9.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 10

I have been looking forward to this one. I like White Pony's quadrupels and also appreciate a quad that is barrel aged. The label says the beer was aged in Calvados and bourbon barrels. I have a 33 cl bottle that was acquired from bierhandelwillems. The top comes off and I pour inside of a Trappistes Rochefort glass. I see a body that is toffee colored and finished by a steady, highly carbonated cover of parchment tan foam. The nose is an impressive belt of booze, ripe fruit, grain and wood. To me, the taste is phenomenal. Better than I hoped. Oak, dates, sweet red cherries, leather, malt, candi sugar, baked bread, a hint of sour fruit from somewhere, a little hops bitterness and well-blanketed alcohol that works through. I enjoy Calvados by itself and that flavor comes through unquestionably. A really good quadrupel, outstanding in my estimation. Not the equal of Monolith or T-34, other quads from White Pony, but close. A sad moment for me, if the announced termination of RateBeer goes through, this will be the last White Pony beer I will rate here. And that is, in equal part, disappointing and inexcusable.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, some spices, mild alcohol and some alcohol sweetness along with some vanilla and wooden tones. Flavour is fruity, dried fruits, some plum, alcohol, spices and mild vanillaish and wooden tones. Balanced, but alcohol gives a rather big sweetness to it.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Sample, thanks fonefan! Clear mahogany colour, minimal head. Huge aroma of bourbon and caramel. Very sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Molasses and caramel, some marzipan. Lots of bourbona and vanilla. Low bitterness.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Bottle at THT. Clear amber. Sweet malts, caramel, super sweet, fruity. Medium body and soft carbonation.

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at THT. Slight hazy reddish brown with small beige head. Bourbon, flowery, booze, caramel, fudge, light herbs. More boozy and sugar. Quite sweet, light bitter. Over medium bodied. Sweet and boozy, but nice bourbon.

8

Oh my quad

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

rood/bruin met lichte ring, aroma van zoete bourbon, rozijn, donker fruit, graan, mout, erg lekker. smaken zijn zacht, flink zoet, stevig alcoholisch, veel donkere fruiten zoals rozijn, caramel, eikenhout van de bourbon komt goed door, fruitige tonen, siroop, candy suiker, zoet, goed. --- Beer merged from original tick of Desperate Times - on 07 Feb 2019 at 21:17 - Score: 8. Original review text: Boozy, dark fruits, malty, oak, lots of bourbon, smooth, alcoholic, cane sugar, molasses, syrup, nice warming bourbon quad

7.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle 330ml. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰 💻👀

[ As White Pony Desperate Times Bourbon Oak Aged ].
ABV: 14.0%. Clear medium to dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, sweet malt, caramel, dark malt, barrel - vanilla, bourbon, laber larver. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, bourbon, laber larver, barrel - vanilla, caramel, sweet malt, dried fruit, balanced, rich. Body is medium to full, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20210512]
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