Can from Beer52. Pours nicely black with small beige head. The dry hopping hits the nose first - picking up citrus and mint followed by a roastiness. Taste of stone fruits, tangerine, mint, roasted malt, long bitterness. Light to medium bodied, zingy carbonation. Far too hoppy to be classified as a stout by the brewery - this is more of a Black IPA which I'm very happy with as I haven't had one for a while. Very enjoyable.

330ml can via Beer52: BB 12th December 2023. Poured into a Gordons thistle shaped glass at home on Friday 11th August 2023. Very dark brown, tanned topping that soon faded away. Oats, roasted oats to be exact, strange taste overall, was expecting some coconut from the Sabro hops but I didn't get any of that, just a mild coffee twang.

[33cl can from Beer52.] A glossy deep ruby red coloured pour, almost black, with a loose coffee coloured head; fruity aroma; oaty body tasting of red fruit and milk chocolate; and a very dry finish with traces of oats and leafy hops. A very pleasant stout.

Can from Beer 52 – drank at home. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a large but transient frothy beige head. A lot of oats in the aroma plus some roasted malts. In the mouth it’s briefly sweet and smooth, before some sharpness kicks in. Roasted malts to the fore in the flavour along with chocolate, oats, blackberries and traces of lemon and pineapple. Finish is quite fruity. Decent if not wildly exciting.