8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Rusty cap inside, uhoh. Black, small tan head. Smells rich bourbon, dark chocolate, smth damp cellar behind it. Medium thin body, but smooth, and definitely some alcohol. Taste is buckets of bourbon, sweet, rich, followed by fudgy chocolate, heavy boozy. Really delicious, but too much bourbon for me to really appreciate to its fullest potential.

9

Medium body, really smooth, a bit boozy. Bourbon, caramel, buttery toffee, dark fruit. Fantastic.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Growler. Jet black with a short tan head. Aroma of dark fruit chocolate malt. Flavour is velvety malt, chocolate and sweet coffee bourbon malt base.

6.8

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

Bottle picked up from Beyond Beer, Hamburg, Germany. Consumed at home Sunday 10th January 2021 we had Beef with apricots and prunes and spiced pecans, listening talking to Scott and Mandy via Zoom. Pours dark brown edging towards black with a tan head. Aroma is fruity mostly dark dried fruits, some chocolate and coffee also. Plenty of molasses in the mouth, in fact this is very sweet, dark fruits again, plus some vanilla, chocolate, a little boozy. I have to say I thought that when I saw that this was described as a Belgian Dark Strong Ale on here, I was unsure that I was drinking the same beer.

8.4

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

330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Oct 20. Pitch black pour, lasting deep brown head. Aroma comprises roasted malt with rich muscovado and cassonade. Taste builds on this, oily sweet, viscous with dark malts and captivating bourbon nuances. Very good.

8

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

Monday 26th October 2020; Shrewsbury Monthly Beer Share, in Chez Sophie. Five beer geeks, one aim! Cheers Simon for the 375ml bottle of this. As the name suggests, this is a dark brew and pretty perilous if you don't like malty sweet beers, luckily I do. After half an evening of sour/wild beers this came as a real relief to me and my sweet tooth. Malty molasses rule the nose and flavour of this lovely strong beer, smooth, rich and warming.

9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

19-10-20 // bottle shared. From BeyondBeer. Very dark black to brown. Brown lacing. Complex lovely nose. Dried fruit heavy boozy nose and loads of barrel. Thick oily mouthfeel but light drinking. Rich rich aromas. Coffeechoco sweet. Bourbon. Fantastic. Well done.

8.4

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

Bottle at home picked up from Siren online. A dark mahogany brown black coloured pourw ith a loose fine light tan head. Aroma is robust earthy salty roast, liquorice, meaty bovrille, bark, burnt sugars. strawberry shortcake. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, burnt brown sugars, golden honey, jammy fruit, sherry, brandy snap sugars, / Palate is medium sweet, sticky, oily, mellow carbonation . Boozy. Closer to a barley wine.

8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle at home, 16th October 2020. Pours black and thick. Aroma is dark boozey fruit, cake, liquor, barrel and bourbon. Taste is molasses, liquorice, dark chocolate, liquor, barrel, toffee, caramel, sticky, loads of layers and complexity, sweet, but balanced. Siren make a lot of good beers and a few great beers, this is the latter. Excellent.

9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

375ml bottle online from the brewery. Pours dark brown to almost black with a dissipating tan head. Aroma: intense roasted malts, dark fruits, cacao, dates, figs, raisins, brandy. Taste: moderate to heavy sweet & light to moderate bitter, sweet dark malts, candied dark fruits, muscovado sugar, toffee, caramel, lots of barrel (bourbon, sherry). Medium to full body, soft carbonation. Super smooth & balanced. Banger!