50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours dark brown to almost black with a lacing off-white head. Mild roasted and light spiced aroma. Flavour is spiced towards gingerish and with a light roasted malt note. Lasting spiced and mild acidic finish.

50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours cloudy to hazy yellow with a fully gone head. Citrusy hoppy aroma, quite inviting. Citric and mild sweet flavour. Clean and crisp flavoured. A bit flat in mouthfeel though. Ends citrusy and bitter.

50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours hazy orange with a diminished white head. Mild spiced and light citrusy hops aroma. Light brett-ish dry flavoured with a light bitterness showing through. Citric and slight bitter finish. Orval like, just not as complex and not sure this is intentional.

50 cL bottle, courtesy of fonefan. Pours hazy dark orange to brown with a fully gone head. Spiced and slight herbal aroma. Bitter and slight malty initial flavour. Light citric note too. Ends medium dry and bitter.

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Clear reddish brown with basically no head. Lightly tart and roasty aroma. Medium-bodied, a little low in carbonation, tart fruitiness and some roasted malt. Dry and bitter finish. 031008

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Very hazy amber golden with a rough, off-white head. A little burned caramel in the nose. Low in carbonation, medium-bodied, burned caramel, nuts and roasted malt. Dry and fairly bitter finish. Lightly infected. 031008

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a slightly hazy golden with a basically absent head. Citrusy nose. Light body, fruity accents and fresh - almost perfumy - citrusy hops in the finish. 031008

[500ml bottle from the Real Ale Shop, Prior Farm, Wrentham, Suffolk] Pours deep amber with a moderate, but dissipating white head. Tastes initial very bitter, but flavours quickly pile through - autumn leaves, earth, oranges. Made me think of the best bitter ever - think of Harvey’s Sussex Best, and then add on several layers of flavour. But then you breathe out through your nose, and as the alcohol fumes clear your sinuses you realise this ain’t your average best bitter! I’m not normally a fan of beers where the alcohol comes through this strongly, but in this case it actually compliments the flavours rather than overwhelming them. The palatte is, as is often the case with strong beers, a little sticky, but the bitterness comes into its own again and balances out the syrupiness perfectly. The more I drank of this the more I liked it, and the more and faster I wanted to drink it - with this downability at 8.5% it’s one of the most dangerous beers I’ve come across! An absolutely top-notch beer; I’d highly recommend this one!

Bottled. A red-brown beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and light notes of alcohol. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of caramel and nuts as well as light notes of alcohol, leading to a dry bitter finish. Thanks fonefan and Brugmansia for sharing.