Ovila Quad - Brandy Barrel Aged
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

Ovila Quad - Brandy Barrel AgedOvila Quad - Brandy Barrel Aged
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From:
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
 
California, United States
Style:
Quadrupel (Quad)
ABV:
10.4%
Score:
92
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 9.93%
Reviews:
21
Ratings:
93
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 28, 2015
Added:
Oct 30, 2012
Wants:
  37
Gots:
  11
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Ratings by BEER88:
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Rated by BEER88 from North Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Nov 12, 2015
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Reviewed by Dodgerrigo77 from California

4.46/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Think I got this Feb 2013 @ City beer SF
Nice pop of cork, minimal gushing.
Nice dark fruit smell, looks like a quad by color or a rootbeer.
Taste is very subtle brandy easy dark fruit taste tones through the nose.
Medium carbonation, surprisingly. Good mouth feel
Really good, 12/28/2015, Im guessing this beer should be consumed very soon, great beer, think I paid $5 during SF beerweek
Dec 28, 2015
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Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut

4.21/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours quite dark from the bottle to the glass, producing a modest dark tan head with good retention for a barrel aged brew.

Aroma is strong and boozy! Loads of dark fruit come through, with massive bready malts, caramel and brown sugar and toffee, and sweet alcohol throughout. All the traditional aromas of some of the best quads are present in abundance, and the barrel adds nuance vice dominance - in fact, other than perhaps a touch of oak dancing around the edges, it's tough to determine just how much the brandy translates to the aroma, beyond a tinge of alcohol.

Flavor immediately hits full strength: it's sweet and surprisingly sour, like overripe fruit - raisins, plums, and prunes come to mind. The brandy also appears, giving it an overall slight burn and a sweetness different than the malt and yeast. The back end features a more subdued, malty sweetness, hints of oak and even tobacco, and thick, bready malts that are hidden in the first half by the slight sourness.

When I say sour, this is still miles away from a true sour beer. That faint sourness - primarily from the barrel, I'm guessing - is still undeniably part of the experience.

Very full bodied, with a mild sting throughout from the alcohol. It's a beer you can definitely chew and savor.

This is a complex and deep beer. I think my only complaint is that for a barrel aged beer, the brandy represents exceptionally mild. That's also a compliment, in that it certainly doesn't overwhelm the base beer, but if the selling point is that this brew is brandy barrel aged, then I'd prefer more of a presence on the palate.
Sep 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by Doublechar0517 from Kentucky

Jun 29, 2015
 
Rated: 4.35 by Harvest06 from Oregon

Jan 11, 2015
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

4.14/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
1/2 growler pour from DeCicco's in Ardsley, NY

dark dark brown/amber, next to no head or lace left on the glass

Toffee, ripe and sweet fruits, chocolate, sherry all come to mind.

Tasty and heady, quality winter night capper kinda brew
Nov 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by JamLand from District of Columbia

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by CUBeerBuff from Washington

Nov 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.72 by PotlandOR from Oregon

Nov 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by spycow from Illinois

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by Papa_Lafayette from California

Oct 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by HaveUSeenMyCellar from California

Oct 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by brpendergast85 from District of Columbia

Oct 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by macesq from California

Sep 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by sjrodriguez from California

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by thedankness from California

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by JoelClark from Idaho

Aug 03, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by MarkCraven from Tennessee

Jul 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by McNazz from Colorado

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by EliHammett from Minnesota

Jul 21, 2014
Ovila Quad - Brandy Barrel Aged from Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 92 out of 100 with 93 ratings