Cask at the Row Barge, Guildford. Poured a dark mahogany with a minimal frothy head, but lots of lace. A hint of maltiness in the aroma leading to a citrus peppery bitterness in the flavour. Quite an unusual beer and well worth tasting. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Cask (gravity) @ The 17th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2011, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, chocolate, light hoppy, citrus. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, citrus pine, dark malt, chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110430] 7-3-7-3-14 Cask (handpump) @ White Horse on Parsons Green, 1-3 Parsons Green, London, Greater London England SW6 4UL.Clear dark brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, ash. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110805] 6-3-6-3-13

Cask. Amber colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is mildly toasted, quite bitter floral notes as well as some slight spicy notes. Flavour is mild toasted malts, some slight smoked notes along with pine and some spruce. Quite floral bitter and mildly nutty notes in the aftertaste.

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From cask. Pours dark brown with a small off-white to brown head. Aroma is roasted malty and slight breadish. Bitter, roasted malty and breadish. Dry and roasted into a dry and malty finish. Ends bitter and dry.

(Cask at Bree Louise, Euston, London, 8 Aug 2010) Dark brown colour with brief, beige head. Malty, roasted taste with coffee, dark fruit and toasty malt. Roasted, malty taste with notes of dark bread, prunes, raisins, coffee and a mild bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Rather light body. Decent bitter.

27th April 2010. Clear dark red brown beer. Semi dry palate. A light touch of dark malt. A whisper of smoke. Nice orange and plums undertone, a little tangy. Dry finish. Zesty.

Cask at NWAF 2009. A dark brown beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of malt and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, leading to a dry, bitter, and roasted finish.

Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Dark brown in colour. Roasted malt aroma with hints of dried fruit, chocolate and caramel. The taste is roasted and malty with some hoppy hints and caramel notes.