![]() It is a piece of lightly toasted black bread covered with a spiced fig and raisin spread. The malt and yeast are the obvious headliners here, as the malt backbone provides dark bread and caramel aromas while the yeast brings fruit and spice smells, including figs, plums, black cherries, pepper and a touch of vanilla.īelgian Dark Strong Ales are usually a case of “what you smell is what you taste,” and Town Squared exemplifies this idea. The aroma coming out of a glass of Town Squared is complex, deep and all Belgian. It also disappears completely in very short order. The foam stand is disappointing, as it doesn’t fill the head space in the glass – even with a vigorous pour – and doesn’t feel creamy and dense. The beer has a light cloudiness to it but clears a bit with time. Town Squared pours exactly like you expect a Belgian Dark Strong Ale to – a rich brown with dark copper highlights and tan head that bubbles up quick in the glass. These beers are often brewed with candied sugars in addition to the malted barley. While this style is dark in color, don’t expect any roasted aromas. Belgian Dark Strong Ales should have a malt forward profile accented with fun phenolic (spicy) and ester (fruit) notes that would be flaws in many other beer styles - these are always big, complex brews with a unique flavor. This is a big style with ABV levels officially in the 8 to 12 percent range. Along the way, it picked up a fist full of medals for its beer from big-name events, with the highlight being a very impressive Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Quakertown Stout.īelgian Dark Strong Ale, also referred to as Quadruple - or ‘Quad’ for short - is one of four styles of Trappist beer, although many non-Trappist breweries have one in the lineup. It came back with a new contract partner, brewing with North Texas Brewing Company in Grapevine before finally opening under its own name in Denton in the summer of 2018. After that, an initial attempt at opening a brewery of its own in Denton fell through, and Armadillo actually closed for a while. From there, it moved into contract brewing the beer out of Deep Ellum. Founded in 2010, this brewery first made a name for itself by making craft soda. Like many craft breweries, it started with a couple of guys home-brewing in a garage before taking it to a full taproom. International Bitterness Units (IBUs): 40Īvailability: March-May in Draught and Cans - year-round in brewery taproom.Īrmadillo Ale Works is both one of the oldest breweries and yet, one of the newest breweries in the DFW area. This week we sipped on Town Squared from Armadillo Ale Works. ![]() Denton Brewery Armadillo Ale Works’ Town Squared Is A Commendable Homage To The Belgian-Native Style Of A Dark Strong Ale.
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