Unfocused dry quad seems stylishly nebulous. Hybridized rye wheat grain, triticale, brings likable brown-sugared toasted molasses breading to murky banana-spiced sugar plum, date and fig influence. Mild smoked pepper heat contrasts syrupy honey malts along the way. Putty plastique backdrop wavers.
Delicately dry bourbon-barreled white wining mellows down as earthen barnyard leathering reinforces sour aspect. Light vinous grape pucker, tart raspberry rasp, oaken cherry wisp and champagne-like fizz flutter across sugary fructose subsidy. Plum-dried raisin, fig and apricot undertones add further depth. Betters Stone’s similarly soured Quadrotriticale.
On tap at Ambulance, persistent ‘dark candy date sugaring’ sweetened further by caramel-butterscotch-chocolate swirl. Orange-dried raisin, prune and fig undertones pick up light cognac-bourbon boozing.
On tap at Taphouse Grille – Wayne, luscious Belgian quad spreads dark candi-sugar across dark-fruited spicing and delicate pilsner malting (hiding its heady 9.9% ABV). Rum-soaked raisin, sugar plum, date nut cake, black cherry and fig illusions sweetened by caramelized molasses sugaring. Light sherry wining and honeyed nuttiness add to the busy mix.
Uninhibited limited release (2014 Smokestack Series) aged in bourbon oak barrels with cherries proves to be exceptionally complex. Bruised red cherry sweetness battles back vinous white-green grape souring, tart hard cider pucker, sparkling champagne fizz and buttery Chardonnay perk while smoky charcoal variance (from bourbon barrel char) adds noir-ish mood. Oaken vanilla mist enhances chocolate-covered cherry, Maraschino cherry and white pear undertones. Toasted coconut, marzipan and almond sugaring found at a distance.
On tap at Ambulance Brew House, distinctively hybridized ‘quadrupel stout’ combines fruity Belgian yeast spicing with heavy mocha influence. Black chocolate milking soaks black cherry-bruised fig, date and plum sweetness as well as dark floral nuances. Wispy cocoa undertones reinforce mighty mocha foundation.
Rich Belgian-styled quad loads brown-sugared dried fruiting inside sharp hop-spiced caramel malting. Raisin, fig and prune overtones sweetened further by ancillary cherry jubilee tartness. Dark rum, bourbon and burgundy boozing adds warmth.
Pleasing honey-draped Trappist quadrupel from Austria (instead of Belgium) brings molasses-sugared cookie dough yeast to dark chocolate-spiced raisin, plum, prune and purple grape dried fruiting as well as port-wined liqueur sweetness.
Well rounded fruit-fronted mocha-malted quad with barleywine aspirations maintains mellower stylistic flow. Red-wined Sangria influence affects luscious fruity palate. Red grape, red apple, bruised cherry, lemon curry, cantaloupe and melon illusions ripen above serene caramel-chocolate malting.
