6.9

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

Can shared in London - picked up at the Bottle Shop. Pours deep brown with a thick, frothy beige head. Roasted malts in the aroma, some minerals, toasted pine, cocoa. Light sweet flavor with flinty minerals, earth, toasty pine, earth. Light bodied with average carbonation. Dry and roasty on the finish, with more flinty minerals, orange peel, light spicy pine. Not bad.

7.6

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

Can split at the level 42 tasting, thanks to Leighton, 16/02/16. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is light roast, pine, bitter tropicana, light spice, earthy hop, raisen. Taste comprises bitter hop, charr, pine, mineral notes, liquorice, spice, dark berry fruits, cocoa rub. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with earthy hop bitterness. Solid CDA.

7.5

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

Keg at St Albans beer shop, St Albans, Herts. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate aroma. Tastes the same, roasty, malty, chocolate, slightly bitter. Excellent black IPA from Moor.

8

Dangerously dirnkable. Great chocolate notes. Long-finish. Digestive biscuits. Epic malt bill. Great work.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

It’s a dusky, gritty aroma of grapefruit, lemon, coffee, strawberry and chocolate that floats enticingly from the glass. The alcohol is reasonably well hidden on tasting, though it leaves a nice warm aftertaste. The hops are really pleasant with a strong grapefruit flavour and a biscuity malt.

7.5

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

Can. Beer Central, Sheffield. Very dark, cola brown. Thin, dense, sticky, tan head. Nose has citrusy, grapefruity, blackcurrant hop. Soft roast. A bit burnt toast. Some chocolate. Taste is fruity, citrus sweet. Turns lupy bitter. Full body. Well matched carbonation. Long, punchy, chewy, burnt toast bitter finish. Totally Fucking Quite Alright.

7.9

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

Keg at the hanging bat. Pours black, nose is pine, grapefruit, roasted malts, taste is dry, roasty, chocolate, sweet fruit.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Keg at the hanging bat.. Dark black... Creamy tan head... Dark bitter chocolate roast... Dark roast.. Bitter roast.. Dry roast dry malts.. Light bitter

8.1

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Can from The Beerhive. Black body with a thick beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of ash, prunes, chocolate and flat Coca-Cola. Flavour of roasted malt, wood, dark chocolate and blueberry. Medium body with a chewy mouthfeel. Light fizz. Dark and flavoursome.

7.2

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

Can from Cornelius. Pours black with a thick tan head. Aromas of pine, light tar, citrus. Taste is sweety, woody, pine, burnt orange. Dry, woody finish.