500ml bottle into shaker. Crystal clear golden beer with tightly packed foamy white head. Good lacing. Medium carbonation. Lots of fruit in the nose, some pepper too. Full bodied, oily texture. Taste and finish are bitter and fruity. Antiseptic, alcohol, and earth are apparent later on. It really is a big beer which demands big respect. Obviously not a quaffer, a sipping beer that tastes better with smoked cheese.

From a 500ml bottle on 22/1/2018. Pours a clear golden with a big head which disappears quickly. There's some caramel and candied fruit in the nose. Taste wise, there a good dollop of sweet caramel malt and muted tropical and stone fruit, along with some fruit lollies. This is met by a pretty assertive, slightly medicinal, chemical bitterness. The palate is slick and the carbonation. Okay but the bitterness is slightly harsh, making it a touch unbalanced.