Brimming with coffee and chocolate flavours, hints of liquorice and dark fruits. Brewed with Pale Ale, Brown, Double Roasted Crystal and Roasted malts and hopped with Phoenix and other British hops. A rich, smooth Stout named after the characterful, black-tarred fishing huts that line Southwold's harbour
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
50cl bottle at home.
Poured near black in color.
Caramel, toasted malts, light roastedness. Light to medium bodied. Coffee in finish, dry.
Poured near black in color.
Caramel, toasted malts, light roastedness. Light to medium bodied. Coffee in finish, dry.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2026
at 15:52
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Almost black beer, a head is medium and light beige. Aroma has roastiness, some coffee. Taste has roastiness, light caramel and maybe coffee. Almost full bodied. The roastiness is dominating.
Tried
from Bottle
from
K-Citymarket (Turku Kupittaa)
on 18 Dec 2025
at 17:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Standing Order ...deep copper ..thin tan lacing ..soft sweet herbal caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet caramel light blackcurrant
Tried
on 22 Sep 2025
at 11:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear chestnut brown. Light sweet, toasted brown bread. Little earth, nip of cocoa, berries. Drinks ok, very basic.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hamilton Hall (JDW)
on 20 Mar 2025
at 18:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of light chocolate and dark fruit. Taste is light roast. Fruity finish. A bit thin.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2025
at 14:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Standing Order, Derby. Pours a dark (almost very dark) reddish brown with a small tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts and dark fruits in the aroma plus some plumy hints. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with a creamy texture. Flavour has dark fruits, roasted malts, coffee and traces of cocoa wit some liquorice coming through later leading to a fruity finish. This is decent, but is a bit thin.
Tried
from Cask
at
Standing Order (JDW)
on 11 Mar 2025
at 00:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
This is the one of two ales by name previously tried before the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, so not exactly a new rate, but a variation tick. Very nice in cask form. Easy, light roasted, hint of nuttiness in aroma.
Tried
from Cask
at
Lord Rosebery (JDW)
on 10 Mar 2025
at 16:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - deep brown to black with a thin beige head.
Nose - sweet chocolate, then dry chocolate with an edge of plum.
Taste - plums, prunes but mainly chocolate and brown bread.
Palate - light to medium bodied, with a roasty finish.
Overall - pleasant but lacks body.
Appearance - deep brown to black with a thin beige head.
Nose - sweet chocolate, then dry chocolate with an edge of plum.
Taste - plums, prunes but mainly chocolate and brown bread.
Palate - light to medium bodied, with a roasty finish.
Overall - pleasant but lacks body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Standing Order
on 10 Mar 2025
at 15:23
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Briar Rose; dark brown pour with a thin light tan head, aroma has light coffee, taste has dark fruits, a hint of liquorice, unexpected taste from the aroma, but was ok
Tried
from Cask
at
Briar Rose
on 09 Mar 2025
at 10:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Third of a pint on cask at the bankers draft.
Thin creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate
Thin creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. Light chocolate
Tried
from Cask
at
Banker’s Draft
on 06 Mar 2025
at 16:37