Ovila Belgian-Style Abbey Quad: Ale Brewed With Plums
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- From:
- Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 10.2%
- Score:
- 89
- Avg:
- 3.99 | pDev: 10.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 237
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 08, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 30, 2013
- Wants:
- 69
- Gots:
- 256
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Ratings by DIM:
Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania
3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.98/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
a: Dark chestnut brown; poured with a medium sized off-white head, no lace.
s: Very pleasant boozy stewed dark fruits, caramel, brown sugar, perfumed alcohol.
t: Sweet up front with the drier, semi-hot finish. Caramel and very pronounced, almost too much, plum notes. Floral and warm at the end with hints of cocoa.
m: Full bodied and silky, gently carbonated.
o: Really good stuff, much better than the saison.
Mar 09, 2014s: Very pleasant boozy stewed dark fruits, caramel, brown sugar, perfumed alcohol.
t: Sweet up front with the drier, semi-hot finish. Caramel and very pronounced, almost too much, plum notes. Floral and warm at the end with hints of cocoa.
m: Full bodied and silky, gently carbonated.
o: Really good stuff, much better than the saison.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
4.19/5 rDev +5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev +5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Deep brown color, small beige head. Aroma of coffee, prunes, and dark fruits. Same notes in sweet caramel taste with light bitterness in finish. Full body, medium carbonation. Coffee and raisins in a long, warming aftertaste.
Jun 08, 2025
Rated by Radome from Florida
4.01/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
2013 vintage tasted on tap at Aces & Ales - Tenaya, Las Vegas, NV.
Feb 04, 2020
Reviewed by entheos from California
3.83/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A bit too strong, but very rich and distinct. It’s flavorful, but too much will but you in a coma! I’ve had better, but Sierra Nevada knows how to brew so well I may eventually like this above other Belgians.
Jan 11, 2020
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