7.1

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

Can from Drinkmonger. Black body with no head or lacing. Low carbonation. Aroma of brown sugar and liquorice. Flavour of roasted malt and bitter dark chocolate. Medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. I wanted to love this but I found it to be lacking the anticipated complexity. It’s still very tasty and well balanced for a 10.5% ABV beer.

8.4

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

Can from RAD Beer. Black pour with a tan head. Nose us dark chocolate, molasses, dark fruits, liquorice, raisin. Flavours of molasses, dark fruits, nuts, coffee, cocoa. Notes of coffee & cocoa prominent in the back end, adds a nice tasty edge. Boozy sweet with a lightly bitter back drop.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Pours jet black with no head. Aroma is molasses, tar, rum and alcohol. Taste is oily, with tar and rum. Some liquorice on the finish.

7.6

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

Keg @ Tap and Can. Pours dark, beige head. Aroma suggests a rich flavour profile, dark malt, vague liquorice, roast. Continues to taste, moderately rich with a nice boozy bite, not a massive rum influence though it is there, and nothing overly shouty about it. Just a solid strong stout.

8

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

Can at ash's. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, raisin, nutty, meaty, taste is raisin, date, chocolate, fruity, some vanilla and oak.

8

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

Can thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - opaque mat black. Foamy tan to beige head. Nose - definitely chocolate cake, then molasses and sultana. Taste - cacao nibs, chocolate cake and cherry lurking somewhere in the back. Palate - medium bodied, sweet and creamy middle. Sweet but fairly elegant finish. Overall - good.

8

can at ashs ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ...soft sweet boozy rum nose ...dark sweet chocolate roast malts ...dark sweet roast

8.1

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

Can from Westhill Service Station. It pours jr black with a small tan head. The aroma is dark roasted malt, pretty decadent, deep chocolate character, rocky road, jammy fruits, vanilla, toasted marshmallow, heady notes of rum, rum soaked oak, dark & dried fruits, toasted fruit cake, blueberry, raisin, sultana and some salty liquorice. The taste is dry, bitter - sweet, rich roasted malt, dark, decadent, slick, toasted brown sugar, good hit of rum, rum soaked oak, dark / dried fruits, toasted fruit cake, vanilla, toasted coconut, burnt toast, chewy, toothy, tannin and sine warming booze with a drying, cacao nib finish. Fulsome body and average carbonation. Nice depth of flavour. Quite a classy number.

7.9

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

440ml can. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate, rum, coffee. Taste is the same, dark chocolate, coffee, roast, rum, molasses, vanilla, boozy finish. Medium bodied.