Brown bottle, 330 ml, best before 01/2017, gift from Louise (merci!), purchased in Swansea, savoured on November 11 2016; eye: black, opaque, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: chocolate, molasses, roasted barley, light coffee, nutty; mouth: chocolate, molasses, roasted barley, light coffee, nutty, light acridness, light ashy, dusty, finale in chocolate with light presence of molasses, medium-full body, below-average carbonation, lightly bitter, slightly sweet, lightly oily texture; overall: nice surprise FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 330 ml, meilleure avant 01/2017, cadeau de Louise (merci!), achetée à Swansea, savourée le 11 novembre 2016; œil : noire, opaque, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : chocolat, mélasse, orge torréfiée, léger café, noix; bouche : chocolat, mélasse, orge torréfiée, léger café, noix, légère âcreté, léger cendré, poussiéreux, finale en chocolat avec légère présence de mélasse, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation sous la moyenne, légèrement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : belle surprise

Cask gravity at the 2016 Watford beer festival 4/11/2016. A black dark brown coloured pour with a lasting dark tan head. Aroma dark choc, burnt chocolate sponge cake, dried fruit. Flavour is composed of tangy woody boozy Bourbon, chocolate, cocoa, black malts, Warming alcohol. Tangy berry. Palate is semi sweet chewy, decent cask condition, oily. Lingering bitter liquorice and hint of wood. Surprisingly complex.

Cask at GBBF’16, day three, 11/08/16. Black with a light tan cap. Nose is roast malts, light spice, charr, dark toffee. Taste comprises liquorice, chocolate, roast malt, aniseed, spice. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent enough stout.

Cask at GBBF 2016. It pours black with a small, bubbly tan head. The aroma is toasty, roasted malt, salted liquorice, umami and restrained smoke. The taste is smooth, light, roasted malt, ashy, tangy fruits, fruit cake, umami, liquorice and a touch of spice with fruity finish. Light body and low carbonation. A bit thin and tangy for me. It is fair overall.

9th August 2016
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is dry and slightly gritty. Mild carbonation. Dry dark malts. Decent dark fruits save this beer. Dry finish. A mixed bag.

Sampled @ GBBF day 1. Opaque black color, average sized brown head. Smell and taste malts, liquorice quite heavily, dark malts, slightly sweet-bitter and a touch of a herb or spice I can’t name. Average body and carbonation.

Cask at GBBF 3016 - Day 4. Pours deep brown with a creamy, mocha head. The nose has tar, roast, chocolate. Light to medium sweet flavour with tangy dark fruits, more tar, bitter cocoa, some scorched earth. Medium bodied with fine carboantion; OK condition. Findings with further tangy dark berries, leathery fruits, mellow chocolate, char. Not bad overall.

Cask at gbbf 2016.. Dark black.. Thin tan lacing... Soft sweet chocolate roast malts nose.. Dark dry meaty malty roast.. Dry dusty chocolate roast.. Light lactic finish

Gbbf. Fast schwarze Farbe. Geruch mild schokoladig, süß malzig. Geschmack mild röstmalzig, Kaffee, geringe Süße.