6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at GBBF’12, London: Dark Cola-like brown coloured brew with an taste of chocolate and coffee and dry bitter finish.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Pours a clear red-brown colour with a mostly lasting, beige head. The aroma is malty, light roasted malt, chocolate and a hint of fruit. A moderately sweet malty taste, sweet dark roasted malts, chocolate and light liquorice flavours with a light roasted bitterness and a smooth mouthfeel.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at The County Hotel JDW Ashford. Dark cola colour lasting cream head. Malty beer. Light liquorice flavour. Good condition good temperature. Not too bitter. Rather a good tasty dark ale. Nice enough.

6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A dark chestnut brown pour with a tight cream coloured head; aroma of roasted coffee beans; rather sweet in the mouth with a fresh coffee taste and an oaty body; then a thin dry finish

6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Picture House, Stafford – at 4.3%. Pours a dark reddish-brown with a small cream head and good lacing. Malts to the fore in the aroma, plus some hints of plums. In the mouth it is bittersweet with a creamy texture, and malts immediately apparent. Flavour has dark fruits with traces of raspberries, bread rolls and nuts. Finish is fruity and slightly dry. It’s reasonable – or even a bit better than that !

12/11/2010. LIME KILN, Concert Square, Fleet Street, LIVERPOOL, Merseyside, England (WETHERSPOONS)

5.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Dark color with a thick beige head. Roasted aroma with a fine intensity. Pleasant fruity flavor with some roasted and coffee notes. A bit flat. It would have been very nice at 5% and a bit higher carbonation.
[Handpull at Belvedere in Liverpool, England]

4.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Pint at Henry Addingdon Canary Wharf. Warning accidental sour! Aroma is sharp green apple, granny smith and musty roast grains. Dark caramel brown colour with a fleeting loose tan head. Flavour is musty sour apple and crisp lemon and faint roast. Ballsack. Sharp sweet and sour palate.

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

cask at bow ... deep dark brown ... small tan head ...soft sweet toffee malt nose ... dark sweet roast ... soft toffee malts ... sweet chocolate malt ...

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at market porter, 24th January 2013. Not a bad drink, lacking in something though, enjoyed the half, but would not want another