(Bottle) Fantastic looking beer - very dark with huge tan head. Pleasant fairly subtle aroma of toasted malt with hints of coffee and wood smoke. Light body with plenty of carbonation. Taste is gently sweet with some subtle balancing dark roast notes. Maybe a hint of red berries and raisins. A little quite pleasant black coffee / dark chocolate bitterness in the finish. Quite subtle, but pleasant.

Pours very dark brown, almost black, with a large tan head.Aroma of cocoa, mocha and some soft roasted barley underneath.More chocolate as a flavour with a subtle aniseed/liquorice note followed by toasty malt and a distinct lactose sweetness countered by dry roast.Somewhat over-carbed for this style.

Bottle. Black with an inch of light tan head. Milk chocolate aroma, a little earthy, light floral notes. Carbonation is a little high, but texture is still pretty silky. Not all that sweet. Chocolate, oats, gentle earthy roastiness, mild spicy bitterness. Pretty good - low key but mouthfilling and soothing.