7

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

330ml can from Waitrose in Jersey. Pours a very dark brown with an off-white head. Aromas & tastes of cinnamon, clove, ginger, milk chocolate, coffee & light lactose. Medium body. Smooth finish.

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

5.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Can, thanks Fin! Dark, no head. Coconut, tonka, cookie dough, coffee syrup, ice cream. Oh this is sweet. This one can't be solved by vanilla ice cream. I could imagine it as frozen little ice cubes, and then in my cold coffee.

Ooookay added vanilla ice cream. Now it is lavender clove beer. "Interesting."

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Wee can, thanks Fin! Black, quickly collapsing brown head. Warm spices, chocolate, licorice nose. Sweet cocoa base, coffee sirup sweetness, gingerbread spice, buttercream and whipped cream. Fairly indulgent and sweet, fun in small measures, otherwise quite diabeetus.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Black colour. Aroma and flavour of roast malts, brown sugar, lactose and spices (particularly ginger and cinnamon, possibly also cardamom). EXTREMELY sweet - should be served in small glasses.

6.8

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

Notater fra Mi2 juleavslutning, hvor vi alle møtte feststemte og med relativt uthvilt lever. Anført av seremonimester Melberg startet vi som vanlig med fatølene, og dette er kveldens siste av disse: brunsvart med ok skum. Gingerbread indeed (ingefær, kanel, kardemomme osv), sjokolade, kokos og vaniilje. Alt for søt, men som en dessert i små glass er den velkommen.

5.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 4.5

On tap at Cardinal, Stavanger. Pours black with beige head. Aroma of ginger bread, notes of chocolate. Tastes sweet. Full bodied, smooth mouthfeel. Far too sweet and unbalanced.

8

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

330ml can from Waitrose in Rickmansworth, Herts. A dark brown/black coloured pour with a thinnish beige head on top. Rich, sweet, chocolate, ginger, cinnamon, caramel, spice taste, aroma something similar. Really enjoyed this one.

8

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

Can from Eltham Sainsburys. Nose is caramel, gingerbread, brown sugar, chocolate ice cream, cola. Taste is full on gingerbread, splash of chocolate cake, coffee, cocoa, brown sugar. Heavy sweet aftertaste. Tasty stuff, surprised to find this in a supermarket

7.8

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

Can courtesy of Baz, cheers mate! consumed at Jude and Baz's, Spond, nr Kington, Herefordshire Friday 17th October 2025. Pours pitch black with a head that rapidly departed, thick mouthfeel, a little bit of treacle, there's a little late spice with cinnamon, sticky toffee and chocolate. Great beer.