7.6

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

7.2

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

Black beer, thin head. Malty aroma, a little liquorice. Flsvour has toasty malt, liquorice, some dark chocolate. Rich, smooth, quite aniseed-y to my taste but very nice

7.4

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

Bottle. Dunno where from. That description btw! Who’s made that shite up?! Anyhoo. Deep ruby tinged dark brown. Slim dense lasting beige head. Pontefract cakes on the nose. Bit of a winter seasonal cake mix thing going on. Taste has a bonfire toffee sweetness with a dry and burnt ashy bitterness. Smooth enough overall with a poke from the ABV. Dry and spicy bitter finish.

7

bottle at home ...Sept 2024 ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft dry chocolate Roast malts nose ..boozy chocolate roast malts ...Light dry chocolate ..tiniest hints of acetone

8.2

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

Nip Bottle @ Sir Alex. Thanks man. Pours nearly Black with a small head. Dark fruit, slight Earth, matured booze just suiting it Lovely. Chocolate and vague roast. Something between an old ale, Barley Wine , porter and a belgian strong ale. Lovely.

8.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

Bottle Lot no A09. Nose is chocolatey, soy, roast, treacle. Taste is pronounced treacle, malt, coffee, toast, lots of soy, prunes, plummy, salty, hint of tobacco, and brown sugar, spicy. Though mouthfeel is thick. I love a Baltic porter, and this is an excellent one. I'd understood the brewery had closed, so delighted to find it brewing as a cuckoo and in such fine fettle.

8.1

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

Bottle from HoTM. It pours darkest brown to black with a small bubbly khaki head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, cacao nibs, dark chocolate, toffee crisp, dried fruits, sultana, plum and date scone. The taste is dry roasted vibes upfront, bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, freshly roasted coffee, burnt toast, charred wood, umami, salty liquorice, tannin, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, date, prune, fig rolls, touch of spice, tobacco, earth and warming booze with a dry, roasted finish. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and slick mouth feel. Nice depth of flavour and lovely balance. A classy Baltic porter.

7.1

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

Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, aniseed, chocolate, taste is dark chocolate, roasted, liquorice.

9.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 10

Bottle from the Beer Shop Hitchin. I've always been a fan of the brewery and it's great to see it continue post-retirement. Anyway, it's been a long Sunday, busy morning but a relaxing afternoon as the girls have all been out and I've been at home dog sitting. Apart from a quick trip to Tudor Wines which has a good but pricey selection of interestingcraft beers. But I, as ever, digress. Great pour, a real darkness in the glass and no head. The taste is rich, sticky and multi dimensional, malt, oak and a real wine and port overlay. Real length in the mouth. This is good. Beats the Kernel Baltic Porter that I had last week (again) hands down. A true reflection of a master brewer at work.