Oak Aged Quad 2017
New Limburg Brewing Company
- From:
- New Limburg Brewing Company
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Belgian Quadrupel (Quad)
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 31, 2020
- Added:
- Mar 30, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
4.33/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Poured with a half finger of head that did not lace and nor retained very well, which is odd as the beer itself a a dark plumy brown that reveals a deep blood red and strong carbonation when put up to the light.
Smell: Restrained plum and berries with a mix of doughy malt and caramel malt and a hint of smoked oak. Needed a bit of warming to come out of it's shell, but decent potency and great diversity makes for an exceptional offering.
Taste: Starts with that mix of doughy and caramel malt of which the dough holds more sway when cool and the caramel more as it warms up. It is then followed by a nice bouquet of berries and plum that gives way to a hint of earth, oak wood and smoke.
Mouthfeel: Carbonation is great and helps out the entire beer and it does an excellent job of concealing its 11% ABV. The transistioning is good, but it makes a bit of a long haul that it seems to just pull off. The aftertaste is a little bit too dry for my liking but not so much that I can complain too hard about the dry oak and berry notes that don't overstay their welcome.
Drinkability: This will get you drunk as a skunk in short order, as it has the potency of wine but is slightly more approachable. That said, an Oak Aged Belgian Quad isn't something you break out every day. Apart from one singular loud belch, this beer settled down exceptionally well and was a pleasure to drink. Also, for a Quad, surprisingly medium bodied, as I usually expect this style to be a bit heavier, and even more so given it was aged.
Final Thoughts: Drinking the whole 750ml bottle in one sitting might have been a mistake, but it's a mistake I will have to worry about tomorrow. This stuff is everything you'd expect from something branded as an Oak Aged Quad. Meant to be aged, High ABV, powerful fruit, with and oak presence that reigns the beer in the right amount to make something completely brilliant. This is a beer reserved for special occasions, and while I may have missed my birthday when I cracked this one open, you really can't go wrong with this one.
Mar 31, 2020Smell: Restrained plum and berries with a mix of doughy malt and caramel malt and a hint of smoked oak. Needed a bit of warming to come out of it's shell, but decent potency and great diversity makes for an exceptional offering.
Taste: Starts with that mix of doughy and caramel malt of which the dough holds more sway when cool and the caramel more as it warms up. It is then followed by a nice bouquet of berries and plum that gives way to a hint of earth, oak wood and smoke.
Mouthfeel: Carbonation is great and helps out the entire beer and it does an excellent job of concealing its 11% ABV. The transistioning is good, but it makes a bit of a long haul that it seems to just pull off. The aftertaste is a little bit too dry for my liking but not so much that I can complain too hard about the dry oak and berry notes that don't overstay their welcome.
Drinkability: This will get you drunk as a skunk in short order, as it has the potency of wine but is slightly more approachable. That said, an Oak Aged Belgian Quad isn't something you break out every day. Apart from one singular loud belch, this beer settled down exceptionally well and was a pleasure to drink. Also, for a Quad, surprisingly medium bodied, as I usually expect this style to be a bit heavier, and even more so given it was aged.
Final Thoughts: Drinking the whole 750ml bottle in one sitting might have been a mistake, but it's a mistake I will have to worry about tomorrow. This stuff is everything you'd expect from something branded as an Oak Aged Quad. Meant to be aged, High ABV, powerful fruit, with and oak presence that reigns the beer in the right amount to make something completely brilliant. This is a beer reserved for special occasions, and while I may have missed my birthday when I cracked this one open, you really can't go wrong with this one.
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