Cask at Cloisters. It pours darkest brown to black with a dissipating khaki head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, bitter - sweet, chewy toothy, meaty, smokey, pipe tobacco, rich roasted coffee and some toasted nuts. The taste is firmly dry, toothy, chewy, plenty of bitterness, burnt toast, dark roasted malt, plenty of coffee, coffee cake, touch of tannin, cacao nibs and burnt toast with a drying coffee character finish. Average body and pretty low carbonation. A bit flatter than I would.like, so sits quite heavy on cask.

Cask at the Guildford Arms. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of coffee and liquorice. Taste adds dark fruit and roast. Decent body for the strength.