6.6

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

Half pint from the cask at the Artillery Arms, Ramsgate. Pours black with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of rich & lush oysters, chocolate, hints of salt & roasted malt. Medium body. Dry increasingly bitter finish. Enjoyable

7.8

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

Can from Beer52. Black pour with small beige to tanned head. Aroma of dark malt, blackberries, cocoa, hint of liquorice but more veers towards leafy and spicy at times. Taste has a dry roastiness but then you get dark fruits, creamy sweet toffees, ash and leafy hop. Medium bodied, somewhere between creamy an sticky on the palate. Very nice. Brewery #1002

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Beer 52 – drank at home. Pours almost black with a small foamy beige head. Aroma has roasted malts and some chocolate. In the mouth it starts off sweet with a creamy texture, but some underlying bitterness. Flavour has chocolate (bitter) and dark fruits (sweet). Some hints of vanilla, herbs and spices come through later. Finish is somewhat dry and a bit sticky – the alcohol comes through at last as well. This is oretty good – hides it’s strength well.

7.5

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

[33cl can from Beer52.] A coal black pour a fast fading tan head leaving a thin rim; aroma of blackberry and well roasted grains; strong taste of blackberry and bitter chocolate, with a smooth milky body; then some bitter, almost burnt grains adding depth. An excellent stout.

7.2

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

330ml can from Beer52: BB 26th June 2024. Poured into an old Gordons thistle shaped glass at home on 28th June 2023. Black body, tanned foaming head, looked good and 'wholesome'. Roasted malty front, some smoothness in the body depth, cocoa, hints of coffee, chocolate, dark fruits and a light spicy twist.

7.2

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

Gravity cask at The Royston, Broadstairs, 17/03/23. Black with a good sized tan covering that clears edgewards. Nose is dark malts, toffee, dried fruit rinds, dates, cocoa sprinkle. Taste comprises dark fruit rinds, charr, dark malts, mellow earthy roast, toffee, figs. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Solid flavoursome cask stout.

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6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Black Door. Poured cola brown color. Some roastedness, toast, nutty notes. So. E milk in flavor, sweetness, roastedness. Smooth. Good cask.

6.8

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

Bottle conditioned. Almost black and opague. Malty aroma with licorice, chocolate and a pinch of salt. Malty, salty flavor with dark chocolate and licorice. Low on carbon, medium bodied. Quite a tasty brew, Eddie Gadd knows his job.