Cask gravity at GBBF 2015 day 2. Mahogany brown reddy coloured pour with a halo of creamy coloured head. Aroma is milky coffee. Coffee bean, amaretto biscuit. Flavour is woody, toast, milky, coffee, palate is semi sweet, moderate cask condition. OK.

12th February 2015
GBBF Day 2. Keg. Thanks to Keen Massey for the samples. Added as porter but may be a pale beer with a ton of colouring. Clear dark brown beer, good pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry and minerally crisp. Rich cold espresso. Touch of chocolate. Some roast. Toward the finish, a fair bit of dark caramel. Light dry finish. Not subtle.

13th August 2015
GBBF Day 3. Keg. Clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and mildly crisp. Light pale malts, modest sweetness. Little floralness. Mild herb and more floralness. Light crisp finish. Not too strongly flavoured.

Fom old notes. From tap. Clear golden orange color with white head. Malty aroma, grainy, bready, herbal hoppy, light grassy, light fruity. Sweet and light bitter taste. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.

Draught @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Opat Benediktin 12° ].Clear medium yellow color with a average to large, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting - diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, grain, cereal, pale malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, bread, grain, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140815]

Bottle. Dark brown color with medium light beige head. Strong chocolate aroma. Dark chocolate in taste, cocoa nibs. Long chocolate finish. Good.

Draught @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Opat Čokoládový Speciál 13° ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, chocolate, dark malt, cheap chocolate, chocolate powder. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, chocolate, cheap chocolate, dusty, chocolate powder, cacao notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140812]