8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

8/XI/20 - 33cl can from Moor taproom (London), shared @ home, BB: 26/II/21 (2020-1036)

Clear dark brown to black beer, small creamy beige to brown head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: nicely roasted malts, some cocoa powder, hint of caramel. MF: ok carbon, medium to full body. Taste: very nice roast, malty profile, pretty bitter, cocoa powder, hoppy touch, hint of caramel, some more malts. Aftertaste: bitter hops, dry, good roast, volley, classic old school stout, very nice.

Paired with vlaai (gingerbread pudding style pie) and homemade sour cream.

7.6

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

20/2/2020. Keg at the Ale House, Chelmsford. Pours black with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, dark fruit, liquorice, coffee and caramel. Medium sweetness and light bitterness. Medium plus body, oily texture, soft to flat carbonation.

7.9

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

Can at home in Hackney - picked up at the Vaults in Bermondsey. Pours deep brown with a foamy, tan head. Well rounded but still has some kick, moderate roast, little scorched earth and baking cocoa. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish with subtle ashy roast, more baking cocoa, decent earthy bitterness, nips of coffee. Very solid.

7

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

can bb 20/8/21 scura schiuma media scarsa media persistenza cioccolato cacao leggero caramelo discreto corpo non molto amara morbida ma non stucchevole

6

Zbozowo kawo czeko alko. Ma troche ciala, ale calosc palety nieporywajaco for mi. Chociaz jak najbardziej pitne

7.1

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

Half-pint, keg at Moor Vaults. Shared with Finn. Lacing rings down the glass from a beige head over a jet black body. Black malts with oat and chocolate, promising. Well balanced flavours of chocolate, cocoa and dough. Nice, subdued roasted malty ending, long-lived. Pleasant. (Bermondsey, London 19.10.2019).

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Dark brown, almost black, minimal brown head. Aroma is dark chocolate, some ash. Medium bitterness, dry. Soft carbonation, surprisingly light body. Good, but not very interesting.

6.9

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

Keg at Moor Vaults, Enid Street, 24/10/19. Light black with a decent tan cap. Nose is fruit cake, toffee, toasted brown sugars, cocoa sprinkle. Taste comprises more fruit cake, molasses, dark treacle toffee, chocolate, light pinch of spice, dried fruits. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, drying close. Ok easy drinking impy of a touch on the simple side.

6.8

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

Delt med Rune. Svart. Mokkafarget skum langs glasset. Lett sjokoladearoma. Smaken det samme. Myk munnfølelse. Litt lakris i ettersmaken. Avslutter tørt.