a short glossary of brewing and beer terms

do you know your top fermented beer from your bottom?

take a look through these pages to find out more about some of the phrases used on our site.

Quadrupel

A term given to beer of exceptional strength (often of 10% ABV or more) originally used for 'La Trappe Quadrupel' produced by the Trappist De Kiningshoeven Brewery in the Netherlands. More recently, American craft brewers have been using the term (or 'quad') to refer to especially strong beers with a strong ripe fruit flavour.

La Trappe

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