6.1

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

6.3

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

330ml can from Lidl Shrewsbury. Pours very dark, thin pale tan head. Aroma is liquorice, dark treacle, leather, dark malts, mirrored to taste, surprising combination of flavours when I expected a somewhat straightforward dark ale. Not sure it all joins up too well and a little weak bodied, but it's interesting.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Cans from Sarkynorthener’s livestock wales mission; murky brown pour with a thin tan head, aroma has pine, taste has chocolate, some roast malts.

6.5

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

330ml can. Poured a hazy dark brown colour with a thin broken off white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus fruit hop. The flavour is moderate bitter sweet with a smooth, malt, grassy, yeasty, light fruit, light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

6.5

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

330ml can; BBE Sep 19. Poured into my Gordon thistle shaped glass at home on 18th Oct 18. Black bodied, beige foaming top. Malty nose and taste, coffee and chocolate blending with over roasted molasses. The hop content hides away somewhat although there is a slight citrus note and a mild hop bitterness to go with the singed malty flavours.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml can from Lidl, Darlington. Pours black-brown in colour with a tan foam head leaving alittle lacing and hoppy malty roasty aroma. Taste is dark malty, roasted, coffee, chocolate with some earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi-dry tangy roast bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

6.8

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

33cl can from LIDL. Medium creamy beige head, Clear black pour. Lovely bitterness.

6.2

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

330 ml can. Pours with a deep, murky brown color and a nice tan head. Nose is roasted malts, mild coffee and some burnt caramel. Taste is descent hopy, starting with a rich mouthfull bitterness which disaaperas very quickly. medium finish.

7.2

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

Can from Ales by Mail. Pours dark brown with a thick beige head. Aromas of liquorice and coffee up front, some orange. Taste is roast, light pine. Bitter finish.