Bottle from Mr Lawrence Wine Merchants, Brockley. Black pour with a tan head. Dark chocolate and vanilla aroma. Smooth chocolate flavour with hints of caramel and raisin. Rather enjoyed this one.

(Cask at Euston Tap, Euston, London, 22 April 2012) Black colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of coffee, chocolate and liquorice. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, cocoa, coffee, liquorice and hints of ashes and tar. More than medium body, with a certain sweetness and a generous cocoa bitterness. Very tasty with a lovely chocolate character. Excellent beer.

23rd April 2012
On tap at the Euston Tap. Opaque black - brown beer, tidy tan head. Smooth palate, a little dry. A sprinkle of fine carbonation. Smooth dry dark malt, tangy with a streak of bitter coffee. Dark chocolate, well buried. Whisper of pin. Dry finish with dark malt bitterness. Okay.

Cask at the Euston Tap, London. Pours black with a small, bubbly beige head. Aroma holds modest roast and some bitter dark chocolate, along with subtle burnt grass notes. Flavor is pretty nice, plenty of roast, some smoke, ham, soil, understated cocoa, minerals. Medium bodied with soft carbonation. Pretty dry and roasty to finish with enough sugar to keep it from being overly dry. Some baking cocoa, salty minerals, burnt wood, earth, lingering roast. A very decent beer from Pitfield. Certainly one of the better ones I’ve had from the brewery.