5.5

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

On tap at the brewery 15th November 2024 on our between days birthdays. Pours black with a creamy thick head. Aroma and taste initially a little bit sour, I questioned someone who actually might have been involved in the brewery and they immediately without missing a beat indicated that it was meant to be like this, he was completely unsurprised. It's tangy and tart, for me the tart edge eclipses any barrel ageing elements (though TBF this is probably the reason for the sourness) light roastiness. I am not convinced that this is anything but an experiment in barrel ageing that went wrong but maybe I'm wrong.