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{{About|the beer|other meanings|Quadruple (disambiguation){{!}}Quadruple}}
[[File:La Trappe Quadrupel.JPG|thumb|right|upright|Bottle of La Trappe Quadrupel]]
'''Quadrupel''' is the brand name of a strong seasonal [[beer]] ''La Trappe Quadrupel'' brewed by [[De Koningshoeven Brewery]] in the [[Netherlands]], one of the four [[Trappist]] brewing [[abbeys]] not in [[Belgium]] (the others are the [[Engelszell Abbey]] in [[Austria]], [[Spencer Abbey]] in [[the United States]], and Zundert from [[Maria Toevlucht Abbey]] in [[the Netherlands]]). In other countries, particularly the [[United States]], 'quadrupel' or 'quad' may refer to an especially strong style of dark [[ale]], with a characteristic spicy, ripe fruit flavor.<ref>[http://www.chow.com/
A quadrupel is intended to be stronger than a [[Tripel]], so the [[Alcohol by volume|ABV]] strength will be 10% or more. Beyond that, there is little agreement on the status of Quadrupel as a style.<ref>{{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 |date=2009-03-15 |accessdate=2013-10-02}}</ref> Beer writer [[Tim Webb]] notes that similar beers are also called '[[Grand Cru (food and drink)|Grand Cru]]' in [[Belgium]].<ref>Webb, T. ''Good Beer Guide to Belgium'', 6th edition</ref>
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