Bottle shared at RBESG. Opaque black color, small light brown head. Smell and taste malts, roasted malts, lightly alcohol, a hint of wood, slightly cocoa, lightly bitter. Nice beer.

Bottle shared during RBESG. Pours brown with a creamy beige head. The nose has chocolate, earth, soft rubber notes. Medium sweet flavor with dark fruits, burnt marshmallows, some further chocolate. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Light burnt malt finish, big on the cocoa, with sturdy roast, bittersweet chocolate and earth. Not bad.

Bottle. Appearance is pretty much pitch black, no light escaping. No head despite a vigorous pour- just some foam around the edge. Aroma- chocolate, some choclate fuge, coffee, roasty malt, some vanilla, spicey hints. Taste- roasted malt, espresso, dark chocolate, bitter finish, a bit of vanilla but not that much, and a little thin in the mouthfeel. Pretty good overall though.

Bottle, massive thanks to Ian. It pours dark brown with a minimal tan head. The nose is sweet, roasty, toffee, vinous, berry, yoghurt, candy and milk chocolate. The taste is crisp, roasty, toast, tart berry, treacle, vanilla, mild astringency, decent bitterness and milk chocolate with a warming finish. Medium+ body and fine prickly carbonation. Rather decent.

Cask at SIBA Beer X. Nearly black. Bubbly tan head. Chocolate. Dates. Vine fruits. Light dryness. Bitterness at the end.

Cask @ EBF14 2013, 14th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE.Clear dark black brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark fruit, chocolate, light vinegar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, vanilla, sweet fruit - malt, artificial, alcohol. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20130328] 6-3-7-3-15 Bottle 330ml. - [ during RBESG14 ]. [ As Canterbury Itzamná ].Clear dark black brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, tart fruit - dark fruit - prune, chocolate, roasted. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20140808] 7-4-8-4-15

Keg at Foundry Canterbury. Black beer with thick tan creamy head. Very choccy aroma even thru the thick head. Very thick in mouth almost like liquid choc. Alcohol is well hidden. It is quite sweet. Not huge vanilla. Just a little newspaper. Good though

Cask at the 14th Egham Beer Festival at the EUSC, 28/03/13. Mid black with a good sized frothy tan head - looks the mutts nuts! Nose is light fart, dark malt, cocoa, vanilla icing. Taste comprises dark roast malt, touch lactose, dark chocolate, brown sugars, hint of coffee. Full end of medium body, surprisingly light for a 9%+ jobbie, fine carbonation, touch of booze in the finish. A very drinkable string cask stout, alcohol well integrated, surprisingly easy to drink!

Cask at Egham United Services Club Easter Beer Festival 2013. A black coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Sweet, malty, vanilla aroma. Tastes similar, sweet, malty, vanilla, chocolate, slight dark fruit. Nice sweet stout.

cask at Egham... deep black ... small tanhead ...dark roast ... soft balsamic vinegar nose ...dark malts ... cherryand vanilla ... sweet dark toffee roast ... nice... shame about smelll