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

Cask at the Standing Order ...deep red brown ..thin tan head ...soft sweet woody caramel toffee malts ...soft fruity malts ... soft malts ..little wishy washy

Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - dark sweet roasted malty with notes of chocolate, some caramel, smooth mouthfeel and nice body, dark chocolate malty finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the standing order. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is chocolate, caramel, toffee, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, thin. 8/7/6/6/6.5

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

[Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell.] A peaty brown coloured pour with a thick light tan coloured head; toasted grain aroma; smooth and creamy in the mouth with lots of toasted malt; then a dry finish with chocolate and coffee. Smooth and mellow.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of light chocolate. Taste adds dark fruit and charcoal. Thin finish.

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

Deep dark brown, near black with a frothy tan head and roasted malt with hints of coffee and leather on the nose. Light bodied with dry bitterness, some chocolate and mellow coffee teasing through the roasted malt flavour, finishes very dry

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

On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - opaque black with a thin beige head.
Nose - light chocolate and chocolate breakfast cereal.
Taste - more of the same, really.
Palate - light bodied, sweet then roasty.
Overall - a bit on the thin side, given the style.

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

Bateman version. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting fine khaki head. Aroma is semi sweet, bitty chocolate malts, cocoa, chocolate flakes, dried fruits, tangy apple, bark. Flavour is composed of oily chocolate, tangy dark cocoa, tangy fruit green apple. Palate is tangy, little harsh, oily, mellow carbonation.

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

Cask at the Square Peg; dark mahogany brown pour with a creamy beige head, aroma has coffee, taste has coffee, dark chocolate, some fruits