Bottle. Pours opaque black, small brown head, dissipates fairly quickly, bubbly lacing. Aroma is hugely roasty, anise, molasses, heavy molasses, cocoa. Fully sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, creamy with low carbonation. Pretty interesting and intense beer.

Bottle from a trade. Many thanks GlasgowTad, Shared with tderoeck. Dark brown colour, some beige foam. Soft carbonation. Roasty, light coffee, sweet caramel, some notes of dried fruit, plums, very complex and nice porter.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Luckie Ales 1841 XXXP Porter (by Luckie Ales):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 10/10, Palate: 5/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.6/5

7/VII/18 - 33cl bottle @ JefVerstraete's place - BB: n/a, brewed: 3/I/13 (2018-822) Thanks to JefVerstraete for sharing the bottle!

Clear dark brown beer, small creamy beige head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: lots of chocolate, a very nice roast, some coffee, bit of a sourish impression, some blackberries in the nose. MF: soft carbon, medium body, smooth creamy texture. Taste: pretty roasted start, chocolate, bit of a smoky touch, soft bitterness, alcohol, sweetish, nice one! Aftertaste: sweet, some caramel, alcohol, roasted, ashes, nice liquid dessert, love it!

Bottle. Appearance - opaque black with a lovely fawn coloured head. Nose - chocolate and raisins. Prunes. Taste - creamy but dark chocolate. Dried fruit, particularly raisins and dried orange peel. Dark treacle notes too. Palate - rich and full bodied with a creamy texture. The finish is still rich bit very balanced. Overall - a lovely imperial porter.

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours black, rich chocolate and liquorice, sweet, bitter.

9th May 2014
Leighton 10K tasting at Bruce’s pad. Almost opaque dark brown beer. Small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and light. Superfine carbonation. Tangy dark fruits, mild dark chocolate. Mild marmite underneath. Light bitterness. Light finish. Rich and tasty. Hides the abv well. 7.4

13th May 2026
A 2013 bottle that suggests drinking now or in 10 years time. Well, I hope 13 years is okay. Near clear deep reddish brown beer that throws a good bubbly tan head. Smooth palate, a very mild viscosity, a very mild dryness, decent fine carbonation. Smooth and fairly sweet dark malts, soft dark malt cream, silky and luxuriant. Good dark chocolate but fairly well buried, comes through on the very end as does a soft earthy coffee. Mellow ripe fruits on the back end. Some caramelisation / oxidisation suits this brew rather well Soft finish. Stone the crows, this has aged superbly. Twas a struggle not to completely neck this.

Bottle thanks to myself. It pours black with a tiny tan head. The nose is rich, oily, creamy, chewy, cocoa, umami and blackberry. The taste is rich, earthy, blueberry, stewed fruits, warming alcohol, umami, wood, dirt, seaweed, salted liquorice with dry finish. Medium-full body and fine carbonation. Great depth, balance, interesting, tasty... Very nice.

Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Paul for this Scottish whale. Pours black-brown with a frothy, khaki head. The nose has burnt wood, dark chocolate, hits of dark bread. Medium sweet flavor with dry, leathery dark fruits, baking cocoa, raisins, faint salt. Full bodied, oily, with fine carbonation. Warming finish with sticky dark sugars, burnt wood, rich dark fruits, dark chocolate, baking cocoa. Delicious. Great depth, very well balanced. Yes, wonderful beer.