Bottle shared at the ChrisO Flags of Many Nations Easter Tasting 2013 - London. Pours dark brown with a creamy, off-white head. Burnt chocolate aroma, some roasted malts. Light to medium sweet flavor with hefty charred malt character, a bit of bitter baking cocoa. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sturdy bitter char and earth to finish, with more bittersweet baking cocoa. Decent, but any juiciness to the hops is overtaken by the potent roasted malt character.

Cask @ The Vintage, Leith [080713]
Amber, slight haze, nice pillowy dense white head, good lacing
Aroma of soft tropical fruits, sweet fruity mellow grapefruit pith, sweet pale fruity malt, soft sweet resinous hop
Taste of tropical fruits, soft grapefruit, tangy citrus, slight grassy hop. really nice soft fruity pale malt backbone, decent fresh hoppy flavour
Palate - Medium body, smooth. Finish as main flavour but a little over dry on the linger
Overall - A really good beer - shame I could only have a 1/4 pt

Cask at cloisters... Hazy copper... Thin tan head... Soft sweet fruits... Light pepper nose... Grapefruit front... Light cheesy oilyness... Long soft lychee finish and a tiny peppery bite... Im not fond of something in this probably a hop of some description

Cask at the vintage... Golden amber... Creamy white head... Big zezty orange fruits... Dry zezty passion and orange... Little too dry for me but nice

Cask @ Cloisters [250613]
More tonic wine in the nose...Taste more intense and smoother than bottle...richer body.....yum yum 3.6 to 3.8

Bottle from Beer Hive, Edinburgh [230613] 7/4/7/3/15
Dark caramel ruby brown, big frothy tan head, good lacing
Aroma of caramel, some soft roasted malt, dab of smoke, some raisin, soft dark fruits, background of sweet malts, some charred toast
Taste of caramel malts, fruity red berries, soft roast, soft toffee, dab of smoky wood, getting a hint of the tonic wine with the fruitiness, subtle smoke is good as I’m not a fan of really smoky beers, not sure where the tablet is but prob just adds some sweetness, additions are subtle, good flavour, some very soft bittter hedgerow hop in there, fairly complex
Palate - Medium carb, little over fizzy, thin to medium body - a tad thin. Palate is quite sweet, with some soft roast bitterness. Finish is quite dry, fruity malts, dab of burnt smoke, getting some chcocolate now, clean finish
Overall - Decent 80/- and the additions of tonic wine works well and isn’t gimmicky. Would like to try this cask and see it it has a bit more body

2nd May 2013
Opaque dark brown beer, good pale cream -tan coloured head. Palate is fairly light, semi dry and has fine carbonation. Light creamy malt, melow smoke, sweet spice and dark fruits. Very slightly sour. Finishes soft with a light carbonated nip and a super mild bitterness.

cask at cloisters ... light hazy copper ... thin white head ... huge zezty orange pine passion nose ... big hop front ... little cheezy ... light sweet hop oils ... zezty ... huge huge huge drying ... light cheesy linger ... far too much hop for me... interestinly after taking notes... it drinks easier than expected... Mainly this is because its the finish i really dont like the main body of teh beer is juicy and tasty.. but its finidh is too dry too bitter and just a little cheese for me

33 cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Nisse666. Gusher alert. Brune, col léger beige. Arôme est malté, grillé avec un subtile ajout fumé et un fruité noir léger. Palais est malté, caramel, avoine, reste assez sec, fruité noire et un fumé subtile. Fini sec.

Bottle gift from Craig to gbg crew cons 2013-06-08 Mölndal - bottle exploded! AR: roasted malt, licorice, dark herbal tea AP: dark brown, frothy head, yeast pieces are floating around in the liquid F:chocolate, herbal Tea, coffee, sour, licorice shot, fizzy