Draught @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Clerkenwell, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Against the Grain Hamon Hamarth ].Clear dark black brown colour with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, bread, sweet malt, roasted, caramel, chocolate, honey, light wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, honey, roasted, smoked, chocolate, bread. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20151207] 7-4-8-4-15

Keg at CPK - London. Pours clear brown with a creamy khaki head. Big semi-dark malt aroma, some toffee, soft roast, mild smoke, alcohol, vanilla, ripening fruits, dates, subtle oxidation. Medium to big sweet flavor with burnt grains, booze, earthy hops, charred grass, more toffee, figs, wood. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish, with more toffee, slight smoke, burnt honey, oily pine, sugar syrup, faint maple wood. A little boozy and scattered.

Draft - Need Label - Pours dark brown. Nose/taste of smoked malt, roast chocolate, rye, toffee and caramel - Medium body.

Keg at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a medium beige head on top. Smokey, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes pretty interesting this one, smokey, malty, caramel, bacon and a hint of chocolate. A lot going on in this one. I rather like it.

Keg at Craft Islington, 10/12/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent khaki covering. Nose is smoked malt, peated notes, toffee, spent grain, light charr. Taste comprises toffee fudge, the smoke is less intense, light peat, smoked gammon, sweet vibes, roasted chestnut, touch of coffee and cocoa powder. Medium + body, fine carbonation, light warming alcohol in the close. Solid smoked number but perhaps not enough depth to justify the ABV and subsequential cost!

Imported from my RateBeer account as Against the Grain Hamon Hamarth (by Against the Grain Brewery):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 8/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.8/5

20/XI/14 - tap @ CBC Covent Garden (London) - BB: n/a (2014-1358)

Note: holy sh*t on a stick! Over £7 for half a pint! They should put price tags on the tap handles, seriously!
Clear dark brown to black beer, creamy beige smooth head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: lots of chocolate, caramel, pretty sweet impression, soft peated smokiness. MF: ok carbon, full body, smooth creamy texture. Taste: bit sourish, caramel, sugary, pretty smoky, roasted, dried fruits, bitter hops. Aftertaste: peated smoke, bit sugary, dry hops, mocha, coffee, bit of caramel, alcohol, more peat, sugary finish. Very smooth and drinkable. But holy moly, most expensive brew I've ever had in London!

Draft. Light smoky lactic dark chocolate malt aroma. Dark brown with moderate head. Light smoky/ashy wood, and dark chocolate malt. Bitter herbal finish. Hides its strength well but not very smoky.