2nd December 2009
Pigs Ear. Clear dark brown beer. Dry palate particularly the finish which is very dry. Otherwise well balanced dark malt and tangy dark orange and plums. Not too bitter.

Bottle. Huge creamy head with excellent duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, spices, fruits, berries,c aramel and hops. If it wasnt for the label I would have expected this to be the winter warrant.

Bottle 500ml.Clear dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly to fully lasting, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, leather, light licorice - berry. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111208] --- Beer merged from original tick of Winter Warrant on 11 Oct 2013 at 04:59 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Cask (gravity) @ Cambridge Winter Ale Festival 2013, at the University Social Club, Mill Lane, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England CB2 1RX.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, burnt, caramel, chocolate. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, burnt roasted, roasted. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130119]

Bottled. Mediumsized beigeish brown foamy head on a deep ruby red body. Aroma is fruity, mild acidic wooden notes as well as some slight wooden notes. Flavour is quite much the same, but also has some mild raisins and toasted notes to it.

Cask-conditioned at the Sussex beer festival, Seven Stars, Bristol 4/1/2011. Deep brown with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of dark fruit and liquorice with a touch of roasted malt. Sweetish malt flavour, with coffee, chocolate and a dryish finish. Enjoyable.