Sample, cask, Volo’s Cask Days, savoured on October 27 2012; eye: light caramel, hazy, no effervescence, ho head; nose: cucumber, resinous hops, fresh, mint; mouth: cucumber, resinous hops, fresh, mint, finale in cucumber with presence of hops, medium body, average carbonation, lightly bitter, a bit thin; overall: it’s good! FRANÇAIS Échantillon, cask, Cask Days de Volo, savourée le 27 octobre 2012; œil : léger caramel, voilée, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse; nez : concombre, houblon résineux, frais, menthe; bouche : concombre, houblon résineux, frais, menthe, finale en concombre avec présence de houblon, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère, un peu mince; en résumé : c’est bon!

Black with minimal head.Light roasted nose.Somewhat thin, roast profile, with medium bitterness in finish.

650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with full head. Aromas of molasses, brown sugar, and roasted malts. Flavors of brown sugar, heavily roasted malts, and a light Christmas cake fruit and spice. Nice enough - warm for 6.5%.

Cask at Central City Winter Cask Fest '13, pours a deep dark mahogany with only a few bubbles for head. Aroma of pure espresso, and perhaps some very light latte like notes. Flavour brings out light espresso, which is obscured by the lactose, creating a milky feel, but still really light-bodied and weak. Decent attempt.

A hazed golden amber IPA with a thin white head. in aroma, loads of cuke pulp, light mint, refreshing. in mouth, an interesting smooth IPA with light watermelon, cucumber mix, mint water and floral hops, nice. Cask at Cask Days 2012.

650 ml bottle. Pours a dark brown with red hints and little head. Aromas of black coffee and light chocolate. Similar flavors with a hint of cola and dark fruit. Dry. Medium body. Nice for the low ABV.

More of an IPA-style bitter, more carbonation than I expected. Okay copper body with little head, smooth finish, but it’s missing the proper bitter-ness of a proper English brew. Still all right.

Roasted coffee, tame but there, a bit of chocolate that straddles the milky and semi-sweet with some oats thrown in the finish.

Bottle from Liberty Wine on Commercial Dr, Vancouver
Dark brown color, almost black. Very nice aroma of roasted malt, smoke, campfire, wood. The mouthfeel is lean and dry; roasted malt flavor, a bit ashy, with reasonable smoke; no connections to bacon; ordinary bitterness.
It goes from a wonderful aroma to a common flavor; it would be better with more body, less dry, less ashy.

On tap at Bitter Tasting Room, pours black with a medium beige / tan head. Aroma is quite lactic with notes of oatmeal, espresso and a bit of cocoa. Flavour is very similar with lactic and espresso notes upfront, with medium sweetness and a fairly dry finish. Light-to-medium bodied with no harsh edges. Definitely better than the regular R & B stout, but nothing overly ambitious. Solid.