At my favorite place in La Crosse, Bodega Brew Pub. I have talked about this awesome beer bar before so I will not say more. Tonight I had a couple new beers to me, here are my thoughts on them.
First Weyerbacher Heresy http://weyerbacher.com/blog/2010/02/heresy/ an Imperial Stout aged in a whiskey barrel. I had it on tap, it pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma is of chocolate, licorice, dark roast and coffee. Taste is of all of the above with a slight hint of whiskey. The body does become a bit thinner as the beer warms. The beer checks in at 8.0% ABV, it is a wonderful beer that on a grade I would rate it as a "B". If it had a bigger body it could of been an "A''. This beer does a great job of hiding the alcohol that is in it.
Second beer is La Trappe Quadrupel http://www.latrappe.nl/content.asp?m=M7&s=P19&l=EN a Belgian Quad. This is a Trappist Quad that is aged in oak barrels. It checks in at 10.0 % ABV. It pours a deep amber with a white head. The aroma is at first peppery with malt and a slight sulfur note. Taste is sweet caramel with a bit of candy sugar, only the alcohol offsets the sweetness. The alcohol is very noticeable. It lacks the depth I would expect from a Belgian Quad. It comes across a bit cloying and slightly medicinal from the alcohol. I would rate it a "C+". A nice Belgian Quad but not a favorite of mine. If the alcohol was less noticeable and the beer was less sweet I would rank it higher.
QC Beerguy
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