8.3

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

Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A opaque black brown coloured pour with a a halo of tan head. Aroma is lovely fruity port, raisin, mellow roast. Palate is semi sweet, oiky, mellow roast, white port, grape white grape, mellow roast. Light salt. Palate is medium sweet, oiky, mellow carbonation.

8

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

8.3

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

20th August 2025
Team tasting at CBJ, thanks to me for the bottle. Near opaque dark brown beer, small but tidy bubbly tan head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Airy dark malts, a mild creamy sweetness and mellow dark chocolate. This has picked up the barrel very well. Oaky vanilla and light wood. A little alcohol spice. Nice fruit white port ripe grape fits in well. Light smooth and semi dry finish. Different and, it works well, very well

7.8

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

Bottle, 500 ml, courtesy of kajser27. Shared with him, MiroB and Luka. Dark brown with almost no head. Chocolate, some dried fruit, port, figs, sweet, bit thin in finish.

7.6

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

Bottle, 13.5%. 2023 version, in celebration of my 20th Ratebeer anniversary. Vanilla and cardamom aroma. Black colour. Small dark brown colour. The flavour is sweet with vanilla and dark coffee notes. Bready with salt liquorice and warming alcohol finish. The alcohol is actually a bit much. Might have benefitted from a year or two in the cellar, but still great.

8.1

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

Bottle, 13.5%, 2023 edition. Pours cloudy nearly black with airy dark tan head. Dark aroma of roasted malt, port barrel, caramel, and yeast. Bitter, roasty flavour with notes of port barrel, dried fruit, malt, and caramel, and touches of yeast and honey. Roasty and barrellike aftertaste with hints of honey and yeast. Warming alcohol presence. Real liquid wedding dessert. Yummy.

8.2

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

Aroma: Strong oak and wine with malt. Flavour: Very fruity sweet with malt, wine and oak. Aftertaste is fruity sweet and boozy. Mouthfeel is oily and warm. Colour: Black with a fading head. From: Bottle in 2023 with 13,5% vol

7.6

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

Aroma is woody boozy roasted malty , raisins, dried dark fruits, roasted malts,

7.6

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

Draft. A black beer with a thin brown head. The aroma has notes of alcohol, bourbon, vanilla, coffee, roasted malt, chocolate, and wine. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, wine grapes, wood, caramel, alcohol, and coffee, leading to a bitter finish.

7.2

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

Bottle 50 cl. Pours an opaque black with a tiny, tiny rough, brown head. Roasty nose with a wooden touch. Rich, sweet, roasty body with hardly any carbonation. Lovely wood/Port character. In the first sip I get a penetrating metallic note. Fortunately it seeems to disappear. Warming alcohol finish with a sweetness that is borderline cloying. 110323