Liberation Quadrupel, Yellowhammer/Straight to Ale/Blue Pants. A special offering of our Dark Hammer Quad, usually released in winter, drink now or cellar 6+ months. A Series of 4 Limited Edition Beers. #3. 10.26% ABV, Belgian-style Quadrupel Ale, Yellowhammer Brewing. Huntsville, Alabama.
Dark Quad. That's a new one on me. Is that to differentiate it from the "blonde quad". Last time I heard that phrase was the first time, and did we have fun with that one.
Dark, it is. Intensely black, with a slim, but staying toasted tan head.
Aroma: Sweet malt, Belgian yeast character, creamy cocoa, some fig and other dark fruit. Nicely balanced, nothing too out there.
Taste: Succinctly: yum. Plump, sweet malt, but not too much so. Good balance. Very classic. Cool. And clean. Great play on the palate, excellent texture. A little roasty, with plenty of Belgian malt (Speical B?) and yeast to really make this work as a "dark quad". I'm most reminded of one of my favorites, Kasteel Brune. Hmm, now this whole "dark quad" thing makes sense. (But as opposed to what? Oh, yeah, the "blonde quads".)
Sweetness turns dry on the palate in the end, making for a very satisfying experience. Wonderful. A great collaborative brew, doing justice to difficult style, out of Alabama. Life is good in craft beer, U.S.A.
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