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

Tap at Hole in the Wall, Waterloo. Darkest cola brown with a thick foamy beige head. Aroma has sour berries and light coffee. Flava has a big.berry streak over creamy, if watery, coffee. Light-medium bodied. Slick, clingy. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Attempting to.keep Guinness fans happy I guess but it's somehow a mess. As I take an extra sip it even.feels.like.its developed a skin like custard!?

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Draft @ The Ten Bells, London. Black with a small beige head. Aroma of dark chocolate and a little bit coffee. Taste of a lot dark chocolate, cocoa, roasted malts, some coffee and a couple of red fruits. Moderate to strong bitterness. Low carbonation. Nice.

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

Keg @ The Barrel Project, London.
Poured dark brown in color, whitish head.
Smooth mouthfeel, finishes fairly dry.
Barley, cocoa notes, flavorful light stout.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Keg at the Barrel Project, Bermondsey, 31/01/2025.
Black with a well presented tan head that retains well.
Nose is dark malts, light charr, roasted tones, cocoa powder.
Taste comprises brown read, roasted bite, ashen nip, charr.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close.
Tidy enough simple stout.

Not sold on this one. It’s got no real defining flavor profile - it’s just mildly bitter, and a bit thin.

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

Really good stout, this. Looks perf CT for a start, with a thick creamy head. Nice malty aroma, flavour has a little chocolate, malt, some fruity sweetness, a little hop in the back end. Good body, very smooth, super drinkable.