Keg at the Waterloo Tap, 01/03/19. Extremely dark mahogany brown to light black with a decent khaki cap. Nose is mellow roast, tobacco, charr, treacle toffee, dark chocolate, liquorice. Taste carries a roasted bite, dried fruits, charr, light spice, dark malts, cocoa sprinkle. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced warming kiss of alcohol. Decent well balanced Baltick ... best beer to date for me from these guys by some distance.

Keg at Waterloo Tap. Malt chocolate and instant coffee aroma. Dark. But thin looking. Not helped by the whispy light beige head. Light-medium bitter with some sweetness: rich and chocolatey. Thick bodies. Creamy. average-flat carbonation. Long finish with an astringent boozy bite. Initial impressions were lacking but I really like this but it's so rich that a half is enough! I'm feeling quite bloated so may well not finish it but am still going to score highly. Pity this place doesn't do thirds.