Bottled. Near black, brief beige head. Licorice ans coffee. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Licorice and coffee. Mid bitter finish. Harmonious.

500ml bottle at home. Jet black pour, thin tan head. Big aromas of liquorice, chocolate, tar, treacle. Taste has more of the same. Chewy and not entirely pleasant finish. Had a few from this place now, and would like to see a bit more inventiveness.

Cask at Number 27, Inverness, 18/10/13. Mid black with a bonny tan head that retains well. Nose incorporates a good roast malt blast, dark toffee, hint of coffee. Taste comprises coffee notes, dark toffee fudge, chocolate, earthy cocoa, roast malts. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, smooth and caressing on the palate, tip top condition could guzzle all night, cask ale doesn’t come any better in this respect. Decent cask stout.

Bottle @ "This time Johan made the floor sticky" tasting. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized light brown head. Smell malts, roasted malts, coffee, dark chocolate. Taste malts, roasted malts, dark chocolate, slightly coffee and nicely bitter. Dry texture, finishes with a touch of fruitpeel bitter. Average to medium body and carbonation.

Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Birmingham. Poured a deep mahogany with a thin tan head. The aroma is of roasted malt. The flavour is medium to weak bitter with a roasted malt, dry, slightly sour palate with a little spice and pepper too..

Bottle shared at THT. Pours near black with a beige head. Aroma of roast, dark fruit, light coffee, dark chocolate. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Bottle shared @ JMDST Thick creamy tan head. Clear black pour. Coffee and chocolate. Nice stout

Cask at Blackfriars, Inverness. It pours very dark brown with a small beige head. The nose is treacle, brown sugar, dark fruits and instant coffee. The taste is roasted malt, earth, cocoa, coffee, ash, light tang and dark fruit with a dry, roasty finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Smooth and flavoursome.

Cask @ Benleva Hotel, Drumnadrochit
Pitch black, only slight ruby light through edges of glass, rich creamy tan head, excellent lacing
Aroma - soft roasted malts, bit woody, light burnt note, vague hint of smoke
Taste - mellow roasted malts, soft burnt bread crust, background of dark berry fruits, touch of burnt wood, hint of dark chocolate, slight tart note, quite complex flavour
Palate - soft carb. medium body. Soft mellow dark fruity malts with burnt bitterness cutting through a bit. Finish - A two tier soft red / dark berry fruitiness and burnt bread crust with roast malt. The burnt note is always tempered by the fruity note so its never too burnt. A long pleasant linger of both strands of flavour which diminish like a slow diminuendo
Overall - A really good stout with that interesting burnt roast/dark fruit balance. It’s the best beer I’ve tried so far from Loch Ness.Good stuff!