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On tap @Cimmeria, Oviedo. 27/01/2022. Color negro opaco corona de espuma beige, aromas tostados, café, sabor café, torrefactos, cuerpo medio.

7.8

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

From can, opaque extremely dark brown colour, lots of toastiness, bittersweet and milk chocolate, dates, wax and some oakiness, charred bitterness, espresso, a bit oily, light to medium sweetness. Very good and enjoyable.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Keg draught at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Dark brownand opaque with a thin film of beige head and lots of lacing. Big dark malts in the aroma, some treacle, some yeast extract. Bittersweet taste with notes of salted caramel and soured stone fruit lead to an intense bitter hoppy finish. Light salted notes in aftertaste. Wow. One hell of a beer.

8

Black with tan head. Sweet deep roasted chocolate malts. Sweet, bitter, deep. Full body and soft carb. Very smooth and relaxed impy.

7.9

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

Can at Murphy's Law. Black with tan head. Lots of chocolate, toffee, vanilla, coffee, earthy malts, brown sugar, light medicinal. Quite sweet, medium bitter. Full bodied. Quite OK.

7.5

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

440ml can from Battle of Bill, Cheras, Malaysia. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasty malt, aromatic, floral hops. The flavour is moderate sweet and liqourice bitter, with a rich, slightly oily, roasty, smokey, red berry fruit, herbal, floral, light warm alcohol bitter palate. Medium to full bodied with flat carbonation. Really nicely balanced with well hidden alcohol.

8.6

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

Can from House of Trembling Madness. Black pour with a tan head. Nasal caressing aromas of dark chocolate, raisin, coffee, light smoke, dark fruits, treacle toffee, liquorice. Rich flavours of dark roast coffee, dark chocolate, burnt toast,smoke, liquorice, burnt sugars. Smoky sweet finish. Glorious.

6.8

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

Can @ webshop. Pours Black with a small creamy White head. Roast, coffee and ashtray. Slight peat. Roasted and dry with a bitter finish. Full bodied. Def. Not a fan of peated smoke. Other than that a solid base.

7.9

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

Black beer, thin head. Smells really malty, with some me chocolate. Tastes malt, toast, chocolate, some anise. The malt is the winner here though. Rich, smooth, well balanced, tasty, too drinkable.

8

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

Can. Black with medium brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, coffee and dark fruit. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, sweet, caramel, coffee, dark fruit, liquorice and meidum bitter.