7

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

Bottle from Lidl, now at 4% so a fair drop. Black pour with nice creamy tanned head. Roast malt and chocolate aroma with a slight dustiness and hints of sweetness. Taste follows with light brown sugar sweetness, light ash and smoke in finish. Light bodied. Rich and sweet. Good.

7

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

Bottle from Lidl @ 4% ABV. Jet black in colour, with a very thick, and creamy, beige head. Aromas of plain chocolate, dark fruit and oak. Flavour had some brown sugar, berries, more chocolate and some light toastiness in the finish. Enjoyable and easy drinking.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy light brown head on a still black body. Malt & chocolate aroma. Medium bodied, smooth & soft with a tingle on the back. Chocolate, malt, biscuit & berry tastes with a bitter finish. Decent Stout.

6

Bottle from Lidl. Label: ‘ Oatmeal & Chocolate Christmas Stout’. Pours black with a medium sized thick creamy beige head. Aromas of milk chocolate, roasted malts and a little coffee. Taste has roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, a hint of nuts with an ashy and slightly bitter finish. Thinnish body and a fair amount of carbonation. Average Stout. Not bad.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Aldi. It pours jet black with a rugged tan head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, earthy roast, coffee grounds, cocoa, unami and toasted bread. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, rich roasted malt, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, woody, coffee grounds and a touch of liquorice with a toasty finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Very well rounded and highly drinkable. Quite a classy number.

6.8

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

500ml bottle. Quasi black colour with ruby red glimmer and average, thick, creamy, fairly lasting and lacing, beige head. Roasty, dark malty aroma with a minimally smoky touch, hints of dark chocolate, fruity hints of red berries, a touch of coffee and liquorice. Taste is dry, roasty dark malty, slightly metallic, a touch of iron and blood, very subtle sweetness, a touch of cherries and red berries; diluted milk chcoclate in the finish.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Guildford Arms. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, taste is velvety, liquorice, sweet, light roast, thin.

6.6

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

Cask at the Sir Walter Scott, Edinburgh airport. Pours dark brown, thin beige head. Light oats, coffee and chocolate nose. Taste is more of the same. Creamy texture, good body. Decent.

7.5

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

cask at haymarket .. deep dark brown ... thin tan head ... soft sweett toffee and dark roast nose ... light mellow fruity roast body ... light roast ... decent

7.2

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

On tap @ the Haymarket Bar. Pours opaque black with a nice crema. The nose is of biscuits, toffee and chocolate. The taste is much the same with the biscuits coming through particularly. The palate has a medium to full bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly elegant finish. Overall, a good ale.