2016 vintage. On tap at Green Man, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out plenty of dark dried fruits, moderate roast, and oak. Flavour is along the same lines, with dark dried fruits, oak, and heavy roast. Bordering on brutal, but it's pretty good. Intense stuff.

On tap at Green Man, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out plenty of graham crackery and marshmallow, with vanilla and light oak. Flavour is similar, with lots of marshmallow, vanilla, oak and buttery caramel (non-diacetyl). Fairly sweet, with a decent overall balance. Solid.

On tap at Green Man, pours a hazy bright pink with a small white head. Aroma brings out bright berries, lacto and some wheaty notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with tart red berries, light pith and some lacto. Fruity and pleasantly tart. Decent.

Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Light tart aromas with apple, pear and grassy, woody aromas. Tart on the palate, some yogurt notes. Pretty straightforward sour, not too agressive, and relatively balanced. Lingering tartness.

Draft at Craft Brewed. Pours a clear copper with a finger of foam that lingers. Lovely toasted malt nose with faint peppery hop aromas. Smooth and very well-balanced with toasted malt, mild toffee and leafy, peppery bitterness. Very nice ESB and very drinkable.

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 4/20/2016. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, plum, pear, apple, herbal, grass, light toffee, and yeast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of toffee, plum, pear, apple, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Very mild herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light toffee/fruit, herbal, grass, and yeast toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of dark/bready malt and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is a very good ESB. All around nice robustness and balance of dark/bready malt and light-moderate fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Nicely rich English malt complexity; with mild hop balance, and restrained English yeast fruitiness. A very enjoyable offering. Very well made for the style.

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 1/31/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, and toasted dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, and toasted dark/brown bread; with lighter notes of dark fruit, smoke, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/grassy hop and roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, nuttiness, toasted dark/brown bread, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a nice roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a very nice English porter. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Nicely rich English malt complexity, light earthy hop balance, and restrained yeast fruitiness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

Draft: Hay, dried leaves, dark honey nose. Cloudy brown, medium tan head. Dried leaves, wood. Medium body, moderate carbonation. Dry, little British malt character.

Draft at the source. Dark amber, beige head. Aroma and taste of roasted malt, nuts, dark bread, chocolate notes.

Draft at the source. Clear dark amber with a dark beige head. Aroma and taste of roasted malt, chocolate, bit of coffee.