Keg at Brewdog, Bristol. Pours near black with beige foam. Aroma: roast malts, light burnt malts, cocoa, citrus peel, grapefruit marmalade, pine. Taste: light to moderate sweet & moderate bitter. Medium body with fine carbonation

Keg at Dogtap for the BD AGM. It pours black with a beige head. The aroma is rich and pungent, green, weedy, dank, orange peel, campari, grapefruit, toasted pine, negroni, dark chocolate, marmalade and dark roasted malt. The taste is crisp, dry, snappy, pleasing bitterness, toasted pine, burnt toast, umami, liquorice, charred oak, hint of alcohol, peppery spice, citrus peel, gin vibes, spice and earthy finish. Medium body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Nice one.

Keg at BrewDog Waterloo, 18/04/24. Light black with a beige had that fades to a spiders web swirl in time. Nose is cocoa powder, raisins, charr, dried fruit rinds, earthy roast. Taste comprises cacao nibs, pine needle, ashen nip, charr, bitter tropical fruit back notes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with an earth bite underpinned by hop bitterness. Tidy enough CDA.

Tap at Brewdog Waterloo. An opaque mahogany brown coloured pour with a a lasting khaki head. Aroma is punchy sticky sap, tar, liquorice, mellow roast, some floral pine tips,. Flavour is composed of layered malts liquorice, treacle, malt loaf, pine sap, resin,. Lingering bitter roast in the finish. Firm bitterness.