Caribbean Chocolate Cake - 2019

Glass, 1/3 pint, cask strength, drunk at Mother Kelly's Tap Room Bethnal Green (E2), after the 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savoured on 18 December 2019; eye: black, opaque, small ring of dark brown head, light lacing; nose: chocolate, malt, anise, light alcohol, slight spices, intense; mouth: chocolate, malt, aniseed, light alcohol, slight spices, intense, dark chocolate, finale in chocolate with light presence of spices, medium-bodied, average carbonation, mildly sweet, slick texture; in summary: quite good

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Verre, 1/3 de pinte, en fût, bue chez Mother Kelly’s Tap Room Bethnal Green (E2), après la 4th International Conference on Administrative Data Research, savourée le 18 décembre 2019; œil : noire, opaque, petit anneau de mousse brun foncé, légère dentelle; nez : chocolat, malt, anis, léger alcool, très léger épices, intense; bouche : chocolat, malt, anis, léger alcool, très léger épices, intense, chocolat noir, finale en chocolat avec très légère présence d'épices, corps moyen-corsé, carbonatation moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture coulant; en résumé : bien bon

Can from Siren Tap Yard, 5th January 20. Pours a decadent rich looking black beer. Aroma is chocolate, wood, barrel. Taste is delicious, smooth, rich, coffee, dark and milk chocolate, wood, aromatic. This is a lovely stout, maybe even better than the original recipe.

Can at home picked up from Brewdog Tower Hill. An oily deep black brown coloured pour with a rich dark tan head. Aroma is big rich, woody roast, cakey malts, ashy, some spice. Hint of dungy roast on the nose as well. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, rich layered meaty roasted malts, biter ash, umami, salty roast, liquorice, burnt cocoa. Long lingering bitter choc roast. Palate is lush, semi sweet, oily, fine, moderate carbonation. Really rich and layered. Lovely.