A Quadrupel (Flemish for 'quadruple') is a type of

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, with an

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of 9.1% to 14.2%. There is little agreement on the status of Quadrupel as a

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. Writer Tim Webb notes that similar beers are called ''

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even though the idea is derived from the Belgian beer naming convention of that uses numerical values descriptive of the number of prominent ingredients. ''Quadrupel'' is the brand name of a strong

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''La Trappe Quadrupel'' brewed by

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in the

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, one of the thirteen

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s in the world. In other countries, particularly the United States, ''quadrupel'' or ''quad'' has become a

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. The term may refer to an especially strong style of dark

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with a spicy, ripe fruit flavor.

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