Bottle shared at the ChrisO Flags of Many Nations Easter Tasting 2013 - London. Pours dark brown with a tight, light brown cream head. Sugary chocolate aroma, dark toast, light earth, some roast, hints of chocolate cake. Light to medium sweet flavor with dusty cocoa, light rubber, dirt, earth. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly tangy dark malts to finish with dusty and chalky cocoa, bitter chocolate, more dirt. Good.

Bottle 330ml.[ Trade by cgarvieuk ]. Clear dark brown colour with a large to huge, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, beige to light brown head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, fruity - berry, smoke. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, smoked, fruity, zest, citrus peel. IMO unbalanced but fun. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20130127]

Bottle at Chriso Easter "Flags of many nations" Tasting, 31/03/13 thanks to Craig. Light black with a good sized tan head that retains well. Nose is dark malt, dark fruits, brown sugars. Taste comprises dark fruits, toffee, light smoke, spice, raisens. Medium bodied, dine carbonation, dry in the finish. A drinkable porter.

31st March 2013
Tasting at ChrisO’s. Opaque dark brown beer, big pale tan head. Light dry palate. Light touch of dark malt and tangy fruit. Finishes dry with roasted malt bitterness. Bitter aftertaste. Okay.

cask at cloister launch ... deep black ... thin tan head ... soft chocolate roast malt nose ... deep roast ... dark fruits ... orange peel .... and definite light irn bru tones bottle at home ... drunk June 2014 ... deep black ... massive foam head ... dark malts ... soft fruits ... little over fizzy .. quite vimto... soft funky fruits ... long sweet fruits .. 3.7