15th January 2016
That’ll be me 20K then @ ChrisO’s. Thanks to Padraig. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Dark chocolate streaked malts. Fair bit of chilli spice. Nice coconut. Light rummy finish. Chili lingers on. A nice beer held back by too much spice.

Bottle split at Kennys 20K, thanks to Padraig Goldberg, 15/01/16. Pitch black with a decent tan covering. Nose is rich chocolate, booze stash, dark fruit rinds, light spice trail, toffee sauce. Taste comprises dark chocolate, green pepper, sweet and sour vibes, light roast, subtle rum, vanilla. Full bodied, fine carbonation, light boost in the close. Solid well balanced impy ... rum is well integrated.

Bottle shared at Kenny’s 20k tasting - London. Cheers! Pours deep brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose holds gooey chocolate and moderate toasted coconut. Medium sweet flavour with earthy bitterness, dry chilis, chocolate. Medium bodied with light to average carbonation. Drying finish, with further chili spice, earth, bittersweet cocoa. Not bad.

Bottle shared at the Kenny 20K mega monster tasting. 15/01/2016. Huge thanks to Padraig for this one. Black / mahogany brown / black with reddy hues and a halo of loose mid tan head. Aroma is sweet vanilla, cream, caramel, spicy rum solvent. Flavour is composed of warming chilli choc, alcohol, caramel, Warming heat, vanilla, slight veg, coffee bean. Palate is medium full bodied, moderate carbonation, Some oily,. Nice Warming chilli choc in the finish. Decent.

Bottle 22fl.oz. @ [ madmitch76 - 20K Tasting ] - chriso & Boudicca House, London. [ As Olde Hickory Calico Jack ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, vanilla, alcohol - sweet alcohol - rum. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, spicy bitter - chili bitter, alcohol - rum, chocolate - vanilla, sweet malt, chili warm finish! Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic and has a light warm chili hot - spiced hot finish. [20160115]

Bottle thanks to Padraig at Kenny’s 20K tasting. It pours jet black with a thick tan head. The nose is rich, deep roasted malt, toasted action, earth, dark chocolate, rum & raisin, burnt marshmallow, rocky road, toffee and spice. The taste is rich roasted malt, toast, plenty of chilli spice, chocolate, rum, dark fruits, touch of green veg and brown bread with a warming finish. Medium + body and fine carbonation. Has a bit of chilli hot chocolate going on. Overall not bad.

Bottle at Madmitch 20k tasting. Black beer lasting tan head. Vanilla on aroma. Spicy hot finish. Vanilla spice. Hot. Lots of chilli. Hmmm. Not my thing. Touch of coconut.