Washington OC
The Bruery
- From:
- The Bruery
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 10.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.8 | pDev: 12.63%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 22, 2014
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2012
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Collaboration between The Bruery and Bluejacket Brewing in Washington DC.
Quad brewed with plums.
Quad brewed with plums.
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
3/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -21.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On tap at Churchkey. Sample served in a snifter. Pours a very murky muddy brown color with a short head and just a few spots of lacing. Nose has dark fruits and a bit of plum. Flavor is semi-sweet and a bit boozy. Brown sugar and fig. Medium body; a bit creamy. Plum heavy as it warms. A bit too one-dimensional and lacking the depth of a good quad.
Jan 09, 2013
Reviewed by russwbeck from Virginia
4.15/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: This has that look of a Bruery beer for sure. So murky it looks like you can almost eat it. Yellow-brown in color with about a finger of bubbly white head. 4
S: The aroma is very focused on the plums and dark fruits. It's really amazing that's all I can pull out. I have to say I quite enjoy taking whiffs of Washington OC, I just wish something else came out. 4
T: The taste is very sweet and has much more alcohol than the previous few offerings from Bluejacket. Roasty, malty, full of dark fruits and plums. Really nice balance, but on the sweeter side of the style. 4
MF: The really thick body is undercut by booze and held together with a lower than average carbonation. Very drinkable, I almost finished this before I got the review out. 4.5
Value: $4 for the taster, which is still really not bad for Churchkey (especially considering this is a Bruery beer, which are typically expensive in this area). I would probably get it again. 4
O: I thought this was great. Really nice representation of the style with a huge plum focus. The balance is great showing these two brewers put a lot of time and effort into it. 4.5
Sep 16, 2012S: The aroma is very focused on the plums and dark fruits. It's really amazing that's all I can pull out. I have to say I quite enjoy taking whiffs of Washington OC, I just wish something else came out. 4
T: The taste is very sweet and has much more alcohol than the previous few offerings from Bluejacket. Roasty, malty, full of dark fruits and plums. Really nice balance, but on the sweeter side of the style. 4
MF: The really thick body is undercut by booze and held together with a lower than average carbonation. Very drinkable, I almost finished this before I got the review out. 4.5
Value: $4 for the taster, which is still really not bad for Churchkey (especially considering this is a Bruery beer, which are typically expensive in this area). I would probably get it again. 4
O: I thought this was great. Really nice representation of the style with a huge plum focus. The balance is great showing these two brewers put a lot of time and effort into it. 4.5
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