7.6

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

Can split at L6 Tasting, picked up from HOTM online, 22/03/23. Black with a khaki cap that thins to the edge. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, spice, molasses, toffee. Taste comprises chocolate, roast malts, spice, mellow barrel, light smoke, dark fruit rinds, charr. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost. Not bad but needs more barrel.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from HoTM. It pours jet black with a small, dark tan head. The aroma is sweet, rich roasted, toasty, coffee, sappy, vanilla fudge, toffee crisp, big ole hit of bourbon, dried fruits, raisin, sultana, fruit cake, toasted brown sugar and brown bread. The taste is slick, oily, toothy, bitter - sweet, chewy, toothy, chewy, dark chocolate, rich roasted malt, coffee grounds, praline, boozey slap, plenty of bourbon, bourbon soaked oak, cacao nibs, dark roasted coffee and mocha with a chewy, toothy finish. Fulsome body, fine carbonation and oily mouth feel. Fulsome and robust. Another winner from these guys.

7.5

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

Can shared in Canary Wharf. Cheers! Pours deep brown with a small, foamy beige head. Medium sweet flavour with some ripe and lightly leathery dark fruits, a little chocolate, ash, earth, background smoke, peat. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Mellow warmth to finish, some raisins, subtle smoke, earth, ash, toasted barrel. Enjoyable stuff.

8

Can at home... Dark black.. no head.. Rich chocolate roast malts.. Soft chocolate roast nose.. Soft mellow whisky chocolate roast malts

7.4

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

22nd March 2023
Canary Wharf bottleshare. Thanks to Dan the man for the can. Heaven Hill barrel. Opaque black brown beer, small tan head. Smooth palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark chocolate malts, chocolate syrup and some spice. Smooth and semi dry spicy finish. Tidy.

7.6

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

Can shared at the columbus tasting 22/032023. Many thanks to Colin for this one. An oily dark mahognay brown coloured pour with a loose fading dark tan head. Aroma is semi sweet, woody, sweet chocolate oily, boozy fruit cake, little raw. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily, dark chocolate, woody, boozy fruit cake, little waxy, hot alcohol, green pepper. Palate is semi sweet, oily, alcohol bite, moderate carbonation. Good. A dark blackbrown colour pour

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Black body with a tan head that slowly fades. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of prune, rust and bourbon. Flavour of rye, biscuit, dark chocolate and black pepper. Medium to full body with a smooth texture. Soft fizz. Rich, boozy and very indulgent. I’d love to see Sinnister cans in Edinburgh bottle shops; I hadn’t heard of them until seeing this beer on House Of Trembling Madness.