Bottle at home in London - sourced from the brewery. Pours deep black-brown with a thick, mocha cream head. The nose has lots of oily, dark chocolate, decent roast, hints of espresso and burnt earth. Medium sweet flavor with robust but balanced overarching roasted malt character, prominent chocolate, low bitterness, understated ripening orange and grapefruit. Medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation and creamy texture. Finishes with some gooey chocolate and resinous, lightly torched pine, some dark bread, minimal bitterness, light charcoal, dark chocolate, slight licorice and raisin. Nice depth. This black IPA is neither excessively roasty nor hoppy, which is fine by me. Rather, it’s fairly creamy with lots of roasted malt and chocolate character, along with subtle citrus and dried fruits. Quite approachable, especially given the strength. Very good.