Many thanks to PittBeerGirl for the chance to try this one as part of Secret Bunny 2010 – thanks Sara.
750 mL capped bottle with white foil on the neck, not gold as in the BA db picture.
Pour is a surprisingly light, cloudy, orange color that is reminiscent of tea. I was expecting a dark, black cheery color which would fit with the advertised fruit and the quad categorization. Not much head and little or no retention.
Nose gives some fruity notes, but they are not strong and definitely not obviously cherry based.
The color confused me a little as it was not remotely dark enough to be considered typically quad-like. The tastes are also VERY fruity (although virtually zero discernible cherry) and reminiscent of a triple. The alcohol is present but not especially strong and again is triple like. There are some pears and light pineapple which again point to triple, not quad.
I guess what I’m saying is two things. Firstly this is essentially a triple, and secondly it has almost zero discernible cherry flavors, but IS very fruity.
Tasty, relatively well hidden alcohol and highly drinkable, this is a nice beer but to be honest I just can’t see it as being a quad by any stretch of the imagination.