Draught Huge beige head, sporting textbook lace over fully black beer. Very nice smoked nose, nearly Rauchbier-like (blind, I’d sworn Spezial...!), smoked ham, a touch of liquorice. Dry, smokey (ashes) rather than smoked taste; cardemom and brown, +/- outfermented sugars. Slightly empty, very dry MF, ending a bit dead for a draught beer. Not a bad beer - not by a mile - but the nose promised me such delights, that I really felt let down further on.

On tap at Bruxellensis 2007. Black colour with lasting tan head. A very charcoaly style stout. Served a little too cold for all of the flavours to come out. Some roasty flavours towards the end. It’s ok.