Cask (gravity) @ 32th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2015, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England. [ As Kissingate Four & Twenty ].Clear dark black brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, spicy, dusty, wood. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, roasted, chocolate, woody. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20151203] 7-3-8-3-14

4th December 2015
Pigs Ear Day 4. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is smooth and very slightly viscous. Rich dark malts, mildly tangy. Touches of coffee and licorice. Tangy dark fruits, a little wood. Some spice. Tangy finish. Rich and tasty.

Cask at Pigs Ear 2015 - London. Pours deep brown with a creamy khaki head. The nose holds tangy dark fruits, iodine, scorched earth, slight rubber. Medium to heavy sweet flavor, with some chocolate, more tangy dark fruits, ash, licorice. Medium to full bodied, oily, with fine carbonation. Rich finish, with ripe dark fruits, more chocolate, more ashy roast. Novel, and not bad.

Cask at Pigs Ear, 2015. Murky brown pour. Light smoke and raisin aroma. Sweet fruit and chocolate raisin taste. Not bad.

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’15, 04/12/15. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a moderate tan head. Nose is dark fruit shreds, spice, light bourbon, earthy, figs, dates. Nose is leather, spice, liquorice, dark fruit rinds, aniseed, treacle toffee, chocolate. Medium + bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Decent enough old skool kind of impy stout.