4.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

--Sample, thanks fonefan. Black, brown head. Syrupy nose dominated by chocolate brownie dough, some coffee. Sweet with viscous mouthfeel, Tastes like pure chocolate brownie dough sprinkled with coconut. Warming finish. While dull and seriously overflavoured with generic flavouring agents, at least it retains some level of drinkability, which is unusual for a pastry stout.

6.8

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

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, some mild vanilla and coconut with some coffee and mild nutty tones. Flavour is coconut, nutty and chocolaty tones with some roasted elements and mild alcohol sweetness as well.

8

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

8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 14th July 2024. Almost impenetrably black with tan foam and spot lacing. Dark chocolate and cherry fruits aroma. Deep pungency, dark chocolate and tart candied peel in-mouth. A rich roasty finish. Full bodied with a velvet smooth mouthfeel. Utterly exquisite.

6.9

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

0,44l can at home. Canned 07.03.2024. black color, small tan head. smells herbal, earthy, bloody, peppery. weird smell. full body, soft carbonation. tastes coconut, nutty, peppery, light cocoa, vanilla, earthy. finishes dry and lightly roasty with notes of coconut, vanilla and peppery notes. not bad, but has a weird peppery note to it, gets better (more coconuty) once it opens.

8, 6, 7, 7, 7

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can at home. Pours black, nose is dark chocolate, coconut, cacao, roasted coffee, taste is similar, light bitterness.

8.2

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

Thick rocky brown head on a still black body. Malt, chocolate & liquorice aroma. Full bodied- thick as treacle & smooth as! Chocolate, vanilla, berry, coconut & liquorice tastes with a fruity finish. Sublime

8.1

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

Cocoa- and coconut-flavoured strong stout by one of England's leading craft breweries, can from Etre Gourmet. Thick and very dense, creamy, regular, compact, mocha-brownish, stable, membrane-lacing head over a pitch black beer, not allowing any light or colour to pass through. Intense aroma of cold cappuccino and Irish coffee, toasted coconut, plum jam, dates, toffee, lots of pure black chocolate, coffee liqueur, blueberry crumble, 'kramiek' or raisin bread galore, mocha ice cream, crushed almonds, burnt blackcurrants, venison, reduced port sauce, indeed the quoted vanilla wafers, cinnamon, background notes of bayleaf, 'drop', fig leaf, cooked ham, treacle and bee wax. Sweet but focused onset, candied dates, figs and blackberry coulis, with a thin slice of umami on top (porcini), softly carbonated with very thick, oily, full mouthfeel and low carb; multi-layered middle with slabs of toffee, milk chocolate, 'fondant' and cappuccino adorned with the exact right dosage of coconut, while these candied dark fruit elements persist. Mocha-ridden finish with lots of cocoa lingering about over slick yet full, syrupy 'chocolateyness', smoothly moving into a warming, satisfying, generous finish where the chocolate, soft coffee, coconut and almond notes are gently warmed by rum-like alcohol and pierced through subtly by peppery hops. This is one perfect coconut stout and among the very best Siren beers I had to date: luscious and decadent, sweet yet not overly cloying, with that pinch of coconut appearing and then dissolving at just the right moment. One to truly indulge in, with these lovely side assocations of vanilla-flavoured wafers and Belgian 'pralines' lingering elegantly. This is pastry stout taken to a next level, if you ask me. Beautiful.