27/06/2019. BREWDOG EDINBURGH LOTHIAN ROAD, 50 Lothian Road, EDINBURGH, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Bow Bar, Edinburgh. Black with a light brown head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dark chocolate and light hoppy - citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 160419

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Keg at Craftsman Company. It pours jet black with a small beige head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, charred wood, fragrant, floral, bubblegum, parma violets and some spice. The taste is dry, bitter, rich roasted malt, charred, cocoa, toasted pine needles, parma violets, charred wood, ash, umami, orange peel, orange blossom and some peppery spice with a drying finish. Medium+ body and moderate, dense carbonation. Rich and flavoursome. Plenty to it.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Can from Cork & Cask. Dark brown body with a thick beige head. Good lacing. Aroma of blueberries, liquorice and ash. Flavour of sharp cranberry and a woody/chocolatey quality. Medium body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. A tasty beer but I’d have loved a bit more depth from the malt.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Cask at the herriot watt beer festival 2018...Dark black. Small tan head.. Soft dry pine roast.. bitter charcoal roast malts nose. Dark chocolate.. Sweet chocolate.. big pine chocolate roast Cask at the bow bar apr 2019... Dark black.. Thin tan lacing.. Soft sweet roast chocolate malts nose.. Dark dry pine chocolate roast malts.. Light soft body.. Sweet dark rich pine chocolate roast

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Appellation Wines Comely Bank. Appearance - dark brown to black with a nice fluffy fawn head. Nose - dark chocolate, light pine. Taste - big melding of pink grapefruit and chocolate. Lime edge. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture. Nicely tapered dry finish. Good linger. Overall - good gear! A hoppy porter.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the heriot watt beer festival. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is roasted, pine, chocolate, taste is juicy lemon, roasty, toffee, some pine.