8

Lovely balance between smokiness and dark fruits.

7.2

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

On cask at the Black Swan in Pickering. Appearance - opaqueblack with a lovely fawn coloured head. Nose - liquorice and tar. Dark fruit too. Taste - blackcurrant and liquorice. Some charcoal in the background. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a balanceddry finish. Overall - nice ale.

6.6

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

Half pint, cask at Ye Olde Black Boy, shared with Finn. Fair tan-coloured head to a jet black body. Dotted spots on the glass. Mid-sweet, roasted aroma. The taste profile includes earthy malts, chocolate and liquorice followed by a lightly smoked ending. Smooth on the swallow. Pleasant stuff (Hull 25.11.2015).

6.5

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

Fra cask på Olde Black Boy Hull 25 Nov 15. Svart. Lavt, litt farget skum. Tynn teppelacing. Utmerket aroma av melkesjokolade. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken er mørk frukt. Litt tørr avslutning.

7

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

Cask at GBBF 2015, day 1 - London. Pours deep brown with a light, tan cream head. The nose holds light chocolate, mellow smoke, toasted bread. Light-medium sweet flavor with some earth, leaves, toast, dried fruits. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly smokey on the finish, with further cocoa, earth. Nice beer.

6.8

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

on tap scura toosture cioiccolato non molto secca discreto amaro un filo liquorosa un leggero etilico affumicato?

7.6

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

Cask at the Rake. Inky black with a ruddy thin tan head. Nice roasty dark chocolate and oats flavor. Smooth body nice stuff.

5.5

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

12th August 2015
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, no head. Palate is smooth, modest fine carbonation. Tangy dark malts, tangy coffee. Light finish. Smoke?

6.5

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

Cask gravity at gbbf 2015 day 3. Aroma is sweet maple bacon, mahogany brown coloured pour with a halo of cream head. Brown sugar. Flavour faint smoke. is composed of brown sugars, maple glazed ham, palsy is semi sweet cured meat. Salty. OK.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

From cask. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small off white head. Aroma is roasted dark malty. Breadish and roasted. Sweet, toasted and dark malty. Bitter and roasted into a breadish dark malty finish.