6.8

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

500ml bottle, pours black with a small beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, coffee, earth & roasted malt. Smooth finish. Enjoyable

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Vine & Bine, Solihull. Pours near black with some red hue and nice beige top. Aroma has roast, dry nuts, light brown sugar and oats. Taste is quite roasty with somewhere between charred wood and coffee, hint of blackcurrant, liquorice, pepper. Enough sweetness to balance. Mid bodied, quite drying. Very good stout.

7

Thanks Simon. Great roasted toffee nose. The beer starts smooth, slightly sourish with a great dry malty roasted depth. Deep roast, smooth mild, easy to drink, dry bitter. Very great deep dry roasted sessionable beer.

8.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Cask at Creaky Floorboard, Derby. Pours a very dark reddish-brown with a small foamy tan head and good lacing. The aroma has roasted malts and oats plus hints of lactose. In the mouth it is rich, smooth and creamy. Flavour to start is roasted malts, chocolate and treacle. Later old English spangles, liquorice and hints of coffee bitterness come through as well. Finish is quite bitter. This is absolutely gorgeous !

7

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

Large foamy tan head left a creamy top on still black body. Burnt, roasted & malt aroma. Smooth, creamy & cloying. Chocolate, malt, biscuit, liquorice & plum tastes. Excellent.

04/08/2010. GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, SW5, England

6.6

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

Half pint on cask at the Hallcross. Medium creamy beige head. Clear almost black pour. A nice smooth stout

6.8

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

Cask - The Organ Grinder, Nottingham. Pours a clear deep dark brown colour with a small thick lasting beige head. A roasted malty aroma with some light coffee and liquorice notes. A moderately sweet taste, chocolate and roasted flavours and a smooth light dry roasted finish.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

6/10/2018. Bottle from Brew Cavern, Nottingham. Pours very dark mahogany brown with a good sized beige head. Aroma of chocolate, dark fruits, roasted malt, hops and light coffee. Medium sweetness with moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slick texture, soft carbonation. Good brew.