Cask (handpump) @ Nags Head, 5 Russell Street, Reading, Berkshire, England RG1 7XD.Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, burnt, light coffee. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20110427]

(Cask at Southampton Arms, Kentish Town, London, 8 Aug 2010) Very dark brown colour with brief, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of dark fruit. Roasted, malty taste with dark bread, coffee, raisins and a fairly dry finish with a generous roasty bitterness. Medium body, dry. Nice and tasty porter.