7

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

Can thanks to allmyvinyl.
Appearance - dark brown and opaque. Thin beige head
Nose - dried fruit and brown sugar. Some earthiness.
Taste - earthy, chocolate and some raisins.
Palate - medium bodied a bit sweet and then a thin finish.
Overall - decent.

7.8

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

bottle at home ...dark black ...thin tan lacing ..soft sweet rich fruit nose ...dark chocolate roast malts ..woody chocolate roast malts ..dark fruit ..but a slightly sour tinge

7.1

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

Bottle from the Low Cost Beer online shop. Pours clear brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of light red wine a cocoa. Taste is light sour port, earthy malt. Raspberry jam and roast finish.

6.8

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

7/2/2025. Cask at the 15th Elysian Winter Beer Festival. Pours clear very dark brown with a small bubbly tan coloured head. Good looking beer. Aroma is musty, woody, port wine, chocolate, vanilla, sour cherry. Medium sweetness, light roasted bitterness, touch tart. Medium body, slightly oily, soft carbonation. Dry woody finish.

7.2

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

Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Near black, hint of ruby red in a certain light, small beige head. Smoky and malty in aroma. Taste of dark malt, dark chocolate, bread, booze soaked berries, smoke and hint of meaty woody notes. Medium bodied, slick, drying finish. Interesting stout.

6.8

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

6.8

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

Gravity cask at the Handsome Sam, Whitstable. Poured almost black in colour with a bubbly off-white head. The aroma is roasty malt, sweet chocolate. The flavour is moderate sweet, with a smooth, rich, roasty, sweet chocolate, light hop spicy, light vanilla palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

6.6

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

Cask at Egham Easter 24. Aroma is malty and chocolatey. Dark and glossy. Thick foamy beige head. Sour berries. Espresso. Cacao. Light-medium bodied. Slick to oily. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Nice enough.

7.4

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

Cask by stillage at One Inn The Wood, Petts Wood on 5th January 2024. Almost impenetrably black and pale tan foam foam spot lacing. Rich coffee roast malt aroma. Roasty malts in-mouth with tangy fruits and coffee. A finish of both flavours. Light to medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.