26/10/2022. Can bought at Pyrmont Cellars (Porters Liquor) Pyrmont. Enjoyed at Novotel Darling Harbour on our last night in Sydney for a while. Pours almost black with a small beige head. Aroma of light roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, dark fruits, berries, touch liquorice, sugar puffs and damp grains. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Medium body, quite clammy, soft carbonation. Can design promises so much but it doesn’t truly deliver.

The can goes to some lengths to tell me the barley's origin, where it's grown, about heroes and mates but keeps schtum about where it's brewed. Pretty much black with a cm of beige head that fades to a fat coat. Aroma of roast, licorice, chicory is fairly intense. Falls away a bit upon a sip with some caramel as well as roast, licorice & coffee. Indistinct bitter finish but it does linger.