I didn't really know what a Quad was before I drank this. I mean, I knew that it was one 'level' above a tripel, I knew it was Belgian, but taste-wise and manufacture process-wise, I was more or less totally ignorant. So, looking back over my notes, they seem a little harsh and I'm guessing that was totally due to my ignorance of this style of beer. I've since read about quads (and very possibly most Belgian beers) that they aren't an exercise in blowing one's mind, rather they are about pure drinkability, balance and harmony. I had my first
Rochefort 10 the other day and it more or less fit this particular billing. I'd quite I'd like to go back to the
Partizan quad and give it another go.
