The branding of these beers is inspired by the castle of Ingelmunster, which is owned by the brewery.
This beer pours a glorious dark brown colour, with a fluffy khaki head. The aroma is full of sweet over-ripe dark fruits, Belgian candy, a little gentle spicing and typical Belgian yeast characters.
All of the rich aromas follow through to create a gloriously smooth and indulgent mix of raisins, plum, fig and cherry, brown sugar, molasses and a little chocolate hint. There is lots of sweetness, but this is balanced out by some gentle spicing and a little nuttiness.
There is a boozy warmth in the lingering aftertaste, but this beer is dangerously drinkable for the 11% alcohol.
A blast from the past: after our first trip to Belgium in 2001, this beer was our firm favourite. Many years – and many beers – on, there is no such thing as a favourite. But we’ve enjoyed revisiting this beer.
A bold, strong dark ale edging toward a quadrupel style beer
by L’Abbaye Notre-Dame de Scourmont
The classic strong dark Trappist ale from the Chimay Trappist Monastery
De Molen's 'Beautiful & Ruthless' is part quadruple part imperial stout
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
The winter seasonal from Emelisse is an ABT/quadrupel. Each year they add a different ingredient - for 2015 they've added English liquorice
The quadrupel/ABT beer from the newest Trappist Monastery from Austria.
The new addition to the Gulden Draak label - a rich and boozy quadruple
An award winning quad that kick-started the commercial brewing careers of two twin brothers
A rich and boozy quadrupel, featuring Alvinne's Morpheus house yeast
by Bierbrouwerij De Koningshoeven
The top of the tree from Dutch Trappist Monastery La Trappe
by Brasserie Artisinale Millevertus
A big, rich and smooth Belgian quadrupel style, just the thing for a cool night by the fireplace
More like a traditional quadrupel than the Pannepot; brewed for the Dutch market.
One of the best Belgian beers you'll ever taste - so much flavour it's impossible to describe.
Voted Belgium's 'Best Hobby Beer 2011', no in full-blown production
The grandfather of Trappist strong dark ales - does it get any better than this?
The showpiece quadrupel of the St Bernardus Brewery - as close to Westvleteren 12 as you can get without the real thing.
The newest addition to the beer portfolio from the only active brewery still inside the city walls of Bruges.
A delicious dark quadruple aged for three years in Woodford Reserve Bourbon barrels
A big mouthful of flavour with this fiery quadruple, brewed in the La Trappe Monastery by one of Belgium's leading female brewers.
Kasteel's 11% Donker is the base, with sweet cherry liqueur added to create a perfect aperitif
A Special Belge style beer, with a hopper profile than the traditional style
