8.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

440ml can. Jet black colour, initially just some macropore, dark brown bubbles on top, later forms a small, dense, creamy, slowly diminishing, moderately lacing head of identical colour. BA supported, intense and condensed, chocolately and roasty, dark malty aroma, notes of dark chocolate, couverture, chocolate sauce, amburana (with aspects of cherry, cinnamon, Black Forest gateau), some smoke, wood, caramel, rum, molasses. Taste is chocolately and mildy roasty, dark malty, BA notes of dark chocolate, couverture, chocolate sauce, mild smoke, some amburana (cinnamon, a touch of cherry), a of touch rum, molasses, wood, black pepper; subtle sweetness, well hidden alcohol.
Viscous, almost mushy texture, super smooth and soft, silky, minimally cloying palate, fine, dense, creamy carbonation.
Very nice composition, rich, harmonious, balanced and surprisingly homogeneous, excellent mouthfeel as well. Not exactly "drinkable" but uncomplicated, more-ish, addictive - great!

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Beerdome. Smooth roasted malt with coconut, chocolate, wood, booze, rum, raisins, vanilla, caramel, hint of coffee. Medium sweet, bit boozy, light bitter. Medium to full body. Very good.

8.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can at ash's. Pours black, nose is vanilla, wood spice, chocolate, cream, a hint of berry, coconut, taste is chocolate, toffee, saline, coconut, creamy, bit of rum and raisin. 8/9/9/8/8.5

8

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

Novel, rich dark malts, hearty peat, tarmac, earth, cocoa. Quite good.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

9th April 2025
Bottleshare at CBJ, thanks to Dan the man for the can. Clear deep amber beer, small bubbly tan head. Airy smooth palate, decent fine carbonation. Rich fruity rum and bourbon soaked fruits. Amburana exotics. A mild spice. Good overall flavour profile.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Can shared at craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks to Daniel osprey for this one. A opaque, jet black oily coloured pour with a lasting loose dark tan head. Aroma is salty, bitter roast, liquorice, caramel. Flavour is composed of medium sweet, oiky, salty, caramel, light tang. Paalte is semi sweet peaty, salty, mellow carbonation, oily.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can split at CBJ Tasting Night, thanks to Danny, 09/04/2025.
Black topped with a tan cap that veers to the edge.
Nose is mellow roast, charr, toffee fudge, booze tunes.
Taste comprises dark malts, spice, mellow whisky, caramel, chocolate shavings, molasses.
Full bodied, light oily wash, semi drying close spiked with a mellow boost.
Tidy impy.

8.4

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Against the Grain. Pours black, quite still. Small tan head. Managed to coax a head out of it. Aromas of rum and raisin, leather and whisky, vanilla. Taste is boozy, a little hot, coconut, whisky, light smoke, seaweed.

8.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Can thanks to allmyvinyl.
Appearance - jet black and no carbonation to speak of.
Nose - rum and raisin, wood and molasses.
Taste - sweet cinnamon spice, coconut with rum and raisin.
Palate - mediumto full bodied and boozy.
Overall - looked flat but delivered.