19th September 2016
Leighton’s flat clearance. Thanks to unclean Daniel. Opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry, modest fine carbonation. Smooth malts with developing coffee bitterness. Tangy dark fruits. Bitter coffee start to dominate. Dry finish. Fine.

Bottle shared at Leightons gaff , 19/09/2016. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. A dark black coloured pour with reddy hues, halo of mid tan head. Aroma is smoked roast, dark choc, ash. Reddy berries. Flavour is composed of rich dark choc, cherry, ashy roast, earthy notes. Palate is bitter roast, choc, medium bodied, frothy carbonation. Like it.

Bottle shared in London - thanks to Daniel. Pours deep brown with a foamy, beige head. The nose holds milk chocolate, light licorice, burnt toast. Light sweet flavour with simple burnt malts, bittersweet chocolate, dried berries. Light bodied with average carbonation. Moderately sweet on the finish, with further baking cocoa, mellow roast, leathery berries. Good beer.

Bottle thanks to Dirty D. It pours darkest brown with a small tan head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, cocoa, plain chocolate, earthy, liquorice, umami, plum, date and prune. The taste is bitter - sweet, sticky, prune, date, plum, fig, jammy, earthy roast, light spice and salted liquorice with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent enough stout, but no game - changer.

Bottle split at Bespin, thanks to Leighton, 19/09/16. Light black with a decent tan head. Nose is nutty, brown bread, fruit loaf, cocoa rub, toffee. Taste comprises chocolate, spice, biscuit, dark berry fruit, earthy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Ok stout.

Keg at salthorse. Pours clear golden, nose is green tea, light smoke, herbal, taste is dry toffee, herbal, tea, chewy.

Keg at salty horse... Hazy Amber.. Thin white lacing.. Soft juicy floral fruit... Soft zesty fruit... Soft light floral tea

Draft @ Commercial Tavern, Spitalfields E1. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty grassy tea aroma. Fruity malty green tea flavor with grassy hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty green tea finish.

Bottle. Ruby color with beige head. Aroma is caramel, earthy hops, a bit of that vomit-like old hops feeling. Taste is the same. Quite british, not excellent.