Bottle at home. Pours black, sweet, some chocolate, light vanilla, cola, a bit fizzy.

Cask at The Hop Pole, Aylesbury, Bucks, Wednesday 21st May 2014 Chestnut in colour with off-white head. Aroma was quite floral (or is that me imagining things due to beer name) quite a hard and slightly harsh taste. Some bitter chocolate perhaps but no vanilla. Much like the Aylesbury beer in terms of being a slight disappointment. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov11 3.0

Bottle, from Oddbins LB split at Colin and the Vikings "pre" tasting, Nol, Goteborg, Sweden 22/03/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown (what the fuck is that beer in the picture !?!) with a moderate light beige covering. Nose is earthy cocoa, light roast, vanilla, hint of biscuit, coffee pangs. Taste comprises mellow dark fruits, charred wood, dark berry fruit, earthy cocoa, biscuit notes. Light to medium body, fine carbonation, a little sweet notes creep in at the close. Ok mild.

How: Bottle.
Where: Pre-tasting to Colin and the Vikings, Göteborg.
Appearance: Dark brown colour with a minimal off-white head.
Aroma: Sweet, vanilla, fruit, roasted malt.
Body: Light body and medium carbonation.
Flavour: Vanilla, chocolate, malt, fruit.

Bottle at the "Colin and the Vikings tasting, Goteborg". Poured a murky dark brown with a round off white head. The aroma is creamy caramel roasted malt. The flavour is medium bitter with a light malt hop bitter liqourice palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. A very drinkable mild. It’s amazing what flavours you can get out of a 3.5% beer!

Bottle from Archer Road Beer Stop, Sheffield. Cola colour. No head. Light spice. Gravy granules. Hint of coffee. Hint of vanilla. Taste is light dry. Creamy palate. Some roast on the finish. Ends dry. Easy drinking.

Cask (gravity) @ Microbar, Market Hall, Arndale Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England M4 2HU.Clear dark brown color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate, nesquick, vanilla. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a long duration, vanilla, nesquick, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130125] 7-3-6-3-12 Cask (handpump) @ Clapton Hart, 231 Lower Clapton Road, Hackney, England E5 8EG.Clear dark brown color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate - dark chocolate, light to moderate roasted. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, cacao, vanilla, nesquick. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20130401] 7-2-6-3-13

500ml bottle. Darkest brown colour with average, foamy, fairly lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Earthy grainy aroma, green spelt, barley, rye bread. Taste is earthy grainy, bready, hints of rye bread, black bread. Vanilla?

Cask@Railway, Streatham, London - Pours black with a thin beige head. Dark malts, caramel, treacle, slight coffee, choc. Decent.

Bottle from Oddbins, Blackheath. Black pour with a dissipating beige head. Chocolate, licorice, caramel and coffee aroma. Flavours of licorice toffee and sweet spice. Not bad.