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

Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours almost black with a small tan head and good lacing. The aroma is basically strong chocolate with a sprinkling of toffee and lactose thrown in for good measure. In the mouth it starts off with honey and caramel before quickly moving on to chocolate and roasted malts, plus traces of cola, oranges and ginger, leading to a slightly fruity finish. This is decent but suffers from a surfeit of adjuncts, making it a bit of a gimmick.