Small Pony Barrel Works
Microbrewery
in
Dunrobin,
Ontario,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Small Pony Barrel Works
- Out of business
Closed in 2026
Contact
Description
https://www.smallponybarrelworks.com/pages/cheers
5.6/10
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2026
at 21:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
A murky, orangy colour with a brown and golden hue. Lots of spices seen through it. Mango aromas with the pumpkin spices, hints of it purée, nice sourness and vanilla blending things in the end. The taste shows as well a tad more mango than pumpkin, but still the pumpkin spices are present. You get the sourness from the oak that gives that funky Small Pony touch. A very nice Sour Smoothie with mangos added to the mix, vanilla and brown sugars.
Tried
from Can
from
LCBO #624 - Innes Rd. & Tenth Line
on 19 Jan 2026
at 01:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
2025 edition in a 473ml can, with 5.5.% ABV. Fairly clean, amber with a red hue and golden highlights. The head is warm-beige coloured with a fizziness leaving quick enough, leaving only a few tiny bubble around the beer. Big wild, sour-funky nose with some nice fresh ginger that eventually comes out, and hints of lime juice blending things. A puckering mouthfeel with a little tart left on tongue. The lime adds to the sourness, and the spices add a nice different touch on the style. Quite an interesting spiced Barrel Aged Sour.
Tried
from Can
from
LCBO #624 - Innes Rd. & Tenth Line
on 05 Jan 2026
at 01:08
7.4/10
Thick AF
Tried
on 04 Nov 2025
at 19:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 5
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle. Minimally milky, ruby colour with small to average, dense, frothy, diminishing, off-white head. Woody, citrusy fruity and spicy, mildly funky, yeasty aroma, notes of oak, lime, lime peel, ginger, a touch of cherry, cherry cola, widely disguised, rye malty background. Taste is sour, citrusy fruity, tannic woody, yeasty funky and mildly spicy, notes of lime, lime peel, ginger, some oak, some funk, some peppery yeasty spiciness, black pepper, a touch of blue grapes, widely disguised, rye malty basis with very low residual sweetness.
Watery texture, dry and astringent palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Very nice composition, matching and balanced lime and ginger combination, not even too sour taste but sadly too astringent mouthfeel - pretty decent overall.
Watery texture, dry and astringent palate, medium, prickly carbonation.
Very nice composition, matching and balanced lime and ginger combination, not even too sour taste but sadly too astringent mouthfeel - pretty decent overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2025
at 19:12
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Csakajo. Opaque, pale pinkish yellow pour with a quickly dissipating head. Nose is intense mixed ferm notes: there’s lots of funk and acetic acid with some lactic notes. Vaguely floral as well. Taste sharply sour upfront, with time it mellows a bit. The floral notes are stronger than in the aroma, but the mixed ferm rule the taste too. Closes with a long lasting, acidic finish with floral hints, it has a light to medium body and soft to average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:20
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home, courtesy of TD for my bday, thanks a lot man! Pours copper with a quickly dissipating head. Nose is intense funk and acidic notes, gentle ginger and lime touches to it. Delicate and interesting. Taste is lactic notes and lime at first, then it's funky, showing barnyard and vague leathery notes and finally the ginger appears adding a slighlty hot, spicy touch. The finish is somewhat earthy and immensely dry with a rather apparent acidity. I had some reservations for this cause I'm not a fan of ginger and also thought that maybe the lime and ginger on a sour base might be an overkill but I couldn't have been more wrong. This is complex, layered and delicate, a rather fine drink all in all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 11:57
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Peach forward, pie spices, pie crust, granola, peach crumble topping. Brown sugar, and light toasty notes. Lactic, medium tartness, sour, bright, and acidic.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark purple pour, with a medium pink head. Aroma is subtle sweet haskaps, and blueberries, but also quite tart on the nose with some white vinegar notes. The finish is a blast of sour, incredibly sour, with a punch of white vinegar, and a soft haskap/blueberry finish.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark purple pour, with a small off white head. Raspberry jam, tart grapes, light funky vinegar. Soft carb, medium mouth feel. Light vanilla and peppery finish, with more hammy, raspberry tartness.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:45