Description
La Trappe Quadrupel Oak Aged Batch 36 - BA Quadrupel / 11% vol / 37.5 cl.
The Batch Register about Batch 36:
For this edition, only French cognac barriques were used on which the Quadrupel has matured for more than a year and a half. Cognac is a type of brandy from France, made in the departments of Charente and Charante-Maritime. Cognac is prepared under strictly protected conditions. For example, cognac is distilled twice in so-called copper 'Pot Stills' and must then mature for at least two years in barriques, traditionally made from French Limousin or Tonçais oak. To maximize the special scent and taste of the cognac, 100 percent cognac Limousin barriques were used for this batch.
Batch 36 presents itself with a finely pearled foam head. The color is a lot darker than the normal Quadrupel. The scent immediately reveals a very subtle and refined cognac note with grapes, dried fruit, almond and nutmeg.
The taste can be described as warm and velvety soft. The bitterness is lower than with the normal Quadrupel and has been pushed more into the background. The undertone of the beer is pleasantly sweet, especially due to the high alcohol content, which has risen to almost 12 percent. The malty caramel and ester notes return in the aftertaste, together with the oak and of course the cognac.
This batch of Quadrupel Oak Aged can be called unique in several respects. Batch 36 was blended in August 2019.
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