(Cask at Craft Beer Clapham, London, 23 April 2016) Black colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with chocolate, vanilla and coffee. Malty, roasted taste with notes of chocolate, vanilla, creamy coffee, roasted nuts and a balanced cacao bitterness in the finish. Light body, with a certain sweetness. Possibly a bit thin, but tasty and well balanced with a creamy chocolate character. Nice one.

(Cask at Craft Beer Clapham, London, 23 April 2016) Pale amber colour, slightly hazy, with dense off-white head. Malty, slightly fruity nose with citrus, toast, apricots and citric/herbal hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, apricots, citrus and a balanced, slightly earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and well balanced. Quite nice.

Cask at CASK Pub & Kitchen. It pours darkest brown with a small beige head. The aroma is rich, bitter - sweet, chocolate cake, liquorice, chewy malt, salted caramel and earth. The taste is bitter, peppery spice, salty, liquorice, earthy roast, toasted nuts, dark fruits, touch of ash & coffee grounds with a dry, toasted finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Aroma is quite nice, but it lacks a bit of body. Not bad.

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Kew Petersham Porter ].Clear dark black brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, sweet malt, nutty, chocolate, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, dark malt, fruity - plum, nutty, chocolate, smoke notes ! Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160217]

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Kew Sheep in Wolfs Clothing ].Unclear - hazy matt medium amber color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat - yeast, caramel, pale malt, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, fruity hops, light to moderate yeasty, yeast - wheat - weizen yeast, rubber. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, banana, rubber, wheat, sweet malt, yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219] 5

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2016, National Winter Ales Festival (2016), The Roundhouse, Pride Park, Derby, Derbyshire, England, DE24 8JE. [ As Kew Nightshade ].Clear dark brown color with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, roasted, spicy - peppery - chili. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, malt bitter, roasted, chocolate, spicy, chili warm finish. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160219]

Cask gravity @ Craft 100. Pours a hazy golden pale orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy aroma. Fruity malty weak earthy hoppy citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty weak citrus hoppy finish.

14th April 2016
Bottlshare at Mr Smith’s pad. Thanks to our host. Lightly hazy gold beer, untidy pale cream colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable carbonation. Smooth light malts, medium sweet. Modest floral mid. Trace of citrus peel. Dry finish. Smooth and light, okay.

Bottle shared at Leighton’s place 14/04/2016. Many thanks to Leighton for this one. Mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a loose thin head. Aroma is nice floral citrus hop, pez sweets, light grains, . Flavour is composed of light raw grains, husks, little orange rind, drying finish. Palate is dry and grainy, drying finish. Ok. Decent hop character.

330ml bottle. Cloudy, orangey golden colour with huge, firm, foamy, fairly lasting, moderately lacing, white head. Slightly fruity aroma with a touch of peach, malty background with a touch of rye crispbread. Taste is slightly dry, minimally soapy hoppy, malty basis with subtle sweetness, unspecific fruitiness, cautious rye spiciness, a touch of peach.