6.6

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

6.3

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

Can on 47192 on the ECVR, thanks to Dave, 06/06/2025.
Black topped with a lasting frothy tan head.
Nose is roast malt, earthy hop, charr, cocoa powder.
Taste comprises brown bread, dried fruit rinds, charr, earthy roast.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so CDA.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Keg half pint in the Crazy Dragon (Whitchurch) on 23rd May 2025. Black bodied, beige head. Light citrus aroma with a grassy, earthy and mild chocolate flavour.

6.8

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

Bottle online from Stori, Bala. Pours black with beige to tan foam. Aroma: malty, toasted, cocoa, light liquorice, citrus, light tropical notes, grass. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter. Not bad, but as another correspondent notes it lacks any piney hop bite.

7

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

Bottle. Color: Almost black, light brown head. Aroma: Roasted malt, chocolate, coconut. Taste: Dark malt, chocolate, coconut, fruity hints of citrus / tropical fruit. Smooth mouthfeel. Medium body, just below average carbonation. Moderate sweet and moderate going to over moderate bitterness at the dry finish.

7.2

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

23/6/2024. Tap at the Magic Dragon Brewery Tap, Wrexham. Pours black with a lasting creamy off-white to beige head. Aroma is malty, roasted, chocolate, ash, citrus, pine, waxy coconut, tropical notes. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness and body. Prickly carbonation. Good.

7

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

Near black with a tight, frothy tan head. Roasted malt, some chocolate and a hint of hops on the nose. Fizzy and smooth, with chocolate malt, mild coffee bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish

6.5

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

500ml bottle from Everyman's, Shrewsbury. Pours dark, off-white head. Nicely rich dark ale, liquoricey feel but doesn't come across like a black IPA necessarily, lacking that sharp hop pine bite one is accustomed to nowadays. Decent sipper.