Gilpin Black Gold

Cask @ Hogshead. Deep brown appearance with a big, foamy tan head. Toasty, cocoa, dark caramel, vanilla, nice dessert aroma. Creamy, dark chocolate, somewhat roasty, a bit earthy, light herbal flavor. Easy drinking and nice.

Cask at Hogshead - dark black with ruby showing around the edges - lovely cascading cask carbonation that settles to a creamy head - smooth, creamy texture from the natural carbonation - mild acidity and medium bitterness, mostly from the dark malts - flavors of creamy dark chocolate, light woody notes, mild fruitiness/esters through the middle - a bit of fig and raisin - some touches of black coffee through the finish, with lingering chocolate - crazy delicious - love it.