Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

440ml can. Pours red brown with a white head. Aroma is strong, with plenty of pine, caramel and orange. Flavour hits the same notes with a beautiful bitter caramelised orange finish. Very nicely put together, if not the most imaginative combination.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

24th November 2016
Grand tasting at Craft Islington with Hackobock. Clear deep amber beer, good pale tan head. Palate is airy and fairly dry, reasonable carbonation. Smooth malts, some light creamy sweetness. Touch of bitter toffee. Floral bitterness. Tangy fruits and a trace of dark chocolate. Fluffy dry bitter finish. Tasty - comes together well.

A whopper, so smooth and rich. Coffee, anise, blackcurrants.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared at the Hackobock tasting at Craft Islington. Thanks to Ken. It pours cloudy dark brown with a medium tan head. The aroma is toasted brown bread, wood, earth, leather and cocoa. The taste is toasty, wood, leather, bitter cocoa, liquorice, aniseed, umami, brown bread and toffee with a warming finish. Medium+ body and moderate carbonation. Not overly drinkable. Fine enough.

Lots of preserved fruit on this one & nice aging.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle shared at the Craft beer Co tasting 24/11/2016. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. . A clear reddy amber coloured pour aroma is woody toffee, brown sugars, brown bread, dark choc. Flavour is composed of dark liquorice socks, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of brown sugars, coconut.. Palate is semi sweet, moderate carbonation woody. . Dirty toasted pine.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle sample at the "Farewell to Vova Shack" tasting at Stas’s place. Thanks Tom L. Hazy golden, Hoppy aroma, fruity, slightly stale. Flavor is quite dry, slightly sweetish, with a bit of malt, and slightly stale bitterish fruity hops.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle shared in London - cheers! Pours deep brown with a creamy, tan head. The nose holds leathery berries, faint chocolate, earth. Medium sweet flavour with more leathery fruits, brown bread, brown sugar, toasted bread. Medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Good balance in the finish with toasted brown bread, mellow cocoa, toasted toffee. Solid.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bouteille 750cl courtesy of Tderoeck @ Sebletitje’s Farewell Tasting. Brune foncée, col beige. Arôme au nez malté, caramel, rétro fleuri, pointe de fumé. Ressent aussi de fines effluves de caramélisé et de sucre résiduel ponctué de fruité noir. Palais est léger malgré les 11% et la chaleur commence à percer après qcq temps, ressent une bonne épaisseur niveau du seigle et de l’épice. Complexe avec un fini fruité noirs.