Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailFour Swords

A Quad in the Belgian Monastic Tradition Four Swords is not a beer to be taken lightly. Inspired by the Trappist Brewers of Belgium, this quadruple is an ale of great strength and bold flavor. In the early days, there was no precise method of measuring the alcohol content of a beer, so in order to increase the strength, the brewing monks would use double, triple, or even quadruple the ingredients to achieve a desired result. Beginning with a big surge of complex, fruity aromatics, the flavor of this full-bodied dark ale give way to notes of dark fruit and caramel with a slightly spicy finish brought forth by a traditional abbey ale yeast.