6.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half-pint, cask ale, at Nag's Head. Shared with Finn. Black in the glass, naked surface, spotty lacing. Moderate coconuts and chocolate on the nose. Vanilla sweet chocolate flavours joined by nuts, lightly spiced. Creamy malts to the ending, mid sweet. Satisfying. (Reading 20.10.2019).

6.9

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

Delt med Rune. Svart. Skumring med litt farge. Aroma av melkesjokolade. Smaken blåbær. Lett tørr avslutning.

6.8

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

Gravity cask at the Red House, Stourbridge. Pours black with a thin head. Aroma is strawberry, roast and liquorice. Taste has strawberry throughout with roast in the finish.

7.4

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

Cask. Harlequin, Sheffield. Fuck, I’ve not been in here for years. Doesn’t look like I’ve missed much. Anyhow, the beer is clear, dark brown. Foamy, lasting, beige head. Nose has chocolate ice cream. Hint of fruity coffee bean. Some vanilla. Dusty cocoa. Taste is surprisingly dry and vinous. Light, vinous bitterness. Medium body. Low carbonation. Nicely creamy. Twang of vine fruit to finish. Delivers the Neapolitan thing on the nose, then turns proper stouty. Nice one.

6.9

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

Cask (gravity) @ #MBCF18, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2018 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, Manchester, Great Manchester, England M2 3GX.

[ As Hopcraft Campania ].
ABV: 5.0%. Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, chocolate, vanilla, dark malt, light nutty. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, chocolate, dark malt, vanilla. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180125]
7-3-7-3-15

Swift half on Saturday. Forgot to check it in.

6.9

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

Keg at CBC Clerko, 24/04/17. Black with a well appointed tan head. Nose is chocolate, toffee fudge, vanilla, light berry whisper, mellow roast. Taste comprises Neapolitan ice cream, rasperry whisper, vanilla, milk chocolate, light roast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Fun stout that ticks the boxes in terms of its name!

7.2

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

Keg at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwll - London. Pours mostly clear golden brown with a tight, creamy tan head. Fun snout, with nips of cocoa, raspberry and strawberry, mellow roast. Light to medium sweet flavour with some chalky berry candies, bittersweet baking cocoa, a little ash, earth. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Decent balance in the finish, some chocolate gateaux, more strawberry, baking cocoa. Overall, a fun beer well executed.

7.2

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

Keg at CBC Clerko for the tap takeover. A clear black mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting thin beige head. Aroma is sweet peanut butter, choc, vanilla. Little marshmallow. Flavour is composed of medium roast, jammy fruit, powdered choc, vanilla. Ticks all the Neapolitan boxes. Palate is semi crisp highish carbonation,. Nice concept beer. Good.