7.5

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

Cask at GBBF 2015... Dark black... Thin white lacing.... Dark malts. Dark roast.. Soft mellow chocolate roast malts... Dark fruits

7

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

Cask handpull at GBBF 2015. Black beer no head. Slightly ashtray smoke aroma and flavour. Dark chocolate flavour in the mouth. Good smoky dark beer. Charcoal

6.8

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

Cask at GBBF 2015. Pitch black, a bit of lace. Smoked chocolate. Sweet cocoa, soy, ligt coffe. Somewhat thin. Decent, not great.

7

Nice smoked cheese and sausages but hold back the lactose.

6.8

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

Cask at the Craven Arms, post Cotts Convention, 24/01/15. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is charr, roast malt, liquorice, dark malt, light smoke. Taste comprises light choclate, spice, dark malt, toffee, subtle smoke, light band aid, dark fruit rinds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent smoked affair, well balanced, rauch doesn’t go mad.

6.9

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

Cask at Craven Arms. It pour s black with a small tan head. The nose is rich roast, smoke, umami, cocoa and lactose. The taste is bitter, roasty, earth, charred wood, smooth smoke, pepper and cocoa with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Smooth and quaffable. Solid stuff.

7.6

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

Cask at Rutland Arms, Sheffield. Just about black. Fairly thick, bubbly tan head. Chocolate. Caramel. Light, savoury smoke. Taste is dry, with a light, roast bitterness. Palate is surprising airy. Finish is long, roast bitter. Quite light on the smoke. Very decent.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Maidenhead beer festival 2014. A black coloured pour with virtually no head to speak of. Smokey, malty aroma. Tastes smokey, malty, slightly roasty with a hint of coffee in there too.

7.5

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

Cask half-pint at the 2014 Lincoln Beer Festival. Poured a good dark colour with a beige head that stayed. Smoky malts rule the brew in all aspects, deep routed earthiness ooze out of the beer which is neither sweet or dry, but just right. Impressed. I don’t usually go for ’smoked’ beers but this was fine and I’m pleased I tried it.