7.6

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

Tap at Sommar, Waterloo St, Birmingham. This one was very nice with chocolate, brown sugar, liquorice, and hoppy bitterness in the finish. It was just a touch too sweet and treacle like which is the only thing stopping me giving it a 4+ but still a very good moreish beer.

7.4

Top notch beed. Flirts more with this stout side of things. More creamy lacrose-like body. But still good firm bitterness, not aroma. Super ly balanced between all these things. Gollem amstelstraat

7.6

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

Can at home, 10th March 2022. Pours black. Aroma is roasted malts, caramel and liquorice. Taste is sweet, liquorice and chocolate, some spice, cocoa. Overall it’s a decent beast of a beer

7.6

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

Can at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM I think. Pours black-brown with a creamy tan head. Medium to big sweet flavour with notes of burnt pine, chocolate, roast, raisins, grape, melon, orange rind. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming finish, some resin, brown sugar, gooey pine, chocolate, dark fruits. Solid, big CDA gear.

7.6

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

Draft at the Craft Inn, Shirley. Poured a hazy, almost black colour with a mostly lasting frothy off white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is roasty malt, burnt treacle. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a smooth, rich, creamy, treacle toffee, light alcohol bitter palate and an oily mouthfeel. Over medium bodied with soft carbonation.

7.8

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

11/12/2021. Can sample courtesy of SHIG. Pours very dark brown with a small bubbly beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, hops, liquorice, sweet hot chocolate. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Deveoloping bitter finsih. Sweet, tasty, fun.

7

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

Can: Poured a malty chocolate color with a beige color head. Aroma is hoppy, fruity, roasted malts. Taste is semi-sweet malty, roasted malts, light hops.

7.6

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

Can, split at the Hazlemere Movember and chops tasting, from HOTM online 12/11/21. Light back with a decent beige covering. Nose is dark malts, charr, spice, earth hops, dried fruts. Taste comprises cocoa powder, spice, sweet malts, toffee, cocoa powder, charr. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with balance hop bitterness. Decent boosty CDA !

8.4

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

Can shared at Brewdog Doghouse Manchester. Pours black with a tan head. Aroma: big roast, hoppy. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter, caramel, citrus & more big roast then a wave of hops comes rushing through. Medium body with soft carbonation. Super tasty