7

Not that bad, but could be better. Tap list done, time to go...

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

--Keg at Ales & Lagers, Kuala Lumpur. -- Dark brown, small beige head. Aroma of chocolate sauce and ashy licorice. Mid sweet with medium body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Quite peculiar, like chocolate sauce and licorice poured into an IPA. Fairly low bitterness. Interesting in a way, but more on the weird than harmonious side.

6.8

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

On tap at Ales & Lagers, pours black with a medium, foamy tan head with lots of retention. Aroma is very roasted, with medium roasted malt, followed immediately by earthy, piney hops in skilled balance. Flavour is perhaps not quite as well balanced, but does strike a reasonable melding of roasted malt and piney hops. It also is a rather dusty, chalky feel to it. Dry, earthy finish, with a rather oily mouthfeel. Pretty solid stuff, though could use some minor tweaking.

7

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

Tap at the Grear Beer Bar, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Poured a hazy dark brown colour with a thin, mostly lasting off white head. The aroma is light roasty malt, grassy citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet with a crisp, malt, citrus fruit, light pepper spice, dry light floral hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. A little more carbonation would enhance the flavour IMO, but otherwise a very decent example of the style.