03/08/2005. GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, W14, England

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at GBBF 2013 - London. Pours clear brown with a light, tan cream head. Semi-dry, dark fruit aroma. Light sweet flavor with some more dark fruits and lightly burnt brown bread. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Mild dryness at the end with further notes of dark fruits. Fine.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at GBBF ’13, 13/08/13. Light black with a thin tan head. Nose is lightly sulphuric - eggy fart waft, dark fruits, bready. Taste is a little bland on this one, touch liqourice, paper, dark fruit. Light to medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry finish. Sub par mild.

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

From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, light breadish and caramelish. Toffee malty and breadish. Bitter, dry and roasted.

3/2/2012. Cask at the 13th Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

14th July 2011
Chelmsford Beer Festival. Opaque dark brown beer, suddy tan head. Light dry palate. Whisper of sulphur. Fresh dark malt, minerals. Trace of roast. Some hop bitterness in the semi dry finish. If not for the sulphur then this would have been decent.

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

Cask at GBBF08. Plastic aroma. Black colour, frothy light brown head. Good roasted flavour, nicely fruity and with a nicely rough finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Cask, third pint. A rusty tint to an otherwise black body. Brief aromatic hints of roasted malt. Flavoured with tart fruits and dark malts. Light bodied and watery texture, but alright as a partner to a burger (GBBF, 08.08.2008).

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at GBBF 2007. A syrup brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of fruit and prunes. The flavor is sweet malty with primary notes of prunes as well as light roasted malt, which also lends the beer a slight acidity, leading to a dry and slightly bitter finish.

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

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear medium amber black color with virtually none head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, roasted, caramel, mocca, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat.