7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Shakespeare's ACH, Sheffield - Jet black body with a slightly pinky-beige top. Lots of rich chocolate in this, sweet at the beginning, roasty at the back, slight fruity jam tang somewhere in the middle.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shakespeareโs Ale & Cider House
on 02 Jan 2026
at 18:06
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can. Pitch black pour with a thin tan head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla, chocolate, molasses. Taste is very rich, loads of coffee and vanilla, chocolate, molasses, very sweet, a bit of booze, some roasty/coffee bitterness. Medium-full bodied, smooth.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 31 Dec 2025
at 23:21
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
from Draft
at
The Colmore
on 31 Dec 2025
at 15:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at home, from HOTM online, 23/12/2025.
Black with a tan cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, coffee, molasses, dried fruit rinds.
Taste comprises dark malts, coffee grinds, charr, roasted bite, chocolate shavings, hint of vanilla.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Decent enough sipper but lacking some depth for the hefty ABV.
Black with a tan cap that thins to a swirl.
Nose is chocolate, dark malts, coffee, molasses, dried fruit rinds.
Taste comprises dark malts, coffee grinds, charr, roasted bite, chocolate shavings, hint of vanilla.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Decent enough sipper but lacking some depth for the hefty ABV.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2025
at 21:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Murky Amber body with a beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of copper penny and caramel. Flavour of hard candy and strawberry. Medium body with a chewy mouthfeel. Soft fizz. This is pretty tasty. Itโs a bit like a cross between a bitter and a red IPA.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal)
on 07 Dec 2025
at 16:10
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from the Fuss Club. Nose is chocolate wafer, coffee, cocoa, liquorice toffee, raisin, caramel. Taste is chocolate wafer, vanilla, cocoa, coconut, dark roast coffee. Boozy warming action with a slowly developing underlying sweetness. Rather nice.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 29 Nov 2025
at 22:16
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Margaret Beaufort gave birth to the Tudor dynasty. Atom have given birth to a traditional stout here, a session styled effort with light roasted malts in both aroma and taste and an easy texture.
Tried
from Cask
at
Drink?
on 29 Nov 2025
at 05:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can. Pours jet black with a small head. Aroma is bitter coffe and vanilla. Taste has roast and chocolate cake throughout, with bitter coffee and cough syrup on the finish. A little vanilla on the aftertaste.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2025
at 20:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can sourced from Fuss Club at home in London - 25/11/2025 Roasted malty and solid hoppy aroma and taste, getting some nice citrus fruity goodness coning through, pine needles, charred ashy earthy malts, singed brown sugar, citrusy fruity piney hoppy and light to medium ashy roasted malty finish. Very nice BIPA.
Tried
from Can
from The Fuss Club
on 25 Nov 2025
at 19:51
