Boozy, lightly smoky, some oak and coffee.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pours clear mahogany, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is smoky, peaty, dust, toffee. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter, medium smoke. Merlin body.

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

3-19-23 Shelter

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

Bottle shared in Hazlemere - cheers to Kenny. Vintage 2016 I believe. Pours clear, dark red-brown with a small, foamy tan head. Medium to big sweet flavour with a lot of hearty dark malts, toffee, dark fruits, decent roast, a bit of smoke, vanilla, toasted marshmallows, burnt sugars. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, more smoke, dark fruits, a little chocolate, raisins, bready malts. Nicely layered, nicely aged. Damn good sauce.

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

Bottle at happy new year tasting. At Colin's. 21/01/2021. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A dark nut brown coloured pour with a a halo of whispy tan head. Aroma is salty roast, dark berry, bark, waxy. Flavour is composed of woody roast, coconut,

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

22st January 2022
Tasting at Chez Bois. Semi opaque dark brown beer, small bubbly tan head. Palate is light and semi dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Slightly thin but rich dark malts. Bitterish dark chocolate. Touch of oaky bitterness. Decent fruity dark chocolate on the back end. Good straight up Impy Porter. Very drinkable.

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

Bottle at the 'Mere, Happy New Years (Tipples had) Tastang, thanks to Kenny 21/01/22. Black with a decent light tan cap that dissipates edgewards. Nose is cocoa powder, dried fruit rinds, spice, toffee fudge, vanilla. Taste comprises dark malts, spice, cocoa dusting, dried fruit rinds, toffee, dates, molasses. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Decent.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Tap at Cap Tap. Pours very dark brn/blk with a dark tan head. Aroma is dark treacly malt and chocolate. Full bodied. Flavor is very dark chocolate with burnt malt. It’s in the medicinal flavor category. :) Not dry, but not sweet. Burnt malt bitter. Lots of earthy chocolate. Heat is barely noticeably for me. Great stuff.

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

Poured from 650mL bottle (2016 - No. 001). Black with tan head. Vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, light roast malt, and a hint of soy sauce and smoke. Almost a syrupy texture, alcohol mostly hidden.