A dark brown stout with a thin moka head. In aroma, a sweet caramel corn syrup, a little woody, not bad. In mouth, a sweet peaty malt, roasted, very nice. Medium bodied. Bottle at Mondiale 2011, June 11 2011.

Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Dark brown pour with a red tint. Beige head. Chocolate, raisins and some caramel aroma. Licorice, toffee and caramel flavours. Light bitter edge. Light hop finish.

Bottle: Deep ruby-amber coloured, smaller loose and stable off-white head; moderate to rich aromas of dry roasted malt, ashes and freshly ground coffee; balanced by sweet dark malt and dried fruits; solid dry bitter-sweet flavour, medium bodied; lingering dryish finish: toasted malt, dried fruits and ashes, followed by a roasty-bitter aftertaste. Another gem from Hawkshead......

Cask @ Bon Accord. Dark brown colour, small off-white head. Aroma has roasted malts, nuts and caramel. Flavour of roasted malts, slight touch of fruity hops and chocolate. Medium bodied. Decent stout.

Cask (gravity) @ Marble Arch, Manchester M4, UK. Clear dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, licorice - cola. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration and a smooth dry finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. ;o) (180108)

Bottle at home ... Deep Deep Brown ... little smokey roast malts little peppery nose ... quite thin but quite chocolate malts, quite a lot of roast... little bitterness ... more a stout than a bitter 3.5.. bottle at home from matt ... dark brown... thin tan head ... soft dark roast .. little smokeu dark malt ... nose ... quite dry ... light bitter ... dark roast ... soft toffee ... hint of charcoal ... nice but little too bitter 3.7cask at hawkshead brewery tap ... deep red black ... lovely thin tan head ... soft coffee roast malt nose ... nice light dry roast bitterness up front ... barest hint of coffee and charcoal ... light blackcurrant fruid ... just a solid rast malt 3.9 bottle at home ... deep red brown ... thin tan head ... soft sweet blackcurrant toffee malt ... sweet roast nose ... light sweet coffee roast ... little puff candi ... dark roast ... bit to mellow and not enough roast for me ... little past its best ... decent though 3.7

500ml bottle.Rather flat looking, very dark reddish brown with a trace of coffee coloured head; toffee and malt aroma;dry roasted malt and chocolate flavours; slightly spicy finish. Unusual and pleasant to drink.

[i] Bottle courtesy of my dad from Booths [/i] A dark quite rich stout, dark brown in colour with roasted malt and some chocolate, some fruit and even hops were noticeable, enjoyed this beer.

500ml bottle from Booths. Very unusual beer. Very deep brown colour with lasting beige head. Little bit of rubber, but its pretty good. Decent hop and some intense malt. Choccy and some bits are tarry and spicey. What a bizarre beer, almost tastes like a weak imperial stout. Bizarre, but good. Spicey hop on finish.