The Sultan
8 Wired Brewing Co.
- From:
- 8 Wired Brewing Co.
- New Zealand
- Style:
- Belgian Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 9.81%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 23
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 16, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 09, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
Originally named The Sultan of Swing, I have brewed this beer every year since I started home brewing. Every batch has been different but it was always Belgian inspired and always brewed with a large dose of sultanas. This commercial batch is the fifth version and I finally decided to base it on a Belgian Quadrupel.
30 IBU
30 IBU
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 10.0%. Cloudy dark brown colour, moderate but lasting off-white head. Moderate aroma of sultanas, oaked fortified wine, rum-raisin and liqueur-filled chocolates. The flavour is oaky / woody with notes of sultanas / raisins and other dark dried fruits, but not nearly as sweet as I feared. The hops are very moderate. Nice and drinkable, but has not quite the complexity of the best Belgian ales in the abt / quadrupel style. Still well worth sampling.
Feb 16, 2021
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.58/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottled in 2011; drank 2/23/14.
Poured from a bottle into a glass.
Murky dark plum color.
Tan head; thick lacing.
Caramel & dark fruit nose.
Thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Dry plum up front, with a boozy, cloying caramel finish. Dry yet cloying?! Not ideal. Barely worth drinking.
Oct 19, 2016Poured from a bottle into a glass.
Murky dark plum color.
Tan head; thick lacing.
Caramel & dark fruit nose.
Thick, sticky mouthfeel.
Dry plum up front, with a boozy, cloying caramel finish. Dry yet cloying?! Not ideal. Barely worth drinking.
Reviewed by BierJager89 from California
4/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours an opaque purplish red with a tan head.
S: Grape, lemon, orange, funky belgian yeast and malt in the nose.
T: Lemony with some kiwi, orange and grapefruit peels, some funky belgian yeast and malt.
M: Medium bodied and smooth.
O: This was not the hoppy nz hop quad I was hoping for. It was decent, a bit of a cross between a quad and a wild ale, with the Belgian funkiness. Recommended.
Feb 08, 2014S: Grape, lemon, orange, funky belgian yeast and malt in the nose.
T: Lemony with some kiwi, orange and grapefruit peels, some funky belgian yeast and malt.
M: Medium bodied and smooth.
O: This was not the hoppy nz hop quad I was hoping for. It was decent, a bit of a cross between a quad and a wild ale, with the Belgian funkiness. Recommended.
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