20/07/2017. DRAFT HOUSE, 14-15 Seething Lane, LONDON, EC3, England (DRAFT HOUSE)

6.8

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

33 cL bottle. Pours dark amber. Small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and slight breadish. Bitter. Toasted and breadish. Bitter and dry hoppy. Dry breadish malty too.

7

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

Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, chocolate, toffee, taste is sweet malty, light fruit, light chiili. --- Beer merged from original tick of Nightshade on 16 Apr 2017 at 17:05 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bottle at home. Pours deep brown, nose is roasted, chocolate, toffee, taste is sweet malty, light fruit, light chiili.

6.5

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

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Kew Nightshade ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, roasted, spicy - peppery - chili. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, roasted, chocolate, spicy, chili warm finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle at the second 42nd Floor Tasting. Thanks to Dan. It pours cloudy dark brown with a thick tan head. The nose is candied peel, soft of soapy, earth, toast and spice. The taste is toasty, earth, spicy action, mostly pepper, touch of green veg and mild astringency. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Not terribly well-integrated. Pretty so-so.

5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

10th November 2015
Tower 42 Tasting 2. Thanks to Dan. Hazy brown beer, small cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has mild fine carbonation. Papery thin dark malts. Mild dark chocolate streak. Heavy handed chilli starts to burn. Light dry finish. Glad we left this till last, over spiced.

7

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

Bottle shared at Canary wharf tasting . 10/11/2015. Many tanks to Daniel for this one. Light mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting cream coloured pour with a small cream coloured head. Aroma is woody, pencil sharpening’s, room veg earthy. Light coffee bean. Flavour is composed of woody, brown malts, earthy coffee bean, Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation.

5.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle split on the 42nd floor, thanks to Danny of the Dirt, 10/11/15. Dark mahogany brown with a decent light tan covering. Nose is light chilli, charr, cocoa rub, malt. Taste comprises roast malt, herbal notes, spice, chocolate, wood. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Sub par, a touch harsh and disjointed.

6.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared in London on the 42nd floor - many thanks to Daniel. Pours reddish-brown with a frothy off-white head. The aroma holds burnt grains , earth, berries. Light sweet flavor with grainy toast, very slight dried chili, earth, bland cocoa. Light bodied with average carbonation. Earthy bitter finish, more toasted grainy bread, dried berries, leather, slight chili spice. Perhaps a little bland overall, but not bad.