On tap at SBH. Amber-brown colour, off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, alcohol, raisins, caramel, fruity. Flavour is sweet, malty, sugary, raisins, alcoholic, caramel, light fruity sourness, bittersweet finish. Medium to full bodied. A bit rough.

(Draught at Arendsnest, Amsterdam, 25 Feb 2017) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty nose with caramel, dried fruit, figs, raisins and roasted malt. Malty, roasted taste with notes of chocolate, nuts, caramel and a sweetish finish with a fairly low bitterness. Full body, sweet. Tasty and rounded, but overly sweet. Works well in moderate doses. Quite nice.

Draught at Foeders in Amsterdam. Dutch barleywine-like quad with lightly lacing, off-white, medium thick, moussy head and hazy orangey amberish robe with ochre blonde hue, clearly a lot paler than the average quadrupel and effectively looking much more barleywine-like. Aroma also leans more towards (English) barleywine than towards quad, with impressions of fresh orange juice, fermenting pear, wet hay, strawberry wine, dough, Grand Marnier, red apple peel, biscuit, warm cake. Fruity onset, vivid mango, ripe pear and strawberry sweetness with a mildly sourish redcurrant touch, medium carbo, rounded caramelly malt sweet body with a very subtle toasted bitterishness somewhere, warming finish with lingering fruit esters and orange flavors alongside warming, cognac- and liqueur-like but non-astringent (though still heating) alcohol and a herbal hop bitter accent; residual sugary sweetness prevails. Mouthfeel is probably closer to quad (not very vinous, ’fluffy’ and quite strongly carbonated) but in every other respect, this is clearly a barleywine; pleasant dessert beer in any case, probably with good ageing potential, so I’d love to taste this from a bottle with a few years of cellaring behind it.

Tap @ van Moll, 5 cl sample. Slight hazy copper color, short frothy head. Aroma of some spices, caramel, bit raisin. Soft sweetness in taste, bit spicy. Just what you would expect of a quad I guess. Well brewed, but I prefer this kind of beer from bottle I think. From tap it is less powerful and feels more like "13 in een dozijn".

Original rating: 7-4-7-3-15 [3.6] March 17th, 2017. Draught @ Van Moll Brewpub shared with Caesar. Red to red brownish color, medium sized beige head. Smell and taste malts, sweet, caramel, alcohol. Medium body and carbonation. Solid. -- Rerate May 2018 from bottle: Bottle @ home. Hazy reddish color, medium sized off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, a bit sweet, really don't get much more. Medium body and carbonation. Quite nice. 7-3-8-4-16 [3.8]

Tap @ In De Wildeman, sample size. Cloudy brown color. Off white head, uneven, quickly receding. Aroma’s: sweetish, caramel, light fruit. Retronasal: sweetish, red fruit, alcohol. Flavor is above moderate sweet, with some fruit to balance it. Rather strong alcohol feel. Medium bodied. Long finish.

Tap at NBFD. Hazy copper with short lasting beige head. Figs, strawberry jelly, cognac, some alcohol, lots of brown sugar and sweet malts. Quite fruity but also quite alcoholic. Quite sweet with alcoholic bitterness. Over medium bodied with sticky feel.

Draft at Nederlands Bieren Festival, (Winter) Delft. Hazy amber brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of caramel, light fruits, floral notes, malt, herbs and citrus. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.