Cask at House of Hop, Darlington. Deep red-brown colour, biege foam head leaving alittle lacing and aroma of chocolate, roasty malt, coffee. Taste is malty, roasty, chocolate & coffee, with dried fruits and tangy nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry light roasty fruity finish. Quite drinkable

Cask at the 2018 Chelmsford & Mid Essex Beer & Cider Festival. Pours ruby brown with a small beige head. Aroma of chocolate, malt, fruit, nut and hop. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

Cask @ Chelmsford Beer & Cider Festival. Hazy brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and roasted light bitter finish. 150218

Cask @ Chelmsford Beer Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, coffee, chocolate, hops and has a nice bitter finish.

5th July 2017
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, good pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, low carbonation. Smooth malts, touches of dark chocolate and licorice. Vague esters. More licorice and spice. Tasty but some condition would have a lot.

Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2016. Deep amber-brown in colour. Has plenty of sweetened dark malts in both aroma and taste with lots of sugars evident giving it marzipan notes.

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Stringers Turbine Porter ].Clear medium to dark red brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, dark malt, roasted, shoe polish, light yeasty, fruity. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration, sharp, dark malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160217]