6.6

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

Bottle ordered from Tick Beer. Aroma has chocolate malts and dark coffee. Smooth vanilla edge. Dark. Cola tint. Creamy beige head. Light bitter. Sour edge. Coffee and berries. A light sweet periphery. Light-medium bodied. Creamy but thin. Flat-average carbonation. Long astringent finish. After an initial damp squib opening it develops some character. However it's still somewhat uninspiring.

7.2

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

Bottle from Tick Beer. Appearance - deep brown to black with red chinks and a thin off white head.. Nose - rich chocolate and biscuit. Taste - chocolate cake and biscuit. Palate - medium bodied, creamy and a roasty finish. Overall - decent but not really getting the vanilla.

6.6

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

Bottle at Craig's. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is roasted, blackcurrant, cream, taste is sweet toffee, roasted, chocolate

6

bottle at home... dark red brown... thin tan lacing... soft sweet caramel woody toffee malts nose... soft sweet dusty caramel toffee malts

6.8

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

Bottle from the brewery. Black with a barely-there head and a middling fizz. A little fruit in the aroma. Light vanilla creaminess in the flavour, with cola and a light roastiness. Maybe a tad thin for the style and strength, but pleasant enough overall.