Old Review from 16/06/2014. A bottle from the small shop in the foyer of the Wheatsheaf Inn, in Lorton, Cumbria. Part of the Independent Lakeland Breweries range from a few small, but quality Cumbrian Breweries. Bottle description- Dark Night stands out by it's deep dark colour & beautifully balanced flavours. Achieved by the masterly blending of chocolate & crystal malts as well as de-husked carafe malt. For me it's one of the better chocolate stouts I've had, with the chocolate coming across not to strong.

Cask. Brown pour. Aroma of chocolate, caramelised malt and hopjesvla. Taste has smooth hopjesvla, caramelised malt, creamy mocha and chocolate. Love it.

Cask at the Bridge Hotel, Buttermere. Brown-black with an off-white head. Roasty malt is the name of the game here with a hint of ash and some milk chocolate. The mouthfeel is maybe a little too smooth for its own good; it felt it needed a little more roughness for character. Nice enough though. Surprised that it's been entered on here as an ESB; for me it was somewhere between a stout and a mild.

Very dark brown with a red hue. Thick, long lasting head. Really smooth and rich feeling. Lots of bittersweet chocolate, cocoa flavour with a very long lasting roasted bitter aftertaste.