8

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

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - dark mahogany brown with some red chinks. Nose - dried fruits such as prunes and raisins. Then spice. Light smoke. Taste - burnt raisins and smoke. A hint of molasses but not quite. Palate - medium bodied at least. Rich, persistent finish. Overall - good stuff.

8

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

Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours near black with a thin beige head. Aromas of treacle and light spice. Raisins, Christmas cake almost. Taste is light sweet, toffee, tar, light smoke almost, more spice. Rich and complex.

8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at the Jerusalem Tavern, Clerkenwell. Purplish black with a creamy off-white head. Plums, bitter cooking chocolate and slate in the aroma. Sweet spicy taste. Plum pudding, raisins, brandy and vinous tannins in the taste. It turns more bitter in the middle of the sip.liquoruce and more plums in the finish. Medium carbonation. Masterful.

7.1

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

From the bottle. Brown with a thin, creamy beige head. Aroma of peat, toffee, cofee and burnt toast. Taste is mildly bitter, dominated by the burnt grain flavors that set the overall tone. Oily, medium body although it could stand a more chewy character. At times it feels too light. Still nice though.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Systembolaget. Much much darker than I imagined. Dark chocolate, tobacco. i imagine much better on cask at teh Jerusalem Tavern!

6

0,5 litre Bottle from Systembolaget Charlottenberg. Almost Black with beige head. Roasted malts, hops, sweetness, Chocolate and coffee.

7.4

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

500ml bottle; BB 4th Sep 19. Poured into one of their (St Peter's) new tall pint glasses at home on 27th Apr 18. Dark, ruby body, thin beige head. Malty and heavy in both the nose and taste, chocolate notes within the maltiness, semi-sweet with a good bitterness at the end of each sip/gulp. Mild vanilla notes as the beer warms a little in the glass. Liked it.

7.5

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home as a take-out from The Old Jerusalem Tavern. A lovely mahogany pour into the tankard with a respectable head. The nose was a gentle molasses and malt and both were clearly evident in the flavour. There was some balancing bitterness against that molasses, but there wasn't much else to the flavour profile. If anything I would say that the flavour was quite short. The mouthfeel was enhanced by the bite of the alcohol, but at the end of the pint I have to say that I was underwhelmed.