8

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

Bottle at ash's. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is vanilla, roasted, chocolate, honey, nutty, taste is chocolate, liquorice, woody, hint of nuts, roasted malts, dark fruit, dry finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of Vatted Stout on 18 Mar 2024 at 14:41 - Score: 8

8

bottle at ashs ...dark black ...small tan head ...soft sweet chocolate rich floral sweet vanilla ..tiny funk nose ...soft earthy chocolate ..light cherry ..tiny woody funk ..Light dry bitter chocolate

9.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

On keg at the Paisley craft beer festival. Appearance - black with a thin tan head. Nose - chocolate, toffee, nuts. Praline, leather and wood. Blackberry. Taste - more blackberry, chocolate, molasses, toffee, hazelnuts with a woody backdrop. Palate - medium to full bodied. Dry, balanced finish. Overall - there's a lot going on. Seriously complex!

8.8

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

Keg at the Paisley craft beer festival. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of chocolate, toffee, nuts. Toblerone! Fruity and tangy taste. Really good gear. A lot going on.