Bottle from Westhill Service Station. It pours darkest brown to black with a frothy khaki head. The aroma is earthy roast, charred wood, umami, warming spice, dried fruits, fruit cake, raisin, toasted brown sugar and cacao. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy roasted malt, umami, liquorice, warming spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cacao, liquorice, rocky road, fruit cake, charred wood, and just a touch of alcohol. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Better than expected. Maybe bottles are better than the crowlers.

Crowler at home. Pours deep reddish brown, nose is roasted, raisin, sugar, citrus, taste is sweet, fruity, toffee, dusty.