St. Feuillien Quadruple Ale

 St. Feuillien Quadruple Ale. 

11% ABV.  Brasserie. St. Feuillien, le Roeulx, Belgium.

Dark burgundy hue, fully opaque, rich, full cream toned head.

In the nose: dark fruit, dates, raisins, plum, grapes, mixed with cocoa and caramel and toffee. Wonderful sweetness. 

In the mouth: malty sweet, with a slight bitterness. Richness of malt, great complexity with appropriate balance. All of the flavors in aroma return to the palate. Flat out delicious. Big, deep, delicious. If you’re a fan of quadruples (and who isn’t?), you have to love this. If you are and don’t, what’s wrong with you?

This one hits all the right notes for the style. Absolutely yum a dum dum.

Have I ever told you how much I love European beer descriptions?

St-Feuillien Quadruple is a very dark and dense beer. She is noticeably alcoholic. She dis- tinguishes herself by a complex and finely caramelized aroma and with shades of Madeira wine and candied fruit and an intense touch of fermentation esters (banana type). A slight hoppy smell (English style) completes the whole. The mouth is long with a powerful body built on the density and generous apparent extract. The bitterness is present but sweet and blends harmoniously with the malty structure. The selection of special malts raises the chocolate side with the nuances of coconut. The saturation is average.