The First 5
Temperance Beer Co.
- From:
- Temperance Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 5.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 18, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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To toast our first five years, we took Today is the Day, our Belgian-Style Quadrupel, aged for a year in whiskey, rum, and port barrels, and added ripe black currants before bottling. The result is a gorgeous beer, garnet in color, with aromas of chocolate cherry cordials, and a luxuriously long finish of tart raspberries, vanilla, and port — most certainly a beer for celebrations.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
2018 vintage; drank 2/21/24 @ the Yarchives.
Opaque dull purple/orange appearance.
An even pour yielded a small eggshell-colored head; strong tree-rung lacing remained.
Well-preserved old book, dark berry, leather & faint tart strawberry notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Black currant & mild leather flavors up front; mild tart strawberry & faint well-preserved book notes on the finish. Mild booze heat emerged as this warmed.
This has oxidized, no doubt, but it's pleasant & not acidic (considering the currant addition). I can't compare this to when it was fresh, but it was drinkable & mildly enjoyable.
Feb 22, 2024Opaque dull purple/orange appearance.
An even pour yielded a small eggshell-colored head; strong tree-rung lacing remained.
Well-preserved old book, dark berry, leather & faint tart strawberry notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Black currant & mild leather flavors up front; mild tart strawberry & faint well-preserved book notes on the finish. Mild booze heat emerged as this warmed.
This has oxidized, no doubt, but it's pleasant & not acidic (considering the currant addition). I can't compare this to when it was fresh, but it was drinkable & mildly enjoyable.
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