Rio Reserva 10.5%, De Struise Brouwers, Belgium
64 ratings
3.9
Rio Reserva
10.5% Abt / Quadrupel
Collaboration ale with brew master Ryohei Sugawara from Rio Brewing & Co Japan. Belgian dark golden blond quadruple with an enormous potential of aromas and flavors, and added complexity due to oak barrel aging. First aging took place in St.-Emilion oak wine barrels from Tour Baladoz. Bourbon barrels from Kentucky were next due to their very special soft roast quality and noble vanilla flavors. Our goal was to brew a Belgian dark golden blond quadrupel with an enormous potential of aromas and flavors, and added complexity due to oak barrel aging. Bourbon barrels from Kentucky were chosen due to their very special soft roast quality and noble vanilla flavors. Year upon year, different quality controls were executed, and we finally decided to bottle condition this very special ale in May 2012. Another three moths of cold maturing was done at the brewery, so we could be sure about the absolute quality before releasing to our customers.
Barrel aged

Reviews

Post author: orson
orson
@ Belgian Happiness
2 years ago
Rio Reserva, Belgium
4.1
Rugby World Cup Semi Final đŸ»đŸ‰đŸ» Rio Reserva 2012. _________________________ This has been in my beer cellar for almost four years. A beer with a big reputation. Barreled in many different barrels, after which it was allowed to develop for a long time in a bottle. It is not common for Belgian beer to go through a Bourbon barrel. A nice caramel scent, with raisins as well. I don't know if there is much left of that Bourbon barrel now, but you can tell it's there. Vanilla is still included. This warms your mouth and chest nicely. I think it has aged really well. The mouthfeel is smooth, dry, long and warming. In the taste: caramel, raisin, vanilla, dried fruits and a little alcohol. The aftertaste is dry, soft and raisiny. ______________________ TĂ€mĂ€ on ollut minun kellarissani vajaat neljĂ€ vuotta. Olut, jolla on iso maine. Tynnyröity vaikka missĂ€ ja pullossa saanut sen jĂ€lkeen kehittyĂ€ pitkÀÀn. Ei ole yleistĂ€ ettĂ€ belgialainen olut kĂ€y Bourbon - tynnyrin kautta. Mukavan karamellinen tuoksu, jossa myös rusinaa. En tiedĂ€ onko tuosta Bourbon - tynnyristĂ€ nyt niin paljoa enÀÀ jĂ€ljellĂ€, mutta kyllĂ€ sen huomaa. Vaniljaa on edelleen mukana. TĂ€mĂ€ lĂ€mmittÀÀ kivasti suuta ja rintaa. MielestĂ€ni on pysynyt oikein hyvin kasassa. Suutuntuma on ryhdikĂ€s, pehmeĂ€, kuivahko, pitkĂ€ ja lĂ€mmittĂ€vĂ€. Maussa: karamellia, rusinaa, vaniljaa, kuivattuja hedelmiĂ€ ja hieman alkoholia. JĂ€lkimaku on kuiva, pehmeĂ€ ja rusinainen.

Post author: Ipanas
Ipanas
3 years ago
Rio Reserva, Belgium
4.2
Laadukas ja maistuva quadrupel. De Struise osaa kyllÀ nÀmÀ hommat. 2016 pullotettu.

Post author: Kid Chevalier
Kid Chevalier
3 years ago
4.9

Post author: Jean-Baptiste C
Jean-Baptiste C
3 years ago
Rio Reserva, Belgium
0.5
23 biùres de mon calendrier de l’avant

Post author: SimonDönder
SimonDönder
@ As Kovas 2.0
3 years ago
Rio Reserva, Belgium
4.4
Tossa mietin tĂ€tĂ€ #1400, mut se meni ton lĂ€skiliskon ipan kohdalla vahingossa 😄đŸș ei siinĂ€, otetaan silti testiin. Pullo sanoo, ettĂ€ vintage 2012 ja pullotettu 12/07/2016. TĂ€stĂ€ kiitos Majesteetille đŸ‘ŠđŸŒ Tuoksu on tĂ€ynnĂ€ todella maanlĂ€heisen kypsÀÀ, tummaa hedelmÀÀ, pehmeĂ€n leipĂ€isÀÀ mallasta, punaviinistĂ€ hilloisuutta sekĂ€ hieman vaniljaista viskisyyttĂ€. Maku on todella pehmeĂ€ ja liukas. Suutuntuma aika kiva tĂ€llaiseen belgiin. KypsynyttĂ€ moninaista hedelmĂ€isyyttĂ€; luumua, taatelia, omenaa ja viininomaista rypĂ€leisyyttĂ€. Todella syviĂ€ ja runsaita makuja. Myöskin sellaista makean limppuista mallasta hienoisen keksisyyden kanssa nousee esiin, tuoden lisÀÀ pohjaa muille mauille. Kypsytys tĂ€ssĂ€ on todella pehmentynyt, tuoden vain punaviinistĂ€ hilloisuutta ja lopussa vaniljaista kevyttĂ€ viskin henkĂ€ystĂ€ palettiin mukaan. Varmasti olisi ollut aiemminkin juontikypsÀÀ, nyt jo aikamoista linnunmaitoa, toki helvetin hyvÀÀ sellaista đŸ»

Post author: Kaiwen
Kaiwen
4 years ago
4.5
Du high level dans le style quadruple Belge! Belle complexitĂ©, onctuositĂ© pour cette biĂšre trĂšs aromatique aux notes de vanille, caramel, boisĂ©es et d’alcool dans un trĂšs bel Ă©quilibre! Superbe đŸ‘đŸ»đŸ»

Post author: LordThunderon
LordThunderon
4 years ago
4.0

Post author: Marty M
Marty M
4 years ago
3.3

Post author: Thunderpedal
Thunderpedal
@ De Struise Webshop
4 years ago
Rio Reserva, Belgium
4.3
Pullotettu 7/2016, pitÀisi siis olla tarpeeksi kypsynyttÀ. Tuoksu on todella kypsÀn hedelmÀinen. Punaviininen marjaisuus on vahvana, kuten myös perinteiset quadimaiset tuoksut. Kenties pientÀ viskiÀ lopuksi. Sitten se maku, huh! On pehmeÀÀ ja pyöreÀÀ. Kuivaa ja kypsÀÀ hedelmÀisyyttÀ, marjaisuutta punaviinitynnyristÀ ja lopuksi pehmeÀÀ lÀmmittÀvÀÀ viskiÀ. Kuivahko ja lÀmmittÀvÀ hiukan viskinen jÀlkimaku. Punaviinitynnyri on vahvasti vielÀkin esillÀ. Huippukunnossa on tÀmÀ olut. Aika on varmasti tehnyt tÀlle hyvÀÀ. Pullotuksesta on aikaa yli neljÀ vuotta ja tynnyrikypsytetty neljÀ vuotta ennen sitÀ. KyllÀpÀ osui ja upposi.

Post author: Jari J
Jari J
4 years ago
Rio Reserva, Belgium
4.4
From the Christmas calendar. Vintage 2012. Bottled on 12.7.2016 (so about 4,5 years old! + the four year barrel aging. Loving that idea😍) Temperature: +12 C Dirty, light amber colored beer. Very fast head. Plenty of carbonation it seems: 2,5/5 The nose is vinous with herbal and spicy aromas. Some kind of interesting cherry and sour plum scent as well. Well aged, fascinating aroma: 4,75/5 Mouthfeel feels surprisingly young (but not raw). Carbonation is medium-high, some bitterness and yeast affect the mouthfeel as well. Only mild alcohol notes, as these kinds of beers should have. Very nice! 4,5/5 The taste starts with a sweet malty and plum/raisin flavor. Then comes alcohol with again vinous-like character. Feels oaky, bit Bourbon-ish as well. Some earthy and herbal hues at the end. Complex and vivid flavor: 13,5/15 Extremely well aged beer! So good❀brilliant complexity and overall strong beer. But yet, easy to enjoy. This might be the best aged beer I've had, at least I can't remember anything that would've felt better. But I do remember worse ones, far too many actually: 18,5/20 =43,5/50