(Cask at Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, London, 22 Nov 2018) Black colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, caramel and dried fruit. Malty, roasted taste with dark chocolate, cacao, caramel, coffee, raisins and a balanced cacao bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Sweetish and tasty dessert stout. Nice one.

Cask at the cock tavern. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, liquorice, taste is similar. --- Beer merged from original tick of Pudding Ale (Chocolate Stout) on 09 Mar 2016 at 14:00 - Score: 7

Tap.Almost black colour with small head.Aroma of chocolate and caramel,malty and bready with nots of licorice aswell light dusty and smooth with light body and short finish.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Howling Hops Pudding Ale (by Howling Hops):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 16/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

7/I/19 - on tap from the lager tank, shared with the misses @ Howling Hops (London), BB: n/a - (2019-54)
Clear dark brown beer, creamy solid beige head, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: very malty, some chocolate, soft roast, hint of vanilla, more milk chocolate. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice roast up front, some sweet caramel malts, quite a bit of chocolate, some mocha. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: nice roast up front, some sweet caramel malts, quite some chocolate, mocha notes. Aftertaste: lots of bitter hops, slightly acidic, more caramel sweetness, dry hoppy finish, some sour red fruits.

Cask at the Cock Tavern, 13/12/18. Light black with little in the way of a head. Nose is sweet malts, toffee, brown sugars, dark malts. Taste comprises cocoa powder, toffee, brown bread, dried fruits, sugars. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Ok ... not in great condition though.

Cask at the cock. An oily mahogany brown coloured pour with a fading tan head. Aroma is black choc, ash, sticky jammy fruits, camp fire. Sticky. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, brown sugars, jammy fruit, Figgy pudding, brown sugars. Palate is medium sweet, sticky, oily, low carbonation.

16th August 2018
Cask at the Cock. Clear very deep brown beer, no head. Smooth palate, mild fine carbonation. Sort and sweetish dark malts. Little lacto sweetness. Mild earthyness. Mellow fruity dark chocolate. Mild esters. Smooth finish. Not bad, quite tasty.

Cask at the Cock - Hackney. Pours brown with a small, foamy off-white head. Pleasant stuff, some ripe berries, lightly bitter chocolate, raisins, toffee. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation; decent condition. Sweet finish, dark malts, mellow cocoa, soft ash, more dark fruits. Solid.