Quadrupel is the brand name of a strong seasonal beer

Beer

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 La Trappe Quadrupel brewed by De Koningshoeven Brewery

De Koningshoeven Brewery

De Koningshoeven Brewery is a Dutch Trappist brewery founded in 1884 within the walls of the abbey Onze Lieve Vrouw van Koningshoeven in Berkel-Enschot .- History :...

 in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, the only Trappist

TRAPPIST

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 brewing abbey

Abbey

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 not in Belgium

Belgium

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. In other countries, particularly the United States

United States

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, 'quadrupel' or 'quad' may refer to an especially strong style of dark ale

Ale

Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a warm fermentation with a strain of brewers' yeast. The yeast will ferment the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste...

, with a characteristic spicy, ripe fruit flavor.

A quadrupel is intended to be stronger than a Tripel

Tripel

Tripel is a term used by brewers mainly in the Low Countries, some other European countries, and the USA to describe a strong pale ale, loosely in the style of Westmalle Tripel. The origin of the term is unknown, though the main theory is that it indicates strength in some way...

, so the ABV

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 strength will be 10% or more. Beyond that, there is little agreement on the status of Quadrupel as a style. Beer writer Tim Webb notes that similar beers are also called 'Grand Cru' in Belgium

Belgium

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 and Holland.

See also

• Barley wine
  Barley wine
  Barley wine or Barleywine is a beer style of strong ale originating in England. The first beer to be marketed as Barley Wine was Bass No. 1 Ale, around 1870...
  
   and imperial stout are beers of similar strength from different brewing traditions.