Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

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

440ml can from Squirrel, High Wycombe. Poured a clear dark brown colour with little life. The aroma is roasted malt, light ashtray. The flavour is moderate liqourice bitter, with a smooth, light, slightly watery, dry, earthy, liquorice bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation. Light, watery and very disappointing.

Drink Valley Autumn Beer Festival

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

Almost black pour with a ruby hue and a small beige head. Aroma is roasted malts and chocolate with some ashy notes. A moderately sweet and dry roasted taste, roasted malts, woody char, with some bitter chocolate notes and a dry roasted and ashy finish. Nice.

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

Keg at Mad Squirrel, Chesham, Bucks. A black coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Sweet, roasty, malty, chocolate taste and aroma. A pleasant enough stout.

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

Keg at MS HW, 31/03/23. Light black with a good sized lasting khaki head. Nose is dark malts, raisins, chocolate biscuit, charr, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises roast malts, raisins, cocoa powder, earthy dried fruits, light ashen notes. Medium bodied, fine massaging carbonation, light drying close. Tidy nitro affair.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap at mad Squirrel watford. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting creamy light tan head. Aroma is earthy roasted barley light char, hint of smoke. Flavour is composed of rustic toasted malts, roasted barley, dirt, some charred wood, burnt grass. Palate is semi sweet, mellow mouth feel, short finish. Maybe a little thin. Nice rustic roast character.

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

Cask @ Tap and Can. Pours dark, tan head. Roasty dark malt nose. Good roasty flavours whilst remaining smooth. Decent dry stout.

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

[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A dark peaty brown pour with a tight tan head; aroma of deeply roasted grains and coffee; smooth in the mouth with an oaty feeling and a deep earthy bitterness from the roast; then some coffee notes to finish. A really satisfying stout.

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

Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Heavy malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Chocolat and roast notes. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.