Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 13th March 2026. Deep ruby brown with shallow diminishing pale tan foam and scant lacing. A roasty malt aroma. Coffee and cake fruits in-mouth. Generalised roastiness in finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.

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

Cask at the brewery taproom bermondsey. A clear deep Ruby red mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting magnolia head. Aroma is woody bark, caramel, vanilla, woodland walk, burnt malt loaf. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, toasted malt load, bark, twig, some caramel sweetness, light tangy fruit. Lovely. Palate is semi sweet, little thin, delicate cask condition. Lingering faint roasted barley.

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

Cask some weird dispense. Beer Shop Folkestone. Black beer lasting tan head. 3.4% abv. Good chocolate mild like chocoalte ice cream. Really easy drinking. Lovely chocolate flavour. No real bitterness. A good chocolate malt led dark mild.

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

Half cask at Beermoth. Dark brown pour, tight, creamy beige head. Light roasty aroma, dark toast. Taste is roasty, sweet, cola, light. Creamy smooth.

Friend pinged me last night that she was having this, and had I. Turned out I hadn't, so making ammends. Lovely roasty, malty body, smooth finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

(Cask at White Horse, Parson's Green, London, 21 May 2023) Dark brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted taste with dark bread, dark fruit, plums and herbal hops. Malty, roasted taste with notes of caramel, dried fruit, prunes, dark bread and a mild herbal bitterness. Light body, with a touch of sweetness. Well made and highly drinkable mild. Very nice.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at home, 20th July 2023, pours a black or dark brown. Aroma is caramel, ash, chocolate, cocoa. Taste is smooth, ash, grains, cocoa, tobacco, caramel. Nice

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

Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (10/06/2023) - Toasted and sweet malty with notes of caramel and cocoa, some coffee roast, brown sugar, dried fruit, toasted sweet malty finish. Nice.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Frothy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark red amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.