Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can 440ml (from Edinburgh, vintage 2021)
Opaque colour, tiny beige head. Cocoa, coffee, some sweetness in the nose. Full-bodied. A bit syrupy finish, otherwise cocoa, roasted malts and chocolate. Ageing has toned down the alcohol mainly.

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

Keg at Cloisters, sheltering from the rain. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate and liquorice. Taste adds stewed prunes, earthy notes and cocoa at the back. Boozy finish.

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

Can on 712 to the Ness, picked up from Salthorse Edinburgh, 25/02/23. Black with a khaki head that dissipates edgewards. Nose is mellow roast, charr, cocoa powder, dried fruit rinds, toffee Taste comprises chocolate, dates, charr, dried fruit rinds, light ashen nip, roasted bite. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Decent enough old skool impy stout.

can at ashs...Oct 2022..dark chocolate roast malts.. thin tan lacing.. soft sweet toffee chocolate roast malts nose... dark sweet caramel dark chocolate.. sweet woody caramel keg at hanging bat... dark black... thin tan lacing... dark roast.. Light vanilla nose... dark sweet chocolate roast malts... big vanilla roast malts... big chocolate roast

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

Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - jet black with a lovely fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate and chocolate cake and raisins. Taste - big chocolate cake note as per the description. Nougat and general nuttiness. Drinking chocolate. Palate - medium to full bodied, creamy texture and light roastiness cleans the sweet finish. Overall - very nice.

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

Keg at fierce Edinburgh. Pours black, nose is chocolate, liquorice, treacle, meaty, taste is similar, light sweetness, chewy.