375ml can from Beer52, drank at home on 23rd Jan 2021, my fourth beer in a random tasting session with myself; poured into a thistle shaped 'Gordon Finest Gold' glass. I love using this glass for dark beers. The body is very dark, black in fact, on top a tanned crust. Aroma and taste is coffee, chocolate and maltiness in general. Nice!

355ml can into glass. From Porter's Liquor, Bexley. Red like red cordial, thin pink head. Cherry aroma. Light carbonation. Tart, really tart. Sharp at the beginning, then lingering and dry. Still tart all the way through. Funky, yeasty, sour, adult. An intense experience.

Can via Beer 52 monthly sub. Pours black with a tan head.Aroma: roast, oats, liquorice, light smoke. Taste: light to moderate sweet & bitter, dry, coffee dark berries. Medium body with average carbonation. Something missing, for me

Panda at home, thanks to SHIG, 20/01/21. Pale golden blonde with a decent white cap. Nose is citric sherbets, tangerine, grass, melon, airy malts. Taste comprises orange zest, grass, light pine, melon, light grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with balanced hop bitterness. Tidy enough pale.

375ml can from Beer52. Eye - black, fairly thick pour with creamy tanned head which lasts; very good. Nose - roasted malts, ash, coffee, milk chocolate: inviting Taste - semi-sweet, ash, coffee beans, chocolate, a hint of jammy fruits. There is just enough sweetness to balance the bitter notes. Palate - medium body and smooth, only a small dryness which is just as well with the ash and bitter flavours. Overall - Its a very good stout.

[375ml can from Beer52.] A slightly hazy straw coloured pour with a loose white head; citrusy aroma with a touch of farmyard; rather acidic taste that's not particularly pleasant; then a dry and sour finish. Not great.

Can from Beer 52. Main strand in the aroma is vanilla but with some oats. Pours pretty much jet black with a strong beige head. Roasted malts in the mouth, together with liquorice, blackberry jam and hints of chocolate. Texture is fairly creamy. More bitterness and hitns of peppermint in the finish. A nice a complex beer for its strength – I rather like it !

Can: Poured a hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma is hoppy, fruity, perfume. Taste is hops bitter, fruity, citrus, rugged lingering bite.

Rocky light brown head left a creamy cover on a near black, finely carbonated body. Rye & malt aroma. Medium bodied, airy on the tongue with fuller creamy back. Roasted, malt, coffee, cereal & jam tastes with a lightly hopped up finish. Tasty