Quadrupel
{{Short description|Type of beer, with an alcohol by volume of 9.1% to 14.2%}}
{{about|the beer||Quadruple (disambiguation)}}
A Quadrupel (Flemish for 'quadruple') is a type of beer, with an alcohol by volume of 9.1% to 14.2%.
There is little agreement on the status of Quadrupel as a beer style.{{cite web|url=http://www.beerscribe.com/category/quadrupel/ |title= The Post Where I Say Nice Things About Harpoon...A Quad Review |date= March 15, 2009 |publisher= Beerscribe |access-date=2013-10-02}} Writer Tim Webb notes that similar beers are called Grand Cru in Belgium even though the idea is derived from the Belgian beer naming convention that uses numerical values descriptive of the number of prominent ingredients.Webb, T. Good Beer Guide to Belgium, 6th edition
Quadrupel is the brand name of a strong seasonal beer La Trappe Quadrupel brewed by De Koningshoeven Brewery in the Netherlands, one of the twelve Trappist breweries in the world.
In other countries, particularly the United States, quadrupel or quad has become a generic trademark. The term may refer to an especially strong style of dark ale with a spicy, ripe fruit flavor.[http://www.chow.com/food-news/54755/belgian-beer-primer/ "Belgian Beer Primer"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102852/http://www.chow.com/food-news/54755/belgian-beer-primer/ |date=2015-09-06 }} Chow.com{{cite web |url=http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/index.cfm/beers/ourbeers/beer/belgian-quad |title=Belgian Quad |publisher=newglarusbrewing.com |access-date=2013-10-02 |archive-date=2016-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231092505/http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/index.cfm/beers/ourbeers/beer/belgian-quad |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://averybrewing.com/our-ales/the-reverend/ |title=The Reverend |publisher=averybrewing.com |access-date=2013-10-02 |archive-date=2015-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327042707/http://averybrewing.com/our-ales/the-reverend/ |url-status=dead }}May. 25, 2007 Philadelphia Daily News, [http://www.joesixpack.net/columnArchives/2007/052507.htm "Belgian taverns debuting all over"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064259/http://www.joesixpack.net/columnArchives/2007/052507.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}: "...Obviously that dish demands a hoppy beer (ba-dum), but she opted for a Three Philosophers from New York's Brewery Ommegang, a powerfully satisfying quadrupel flavored with cherry lambic."{{cite web|url=http://www.slyfoxbeer.com/index.php/front/beer_ichor |title= Ichor |publisher=slyfoxbeer.com |access-date=2013-10-02}}{{cite web |url=http://weyerbacher.com/blog/2012/12/quad/ |title=Weyerbacher Brewing Company QUAD |publisher=Weyerbacher.com |access-date=2013-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005003527/http://weyerbacher.com/blog/2012/12/quad/ |archive-date=2013-10-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.boulevard.com/BoulevardBeers/bourbon-barrel-quad |title=Boulevard Brewing Company |publisher=Boulevard|access-date=2013-10-02}}{{cite web |url=http://midnightsunbrewing.com/beer/8pb-venus-belgian-quadrupel/ |title=Midnight Sun 'Venus' |publisher= Midnightsunbrewing.com|access-date=2013-10-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818185324/http://midnightsunbrewing.com/beer/8pb-venus-belgian-quadrupel/ |archive-date=2013-08-18}}