6.9

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

Creamy tan head on a dark brown coloured body.
Malt, coffee & chocolate aroma.
Medium bodied, smooth with a foamy back.
Chocolate, berries, plum & oat tastes.
Standard - Quaffable.

6.5

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

Can ordered from the brewery. Aroma has chocolate, dusty coffee. Dark and glossy. Foamy beige head. Initial bitterness which matches the Aroma. Followed by a tangy berry streak. Underlying molasses hints. Medium bodied. Oily. Average-soft carbonation..Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Hmmm... I guess they were trying to pump in flavour but it's somehow a bit OTT for me. A bit ick.

8

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

Keg @ Tap and Can. Pours dark with a tan head. Crackin. Excellent flavoursome stout for the strength, nicely rich with a piney hop presence. Very good

7

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

Deep dark brown, near black, with a frothy tan head and a big fruity nose. Sweet dark fruit up front, some sweet coffee notes before a very slightly bitter finish

6

Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - mat black thin beige head. Nose - oat and malty, chocolate cereal. Taste - yeah, chocolate cereal. Palate - light bodied, creamy middle and dry finish. Overall - OK.

6.9

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

can at Christmas 2024 ... dark black .. thin tan lacin ... soft sweet woody malts ... soft chcolate roast malts ... earthy chocolate ... soft malts ... rich dry roast

7.2

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

Can at Craig's annual Christmas tasting. 07/07/2024. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of light coffee and liquorice. Taste is cocoa, light roasty finish.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can at Craig's. Pours deep brown, nose is nutty, chocolate, earthy, taste is similar, little sourness.

7.9

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

500ml can. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma of roast malts, slightly ashy, chocolate. Taste follows suit, a roasty affair with some light ashy flavours, dark chocolate, subtle hints of liquorice and dark fruit, bittersweet though leaning decidedly on the bitter side. Light-medium bodied, smooth almost creamy mouthfeel. Non-adjunct non-imperial stouts seem to be a rarity in the craft beer world these days; this was a very nice one.