7

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

440ml can. Pours a very dark brown with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of coconut, dark chocolate, coffee, smoke & roast malt. Medium body. Sweet light bitter finish.

7.6

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

Pours brown with a quickly fading head.Nose shows meaty smoke, coconut, roasted malt and bready notes.Flavours include some of the smoke, a fair bit of coconut and soft roasted malt with a faint hint of acidity.

6.5

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

330ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a small head. Aroma is smoked ham and old books. Taste has smoked ham throughout. Slightly watery roast finish.

6.9

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

Bottle on the train to Bingoham (the mighty 12 leading), 04/02/17. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is chocolate, spice, light roast, coconut nibs, toasted brown sugars. Taste comprises light roast, chocolate, shades of Bounty Bar, toffee, light roast, faint spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light hop presence. Solid coconut porter.

I don't like coconut in beer.

7.1

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

Bottle from Oddbins Beer Shop, Blackheath. Dark brown pour with a quickly dissipating beige head. Aromas of chocolate, burnt toast, licorice. Getting the coconut in the flavour, bit of a bounty bar feel, the plain/dark chocolate one’s the best! Low carbonation. Good malty, chocolate laden finish.

5.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Keg at Mondos Tap, Battersea, Saturday 13th February 2016 Described by the barman as ’a bit chewy, I thought more like a bit sour and perhaps unintentionally so. Pours black in colour with an off-white head. Aroma a little bit roasty but sour edge again. Taste is a little fruity and tart (sour) not getting coconut or chocolate. A5 A4 T4 P3 Ov9 2.4

6.9

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

Keg at Mondo. It pours jet black with a small light tan head. The nose is rich, smoked malts, meaty, charred wood, salt beef bagel. The taste is rich, big smoked character, charred wood, ash, smoked, green coconut, green banana, peppery spice, meaty and coffee with a dry, smoked finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Interesting and rather enjoyable.

6.8

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

Keg at the brewery taproom. Mostly clear reddy, brown coloured pour with a small off cream head. Aroma a is salty beef, tart raspberry. Flavour is composed of salty , burnt caramel, tart red berry. Palate is salt and sweet, moderate carbonation. Lingering ashy roast and tart raspberry. OK.