8.2

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

500ml bottle BBE May 2021. Pours a black colour with occasional ruby in the light, soft white head that leaves lacing. Aroma of treacle, dark fruits and malt. Exciting carbonation and creamy texture on the palate…very nice. Taste of malt, bread, nuts, a little dark fruit and a bitter dry finish. This has a wow factor.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On cask at Tan Hill Inn. Creamy caramel head stayed on a mahogany coloured still body. Malt, toast & roasted aroma. Medium bodied, ultra smooth with a creamy back. Sweet malt, milk chocolate, lactose, nutty & blackcurrant tastes.

7.4

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

An old favorite that probably I haven’t had in ten years was on tap at a pub near my office so popped in for a couple quick halves. Pours a medium dark brown color. Off white head. It touches my lips and brings back lots of good memories of my early beer hunting days 20 years ago. At that time this was something very special. Today this isn’t even on the radar of people under 40 I suppose. Still shows this really nice, yet somewhat subtle, not of plum, cherries, raisins and pudding. Off sweet, a touch more prickly bitterness than what I remember but only slightly so. Rounded mouth feel with low medium carbonation and medium body. This is about the malt, subtly and balance. Still after all these years, it impressed me for being a quintessential English ale. Lovely

7.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

This beer, fresh on cask is amazing. Clean and strong and so drinkable and malty fresh. Caramel forward, sweet and full bodied. Salsbury Manchester

8

Bottle from Tesco. 4 for £6. Pours a very very dark brown almost black colour with a tint of red and a small beige head. Aromas is malty, dry dark fruits, plums, caramel, toffee, bread and faint liquorice and vinous notes. Taste has all the same notes as the aroma and is fairly sweet. Medium bodied with a very chewy smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Lovely long malty dark fruity aftertaste. One of the very best dark English ales. Really nice.

6.6

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

The underlying beer is very good, however this bottle is quite oxidized, although still 8 months before best before. Clearly had poor handling on the way to germany. Hopfencult Dresden

7.2

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

Bottle 500 ml. Dark brown color, yellowish foam. Aroma: sweet, fruity, esters, dried fruits, butter. Taste: malt, esters, caramel, nuts, butter, medium bitterness, slightly earthy, good.

7.8

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

Ultramørk amber. Lavt tett skum med litt farge. Litt lacing. Aroma av mørke plommer. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken vinøs. Nøtter. Plommer. Kirsebær. Behagelig tørr ettersmak. Toppøl!