Lovely winter warmer. Complex.

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

Bottle: Clear, deep ruby-amber coloured, smaller and slowly collapsing off-white foamy layer; moderate - but distinctive - roasty-ashy aromas in the bitter-sweet caramelly and fruity nose, traces of chocolate included; moderate sweet-bitter flavour with the usual certain acidity, nearly medium bodied and pretty soft; drier caramelly and roasty-bitter finish. Complex and pleasant Porter...

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

Cask @ Gallows bird. Poured near black with a thin off white head. Aroma has roastedness, coffee in aroma. Flavor has roastedness, coffee, ash, earthy notes. Pretty nice, good bodied porter.

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

Cask at Gallows Bird, Espoo. Color is clear reddish brown with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Coffee, dark chocolate, dryness and roasted malts.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the 30th Chappel Beer Festival. Pours a very dark brown colour with a medium frothy off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt and chocolate, with a hint of coffee. Medium sweetness, and medium roasted bitterness. Good body to it, slick texture. Enjoyed this.

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

Cask at the Bootlegger, 05/09/16. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent tan cap. Nose is treacle toffee, roast malt, earthy fruits, hint of black pepper. Taste comprises roast malt, liquorice, charr, toffee, light spice. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent porter.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe. A pitch black pour with tight cream head; rich earthy chocolate aroma; bittersweet taste with chocolate and coffee grounds; then a lengthy warming bitterness; and a touch of caramel to finish. A complex and interesting dark beer.

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

Cask at the Peterborough beer festival 27/08/2016. A mostly clear ruby red brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is woody pine, faint smoke, smoked malts, burnt toast. Flavour is composed of semi sweet toasted jammy fruits, woody pine, peat. Palate is medium sweet moderate carbonation. Good stuff.

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

Tried at the Peterborough Beer Festival 2016. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma is roasted malt with a hint of coffee, and some chocolate. the taste matches this. Medium body.