Bottled picked up at Tebay Services a while back. It pours pretty much black with a tiny bubbly tan head. The aroma is rich roasted action, smokey filth, peat reek, dark chocolate, cacao, nibs, bit of rocky road, oiliness and maltesers. The taste is dry, bitter, rich roasted malt, loads of smoke, tobacco, peat reek, charred wood, burnt toast, toothy, peppery spice, tar, leather, umami, liquorice and boosty alcohol warmth. Full body and fine carbonation. Plenty of smoke going on with warming booze. Punchy stuff. Fun sipping ale.

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours black with a thin tan head. Low carbonation. Aromas of leather, smoke, tar, liquorice. Taste is light sweet, smoke, light iodine. Thin finish. Looking forward to the barrel versions.

Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - opaque black with very low carbonation. Extremely thin fawn head. Nose - rich creamy yet dark chocolate. Light wood and booze. Taste - very rich chocolate again. Intensely creamy again. Booze again. Light smoke and maybe Bovril. Palate - rich and smooth full bodied. Rich and creamy lingering finish. Overall - particularly sweet bit I suspect that’s the idea.

Bottle at home... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing. Heavy chocolate roast malts.. Light iodine nose... Heavy chocolate roast. Again that iodine.. Islay whisky tones... Not doing anything for me

330ml bottle from Tebay Services M6. Pours black. Aroma is dark fruits, smoke. Taste brings smoky roast, dark fruits with a drying finish. A little thin perhaps, flavours fading a little towards the end.