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

Can from Cap Tap. Pours very dark brn/blk with a fairly dark tan head. Aroma of chocolate, raspberries, coffee and vanilla. Malt is well hidden. :) Full bodied. Main flavors are raspberries, chocolate and coffee. Arguably there's treacly malt. Don't know if this is pastry, but it tastes like it's just as full of calories as pastry. Drier than expected. Berry bitter (a pun and a truth). Tastes very good. Heat is hardly discernible. Great ale.