Bottle shared at the Columbus tasting 17/01/2019. Thanks to Leighton. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a loose whispy tan head. Aroma is musty red wine, roast, light tang, chocolate roast, bruised apple. Flavour is composed of robust earthy roast, rustic, plum pudding, red grape, bitter slightly ashy roast. Palates is bitter and frothy carbonation, . Long lingering bitter roast, little salty.

Bottle split at L6, thanks to LKS, 17/01/19. Black with a decent tan head. Nose is tangy dark fruits, caramel, dark malts, sweet notes. Taste comprises sweet malts, chocolate, light fruit tang, toffee, mellow roast. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light boost. Passable number but pretty basic for the style and lacking depth.

Bottle shared in Canary Wharf - picked up at the Lab. Pours clear, deep brown with a small, foamy tan head. Interesting, has some scorched cinnamon, dry chocolate, soft roast, ash, alcohol, burnt brown bread. Medium to full bodied with average, massaging carbonation. Light warmth in the finish, nips of burnt cedar, ash, bitter cocoa. So so.

Bottle 330ml. @ The Shnoodlepip, London. [ As London Beer Lab Imperial Stout ].Clear dark brown black colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, wood, light leather. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, chocolate, coffee, roasted, wood, dusty, spicy notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20170416] 7-3-8-3-15