Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Black pour with small beige top. This one was quite malty and somewhat rich with notes of coffee, ash and liquorice. Decent enough.

Handpull cask at the Kings Head, Leicester. Dark brown with just a little translucency.small khaki head. Smells of espresso grounds and bitter cooking chocolate. Taste starts fairly sweet but there's intense bitterness underneath. Incredibly watery body with no carbonation to speak of. It's okay, starts out well but has little substance.

Skipton Beer Festival 2023. Black in colour. Its coffee influence makes up its flavour dominating its roasted malt aroma and taste, in a good way of course, feeling a lot fuller than its strength might suggest.

Cask at Shrewsbury Arms, Stafford. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy cream head and good lacing. The aroma is full of chocolate and roasted malts, plus a hint of coffee. In the mouth it is slightly sweet with quite a watery texture. Main flavours again are chocolate and roast malts, plus traces of aniseed, cola and lemon. Slight bitterness in the finish. It’s reasonable – just not very exciting.

Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is meaty, fruity coffee. Taste has fruity coffee.