Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours almost black with a small foamy cream head. There’s roasted malts and autumn fruits in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet but with a little underlying sharpness. Flavour has roasted malts, dark fruits and smokey ash. Hints of several fruits come through later – cherries, plums, blackberries. Finish is fruity and slightly dry. This is decent.

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

September 2004: Cask at The Cricketers, Ipswich. Black colour, moderate roasted malts aroma. Flavour is all roasted and smoked malts with some faint vinegary sidenotes. Very nice.

11/08/2011. OLD GREEN TREE, 12 Green Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)

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

23/2/2019. Cask at the Great British Winter Beer Festival 2019, Norwich. Pours almost black with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of chocolate and veg. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Medium body, light oily texture, average carbonation.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Albion, Winchester. Vague smokey malty aroma. Dark. Blotchy beige head. Medium bitter. Thin. Light. Flat. Abrupt finish. Boring. 3.1

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

Handpull cask at the Seven Stars, Bristol. Dark brown, almost opaque. A small sandalwood head sits on top. Some smoky notes in the aroma alongside weak malt. Taste sweet with light notes of Ovaltine. Watery body. Hard to get excited by this.

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

Cask at Seven Stars. It pours dark brown with a deck beige head. The aroma is rich roasted malt, charred wood, smoked action, oily, ham, meaty and bonfire. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, charred wood, leathery, smoked malt, cocoa, tannin, coffee grounds and burnt toast with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Decent smoked porter.

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

3rd March 2018
Dan's Stag. Seven Stars. Bristol. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Palate is airy and dry. Modest fine carbonation. Dry dark malts, some licorice and a trace of roast. Modest fruits before a very dry finish. Okay.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Seven Stars - Bristol. Pours clear, rich brown with a creamy, off-white head. Nice mellow smoked malts in the nose, soft roast, hints of cocoa. Light sweet flavour with more mild smokey notes, burnt toast, dried berries. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Tidy finish, more smoke, earth, brown bread, burnt honey, leathery fruits. Good.

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

Cask at the Haymarket. Pours black with a thick tan head. Aromas of light smoke and chocolate. Taste is light smoke and coffee. Creamy texture, but a thin finish.