Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle from Cranston's in Penrith - Deep dark body, fluffy off white top. Lots of burnt toast, chocolate, vanilla sweetness, sweet black coffee. Smoother than most in this category.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Gravity cask at Pigs Ear 2023, day 2 - London. Pours clear deep brown with a bubbly, beige head. Light-medium sweet flavour with nice roast, some well toasted marshmallows, vanilla. Light bodied with fine carbonation; good condition. Balanced finish, cocoa, vanilla, roast. Sound.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Taste @ Rheged, near Penrith. Black, slightly robust stout with a frothy off-white head. Has slightly gritty roasted malts, although very drinkable all the same.

07/07/2021

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Nose is roast, coffee and chocolate. Taste follows roast, chocolate, hint of vanilla, touch of soy. Very nice

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Small ran head stayed on a still black body. Malt, liquorice & roasted aroma. Medium bodied, smooth on the tongue thinning out to a sharp back. Liquorice, malt, bitter & roasted tastes with a pithy citrus peel finish. Good one.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Pours a deep dark brown colour with a reddish tint and a small beige head. The aroma is roasted malts and chocolate with some charred grain notes. A dry in the mouth roasted taste, roasted malts, bitter chocolate and a dry burnt grain bitterness in the finish.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small cream head. Malts and chocolate can be found in the aroma – provided you search for them ! A little watery in the mouth, but otherwise sweet and fruity with chocolate, dark fruits and plums, all on a malty base. There’s also some smokiness and a few hops hanging around. Finish is fairly dry. A decent enough stout without setting the world alight.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

27/6/2020. Bottle from Beer Cockermouth (beergb.com), and shared with the SHIG at the Cumbrian 20 bottle share. Pours clear almost black with a bubbly/frothy beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, ash and blackberry. Moderate sweetness and medium roasted bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, average to soft carbonation. Roasted, fruity, slightly earthy finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle thanks to Grumbo: Poured a black with a red edges. Aroma is rich malts a bit smoke. Taste is rich chocolate, malts. Dry finish.