Bottle. Hazy brown color with white head. Aroma is chocolate, fudge, brown sugar. Taste is chocolate, brown sugar, very sweet. Silky mouthfeel with low carbonation. Decent, but too sweet for me.

330ml bottle from cgarvieuk, cheers Craig, presume this is from 2014. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is sweet, sugary, chocolate. Taste is sweet, sugary, dark chocolate, coffee, dark fruits, roast, toffee, warming bitter finish. Medium body, soft carbonation.

Bottle at cgarvieuk's, bb 2013. Pours clear brown. Aroma is caramel, old hops, greens. Body is medium, oxidized, softly sour, little smoke. Dead. Meh.

Bottle at Craig's. Many thanks to the host for this vintage treat. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, spiced, umami, herbal vibes, bready, brioche and toffee. The taste is dry, slick, oily, sticky, umami, earthy, orange peel, peachy, orange peel, spice, herbs, oak and booze with a dry finish. Medium body and fine. Not bad at all.

Bottle from Ben Hislop. Many thanks! Dark brown colour, brown foam. Roasty, coffee, sweet malts, some notes of dried fruit. Very nice stout.

9th February 2017
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Paul. Light haze on this deep amber beer, no real head. Palate is light and dry, good carbonation. Unsweet caramel and toffee malts. Floral bitterness. Odd chemicals. Spicy bitterness and ripe fruits. Light dry finish. Quirky but drinkable.

Bottle shared in CW - thanks to Paul. Pours clear brown with a creamy, tan head. Lots of ripe fruits in the nose, brown sugar, dates, toffee. Medium sweet flavour with a little booze, well toasted malts, mild earthy bitterness, dried berries. Medium to full bodied with average carbonation. Lightly warming to finish, with further brown sugar, figs and dates, leather. Not bad.

Bottle shared on Level 42 09/2017. Many thanks to Paul for this one. A caramel brown coloured pour with no head. Aroma is semi sweet, cola cubes, toasted brown sugars, aged malts, toffee, choc. Palate is medium bodied, lowish carbonation, sticky, musty. Flavour is composed of black liquorice, stale malts, dark choc, woody, bitter dark liquorice, ok.

Bottle thanks to Ben, shared at level 42. It pours deep red - brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is sweet, sticky, cola, dark fruits, toffee, tablet, toasty, vinous character and jam. The taste is bitter - sweet, dark fruits, dried berry, booze, spicy, herbal, buckie, booze, warming, toasty, wood and leather with a warming, herbal finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Rather interesting stuff. Good one.

Bottle split at L42, thanks to Scoopy, 09/02/17. Rich dark amber with a decent beige cap. Nose is tangy fruits, spice, toffee, light roast, dark malts. Tasrte comprises light smoke, tonic fizz, toffee, fruit cake, light spice. Medium bodied, spritzy carbonation, semi drying close. Decent for style.