Good King Henry III

Bottle thanks to Stuu666. Appearance - jet black with a beige to tan head. Nose - raisins, wood, tar and molasses. Taste - molasses, tar and dried fruit. Palate - full bodied, rich sweet and roasty middle and finish. Overall - lovely.

Bottle at Ash's. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of liquorice, red wine, tar, molasses. Taste is rich, red booze, tar, molasses. Rich finish.

bottle at ashs... dark black.. thin tan lacing lacing... soft sweet caramel chocolate roast malts... soft sweet malts.. soft sweet chocolate Roast malts... dark chocolate roast.. soft rich chocolate roast malts.. big sweet vanilla

275ml bottle from HoTM. It pours pretty much opaque black with a thick deep tan head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, big umami character, toasted sesame seeds, liquorice, rich roasted malt, cacao, jammy berry, blackcurrant compote, port and Victoria sponge. The taste is dry, rich roasted malt, dark chocolate, cacao nibs, charred, liquorice, tar, bitter - sweet, very jammy, plum pudding, berry action, blackberry, blackcurrant, Victorian sponge cake, port, peppery spice, earth and warming alcohol with a bitter roast fruit compote finish. Fulsome body and moderate carbonation. I really like the balance to it. The port brings a nice jammy element to the base beer. Moreish.