.

Apple juice smell with a hint of yeast.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Apple juice heaven. Delicious.
Jul 01, 2019
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.5/5  rDev -11.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A brown color, falling away from clarity aside from the color. Carbonation held in check, I would say maybe a 1/3" off white head. Aroma is dark fruit, sugar, alcohol, mild bubble gum yeastiness.

Taste, strong, brown sugar, prunes, fig, raisin. A mild hop spice presence. Keeps dropping alcohol, but relatively easy going given its double digit abv. The yeast is nice, you get that bubble gum in a small way mixing with dark belgian candy sugar kind of vibe. Keeps an unsweetened brown malt and toffee edge throughout. I enjoyed it more than I expected to.
Dec 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by fearfactory from Massachusetts

Jun 12, 2016
 
Rated: 3.86 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

May 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by Uniobrew31 from Pennsylvania

Apr 12, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by GlennWB from West Virginia

Feb 14, 2016
 
Rated: 4.48 by golf4collet from West Virginia

Jan 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by MJ64 from Mississippi

Jan 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.38 by Rootscipio from Texas

Jan 06, 2016
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Rated by samying from California

4.74/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Original ovila aged about 4 years. Still great.
Dec 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by bnes09 from Illinois

Sep 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4.29 by kidzord from Illinois

Aug 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by crow from Illinois

Aug 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.16 by Mgm54 from Illinois

Aug 07, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
From tasting notes. L: deep garnet to chestnut with ruby notes, head dissipates o film S: Malt, spice, cola, fruit, prune. T: Malt attack and then almost immediately dissolves into fruit, plum, prune over caramel, some spice – possibly cardamom, faint cola, very faint banana and a suggestion of bubble gum F: Juicy, full body, very fine soft carbonation, warming. O: A big, beautiful quad.
Aug 04, 2015
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Reviewed by twage04 from North Carolina

4.02/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Reminded me a lot of three philosophers with more of a bubblegum chimay yeast profile. Complex and fruit with some booze and raisins going on. I'd pick three philosophers over this but it was still pretty good.
Jul 31, 2015
Ovila Quad from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 89 out of 100 with 741 ratings