Can at home, from HOTM online, 01/01/21. Black pour with a well presented khaki cap that retains well. Nose is pine resin, Ribena berries, light charr, roast malts, cola cubes, toasted brown sugars. Taste comprises bitter tropical fruits, cocoa sprinkle, pine needle, roasted bite, charr, light spice, dried red berries. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with earth hop bitterness. Solid CDA.

Can at home in Hackney - picked up from All Good Beer. Pours black with a hearty, frothy khaki head. Nicely roasted malts crossed with toasted pine, some fleshy orange, burnt brown bread, mellow milk chocolate, nips of grapefruit and earth, a hint of raw hop burn, light alcohol. Medium bodied, lightly chewy, with fine, massaging carbonation. Lightly warming finish, some burnt piney resin, bitter cocoa, roast, more rindy citrus. Solid overall.

440ml can. Pours black (actually black! not dark brown) with a great big tan head. Aroma of piney hops, coffee, roast malts, chocolate. Taste of pine, grapefruit, dark chocolate, roast coffee and malts, bitter. Medium-full bodied, quite thick for the strength. Excellent BIPA.

Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Black body with a beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of liquorice and blackcurrant. Flavour matches the aroma - liquorice and blackcurrant. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Rich and easy to drink.