Bottle at home. Dark brown/black coloured with golden bubbly head. Quite sticky looking. Aroma is roasted malt, slightly herbal, bit creamy. Taste has a touch of smoke, toffee, chocolate, some liquorice and lots of roastiness again.Touch of bitterness with the sweetness at the end. Much better than I thought it was going to be. Medium bodied and pretty nice. --- Beer merged from original tick of Bad King John on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7. Original review text: Bottle at home. Dark brown/black coloured with golden bubbly head. Quite sticky looking. Aroma is roasted malt, slightly herbal, bit creamy. Taste has a touch of smoke, toffee, chocolate, some liquorice and lots of roastiness again.Touch of bitterness with the sweetness at the end. Much better than I thought it was going to be. Medium bodied and pretty nice.

Bottle from Sainsburys. Slightly red, probably more dark blond colour. Little white head that doesn't last long. Aroma is a quite biscuity, bit hoppy citrus, and quite sweet with a herbal twist. Taste is initially weird, slightly stale, but progresses into something malty with a bitter finish. Feels a bit thin in the mouth, but has something indescribable about it. Lingers in the mouth for a while afterwards. Confusing but interesting. --- Beer merged from original tick of Ivanhoe on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Bottle from Sainsburys. Slightly red, probably more dark blond colour. Little white head that doesn't last long. Aroma is a quite biscuity, bit hoppy citrus, and quite sweet with a herbal twist. Taste is initially weird, slightly stale, but progresses into something malty with a bitter finish. Feels a bit thin in the mouth, but has something indescribable about it. Lingers in the mouth for a while afterwards. Confusing but interesting.

500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers!]. Clear, yellow-ish, golden colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Sweet-ish, minimally grainy malty and herbal, fruity, hoppy aroma, some toffee and butterscotch, a touch of nettle and yellow berries. Taste is sweet-ish malty, minimally fruity hoppy, hints of butterscotch, toffee, am unspecific fruity touch of yellow fruit.

Bottle from Tbone, thanks! Blonde. Grapefruit and flowery hops in the aroma. Firm flowery and grassy hopbitterness with lemon. Thinnish, but quite well balanced. Excellent ale.

Bottle from Tbone, thanks! Orange color. Malt and pineapple in the aroma. Hints of smoke. Malty, salty alcoholic flavor. Plums and peach fruit hidden behind the alcohol. Surprisingly drinkable.

Bottle from Tbone_, thanks! Amber color. Tropical fruit and cardemom in the aroma. Spicy, nutty bitter flavor. Sweet, sugary with a sticky mouthfeel. Disappointing.

Bottle from Tbone_, thanks! Orange blonde color. Flowery and peppery hops in the aroma. Hopbitter flavor with a hint of grapefruit. Thin, just a bit alcoholic. Hint of butterscotch. Not bad.

Bottle from Tbone_, thanks! Orange color, frothy head. Grapefruit and oily hops in the aroma. Firm oily hopbitter flavor with citrus, especially grapefruit. Long oily hopbitter flavor. Thin but very tasty.

Bottle from tbone_, thanks Timo! Orange blonde color, frothy head. Peppery citrusaroma. Flowery, perfumed, peppery citric hopbitter flavor. Firm oily hopbitter aftertaste. Well brewed and tasty ale.