Cask at The Penny Black, JDW, Bicester, Oxon 16-04-09 Pours amber with a white head. The aroma on this beer was almost non-existent. Tasted a little of vanilla initially with also a little breakfast tea. There is a smouldering but easy going bitterness, its fine. A5 A3 F6 P3 Ov11 2.8

(Cask@Beer Hunters, Pori). Dark ruby-copper color, creamy beige head. Crisp, menthol hoppy aroma. Quite hoppy, some caramelly maltyness. Good hoppy session ale with caramelly backbone. Could be more lively, but otherwise a-ok.

On gravity at Swindon BF 30/10/08. Golden coloured with a slight white head. Aroma of hay and grassy hops with a touch of sweet malts. Flavour had some sweetish biscuit malt, followed by floral, grassy hops and a decent bitter finish. Good.

(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki, on 2008-09-25) Pale amber. Clear. Medium sized bubbly white head. Light malty nose. Medium bodied palate with little carbonation. Malts, bit of salty liquorice, bitterness, hops and white bread in taste. Ok.

(Cask at Angleterre, Helsinki, on 2008-09-20) Golden. Clear. Small white quickly disappearing head with large bubbles. Grass and malts in nose. Full bodied palate, dryish, little carbonation. Malts, white bread, grass and bitterness in taste.

Cask-conditioned at The Royal Oak, Bath 14/9/08. Dark amber with a slight, off-white head. Aroma has a touch of fruit and plenty of doughy malt. Flavour was along the same lines with a long, bitter finish. Ok.

(Re-rate, cask at St Urhos Pub, 20180509) The beer poured deep amber and clear. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had fruitiness, soap and citricness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, spiciness, creamy toffee and bitterness. Aftertaste was hoppy and bitter. A pleasant hoppy brew. Old score: 5-3-7-3-12

(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub, Helsinki, on 2008-09-11) Pale golden. Clear. Quite dense long lasting white head. Fruity and hoppy light nose. Quite light palate with little carbonation. Malts, yeast, hint of salty liquorice, bitterness and fruitiness in taste.

[16/5/2008 on draught at The Inn at Freshford, Somerset] My brother Jim called it "pure evil in a glass", my Dad agreed. I thought so too at first, but it did grow on me a little over the course of the pint. Burnt malt dominates throughout. There’s some fruity tanginess in the background. It’s intensely and unpleasantly bitter but leaves a syrupy coating in your mouth. 4/3/4/2/8 (2.1) [25/12/2012 bottle, gift from Mum & Dad] Brown-black with a moderate beige head and a smooth mouthfeel. Coffee, dark chocolate and blackcurrant come through with a growing roasty bitterness in the finish. Very good - thoroughly enjoyed this. Don’t know why it was so much better than on my original cask rating; I suspect my tastes have matured rather than the cask having been bad, and as a result have posted my new and much higher rating of 7/4/8/4/15 (3.8)

On gravity at the Old Tavern, Bristol 23 Feb 2008. Dark brown with a reddish tinge. Dark fruit aroma with some citrus hops. Flavour had plenty of caramel, fruit and a long, bitter finish. Very drinkable.