Forbidden City
Brouwerij Het Veem

Pours a deep, dark mahogany coloration with a small, fizzy head that soon fades to a ring of lacing around the glass. Smells of bready, caramel malt, dark fruits and estery spice, with just a hint of chocolate as well. Taste is a good balance of rich bready, caramel malt, toffee, brown sugar, chocolate, dark fruits: raisin, fig, plum and clove, with just a hint of herbal hops as well. Finishes with a light/medium bitterness and some toffee, dark fruits and clove lingering in the aftertaste. Smooth mouthfeel with a medium/rich body and medium carbonation.

This is quite a nice Quad with a good balance of sweet and bitter notes and a decent depth of flavor and complexity. A little boozy, perhaps, but really not too bad for the style and quite enjoyable all in all.