Cask gravity at East Malling BF 2019. Clear dark brown ruby beer lasting tan head. malty fruity aroma. a good luck of hops on finish. Some treacle flavour. dry malts. good warming premium bitter. Some sweetness but a decent balance. good condition. good.
Earlier Rating: 9/18/2007 Total Score: 2.8
500ml bottle from the brewery. Deep ruby colour with lasting beige head. Spicy deep dark fruits on aroma. Some diacetyl, empty boiled sweet malt in mouth. Aroma isn?t great cos of too mcuh butter, in fact not great overall.

18/7/2019. Bottle shared at the South West tour bottle share. Bought at Darts Farm near Topsham, Devon. Pours dark bronze brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of roasted malt, nut, chocolate, dark fruit, fruit cake, toffee and bread. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Medium body, oily texture, average carbonation. Nice beer to bring up the Dorset 100.
Earlier Rating: 5/3/2019 Total Score: 3.8
3/5/2019. Cask at the 28th East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma of dark fruits, black treacle, toffee, roasted malt, fruit cake, rich dark chocolate and molasses. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium to full body, slight sticky texture, soft carbonation. Drank a lot of this in Dorset in 2008 whilst holidaying there. Do like it.

Bottle from Darts Farm, Topsham, Devon. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, chocolate, wood, fruits, caramel and has a nice long roasty caramel finish.

Cask sample courtesy of Grumbo, from 28th East Anglian Beer & Cider Fest, Bury St. Edmonds. Cheers Graham! Brown amber colour, creamy beige foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, roasty and fruity. Taste is sweet malty, bready, roasty & dark chocolate hints, molasses with some earthy nutty bitterness. Smooth mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry nutty bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Pours a clear mahogany brown colour with a small tan head. A rich fruity aroma, plum and raisin and sweet caramel malt. A moderately sweet malt taste, light roasted malt and caramelised brown sugar with dark fruit flavours. Some dryness and a peppery hop bitterness in the finish.

Bottle at Claret & Ale Addiacombe. It pours darkest brown, near black with a medium beige head. The aroma is earthy, woody, oily, treacle, old leather sofa, rocky road and a touch of spice. The taste is dry, woody, leather, vinous almost, sticky treacle, black tea, leather, chewy malt, touch of charred wood, tannin, spice, hint of blackcurrant jam, dried fruit and plum with a dry, woody and spiced finish. Medium body and fine, foamy carbonation. Plenty of depth to it. Solid stuff.
Earlier Rating: 8/2/2017 Total Score: 3.3
Bottle at the Claret & Ale. It pour sclear deep brown with a decent beige head, The aroma is toasty malts, walnut, wood, dried fruit character, caramel and a touch of spice. The taste is of the same ilk... bitter - sweet, soft roasted malt, wood, leather, dried fruits, caramel, fruit cake and earth with a drying finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Pretty alright considering it is pasteurised, although the cask version is a touch more chaarcterful.
Earlier Rating: 6/29/2014 Total Score: 3.4
Cask at the Claret, Addiscombe. It pours deep brown with a foamy beige head. The nose is wood, earth, leather, caramel, dried fruit and fruit cake. The taste is smooth, bitter-sweet, wood, leather, earth, light spice, raisin, caramel, light alcohol and varnish with a dry finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Well rounded. Decent.

Bottle courtesy of Kermis. Big thanks. Poured a clear dark brown, almost black with a frothy light tan head that lasts forever. The aroma is roasty malts, red berry fruits and some spices. The flavour is moderate sweet light bitter with a rich, smooth, smoky malt, rich fruity cake, raisins, liqourice hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.

Cask at The Three Horseshoes, Powerstock. Near black with a thick tan head. Aroma is nutty with overripe dark fruits, fruit cake, raisins, dried fruits, caramel and light spice. Flavour is above moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Medium bodied with very soft carbonation.

Cask at Prince of Wales, Farnborough. 21/06/16. Vague earthy aroma. Dark and deep looking but not much to the beige head. Smooth with a slight bitter edge to the dark chocolate taste. A nice old school pint.

Cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Pours clear ruby brown with a thick creamy head. Aromas of demerara sugar, double cream, fudge. Taste is more of the same. Creamy texture, sweet finish. Decent old ale.