Bottle shared at the Brew Wharf, London - big thanks to Nick for bringing this along! Pours oily black with a thick, brown cream head. Lots of funk in the nose, smacking of some brand of infection, along with dark, tangy berries. Medium sweet flavor with more tangy funk, dark chocolate syrup, sourish berries, faint roasted malts. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation and a chewy mouthfeel. Sweet, tangy dark malt finish, some dark sugars here, moderate chocolate; mild heat, too. Rich and the funk does add an interesting element, though I’m not sure it’s intentional.

From a 330ml bottle on 28/1/2013. Pours pretty much black with a huge three finger tan head. The aroma is features chocolate, caramel and prunes, with hints of coffee and smoke. This is a real sweet one, with chocolate and caramel again the primary drivers, but I also get the honey, some condensed milk, and a fair bit of dark dried fruit. The sweetness is balanced quite nicely by a modest roasty bitterness. The palate is creamy. The only knock is that it’s a shade over-carbonated. Otherwise, this is an excellent sweet stout. Fabulous artwork on the label too!

Pours black with a large, dark tan head.Nose shows loads of roasted malt with honey showing underneath. Coffee and smoky notes are noticeable, and later some very soft cocoa.Heavy roasted malt as a flavour too, before the lactose rolls through providing a fair bit of sweetness. Seems a bit disjointed, with the sudden change from bitter, harsh roasted malt to honey sweetness.Carbonation is a bit excessive.Nice but by the time I’d finished the glass it was getting pretty cloying.

Bottle. Opaque black with a tan head. Aroma of mocha, honey, pepper, vanilla. Some musty overripe dark berries too that jar a little with my expectations of a stout. Very silky texture, even though carbonation is low it’s a surprise. Sweet with chocolate, honey and vanilla. Sweetness lingers and the bitterness chugs along but never really emerges. But there’s a peppery burst at the end which helps clean up in lieu. Didn’t quite cohere for me.