Weyerbacher Blasphemy Quadrupel Ale: 5.0 – Because this quad is also aged, it’s simply way too mellow of a beer, even for a quad style ale. It’s certainly not a bad beer, but it feels like drinking a heavy cream or something with a bunch of spices.
Google Shop Average: Weyerbacher Blasphemy Quadrupel Ale $9
Website: http://weyerbacher.com/
Shiner Kosmos Reserve: 5.5 – I’ve been told this is basically a watered down version of a previous American Pale they had. Much like the beer it’s not that I’m angry about it, but I’m mostly just disappointed and disinterested.
Google Shop Average: Shiner Kosmos Reserve $7 for 6-Pack (with mixed pack)
Website: http://www.shiner.com/
Shiner Premium Beer: 5.0 – This is certainly another contender for the most beer-y beer brand beer out there.
Google Shop Average: Shiner Premium Beer $7 for 6-Pack
Website: http://www.shiner.com/
Straffe Hendrick Trippel: 6.5 – Here we have another Straffe Hendrik beer, this time the trippel instead of the quad. Overall I think they did a better job with the quad as this while still a good trippel, is only moderately above average.
Google Shop Average: Straffe Hendrick Trippel $12
Website: http://www.halvemaan.be/
Rick & Robbie’s Sprocket Bier: 1.0 – Stone has betrayed me once again, this time however instead of being pretty par for the course, it’s actually downright fucken awful. See I saw Kolsch, and thought yes, then I saw black – and thought YES! Then I tasted it, and my god it tastes like sour farts. This is certainly the worst tasting beer I’ve had this year, and possibly in top 5 for all time.
Google Shop Average: Rick & Robbie’s Sprocket Bier $9
Ovila Dubbel: 6.0 – It’s not as ‘meaty’ as a dubbel as I would like, but it certainly has a nice diversity of flavor to it. While I’ve had better dubbels, I would still recommend this.
Google Shop Average: Name $10
LaTrappe Quadrupel Trappist Ale: 5.0 – This came to me highly suggested by a fellow member at the wine tasting, but it was just kinda too fruity and banana-y for my tastes concerning quads. It’s certainly not bad, and I see how to the right person it could be great – if that person was a fan of banana beer.
Google Shop Average: LaTrappe Quadrupel Trappist Ale $14
Website: http://www.latrappetrappist.com/
Berkshire Brewing Company Czech Style Pilsner: 5.0 – Once again we get something from Berkshire that is the standard for the beer that they make; however at the price point it makes it a choice you can always safely make w/o consequence. While Berkshire does make a few beers better than average, they are such a great standard to judge other beers against.
Google Shop Average: Berkshire Brewing Company Czech Style Pilsner $5
Avery Brewing The Reverend: 5.0 – Fairly standard as far as quad’s go, I was hoping with Avery’s Kaiser this would be a bit better, but it’s just average.
Google Shop Average: Avery Brewing The Reverend $9
Website: http://averybrewing.com/
Jack’s Abby Cascadian Schwarzbier: 3.0 – This is a lie, you expect with Jack’s Abby to get a black lager like their smoke and dagger, but with a bit more hops, instead you get a black IPL and it’s just awful.
Google Shop Average: Jack’s Abby Cascadian Schwarzbier $6
Website: http://jacksabbybrewing.com/