8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Train beer back home from Southampton. Chwers Theydon. Opaque cola brown. Thinnest beige head. Aroma is low key. Honey and low key boozy espresso. Dark fruit. Molasses. Flavourwise it is the same. Medium bodied. Oily. Soft carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Yum.

7.8

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

7.6

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

Can on the 1930 Southampton - Waterloo, picked up from Siren online, South Coast Jolly Boys Day Out 20/09/2025.
Pitch black topped with a khaki cap that dissipates to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, charr, roast malts, toffee fudge.
Taste comprises coffee beans, charr, roast malts, spice, cocoa powder, brown sugar melt.
Full bodied, light oily feel, semi drying close with a mellow rising boost.
Tidy.

7.8

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

440 ml can, from Left Field Beers, England. ABV is 10%. Pitch black colour, large tan head. Aroma of roast malts, chocolate, coconut and coffee. Sweet (too sweet?) flavour with the same elements, moderate bittering hops in the finish.

8

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

440ml can from the brewery. Poured a clear dark brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy tan head. The aroma is roasted malt, coffee and coconut. The flavour is moderate sweet and liquorice bitter, with a silky smooth, rich, roasty, dry spicy coffee, coconut, chocolate, light boozy, liquorice bitter palate and an oily mouthfeel. Full bodied with soft carbonation.

8

Coconut, rich cocoa, nutty, this is very good.

8

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

Can at home. Pours black, nose is chocolate, smoke, coffee, taste is roasted coffee, chocolate, meaty, coconut.

7.6

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

18th December 2024
Keg at Mother Kellys. Opaque dark brown black beer, decent tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, decent dark chocolate underpinned by a nice creamy dark chocolate. Fruity dark chocolate on the back end. A little dark chocolate Malteasers. Tastes mildly barrel aged, such is the richness. Light and mildly alcohol spicy finish. Nice brew, slips away!