Bought at The Real Beer, Bucharest, drank last summer sharing with lovely Anja. Black, small lasting tan head. Coconut, vanilla, almonds, chocolate, a bit like a sunscreen, roastiness subdued. Sweet, coconut flavours, balanced with a very dry burnt finish. Light to medium body, soft to moderate carbonation, dry lasting finish. Coconut a bit overwhelming, a common thing with this style. Otherwise good.

Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks troubles. Black, beige head. Lots of coconut, a bit sun-lotion-like, roast, sweetish, slightly sourish, with chocolate, medium-bodied. Pretty nice.

Bottle 500ml. @ home. [ As Hop Hooligans Cannon Fire ].[ Courtesy of George ]. Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy and open, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is heavy malty, coconut, cocoa, almost perfumy coconut, moderate to heavy roasted, moderate chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, coconur, sweet malt, cocoa, dark malt, moderate chocolate, tropical fruit - artificial notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20170729] 7-4-7-3-14

Bottle, shared at THT, Brouwerij Kwartje, May 2017, thanks mariuspoenari. Black color. Beige head. Aroma’s: cocos, coffee, roast, light sourness retronasal, no balance. Flavor is sourish, cocos, light sweet. Under medium bodied. Finishes with cocos, moderate bitter. Not too good.

Bottle at THT. Very dark brown with beige head. Lots of roasted coconut, light soap, flowery, some coffee, sour red berries, light ash. Quite perfumy but also lots of coconut. Under medium bitter and sour with a hint of sweetness. Under medium bodied. Seems a bit off, but smells really nice.

THT May at Kwartje. Black with offwhite head. Deep roasted chocolate malts, coconut, black ink, sour wood finish. Moderate sweet and bitter. Medium body, soft fizzy carbonation. Nice but some off tastes got into this.

Bottle shared at THT May. Dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of coconut, perfume, sun tan lotion, chocolate, malt and caramel. Flavour is light heavy sweet and above moderate bitter with a weird light sour touch. Above medium bodied with soft carbonation.

On tap at Beer O’Clock 2, Bucharest, Romania. A black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Sweet, chocolate, coconut aroma. Tastes of coconut, chocolate, quite sweet. A little thin but still enjoyable stuff from Hop Hooligans.

NOV-2018. CAN 50 CL, 6% ABV. Opaque black, beige head. Quite a bit of coconut in the aroma - coconut oatmeal cookies, coconut candies. Smooth enough, not cheap. Less of a porter though. The taste is fairly (coco-)nutty too - less sweet, not much toasty-roasty flavours, more of that coconut flakes oily bitterness. The body is not exactly thin, but kinda lacks some of that malty/grainy substance and smoothness. Drinkable, probably as good as it gets, but still... a gimmick more than a beer. 7-4-6-4-13=3,4.




DEC-2016. Bottle 50 CL from the brewer. Totally black, dark espresso head. The coconut dominates the light chocolaty notes. Fortunately, the taste is more balanced - only subtle coconut, subtle black chocolate and hints of dark fruits, followed by a dry bitter finish with light notes if burnt oil. Very good. 6-4-7-4-14=3.5.