7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Cask at Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, London, 20 Nov 2025) Reddish amber colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, hoppy nose with notes of caramel, orange peel, pink grapefruit and resin. Malty, hoppy taste with caramel, crisp-bread, grapefruit, orange peel, pine needles, spruce and a generous citric/piney bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Rich and tasty, with a generous hop presence. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 17 Feb 2026
at 21:34
7.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
3rd December 2025
Bottle at Pigs Ear. Near opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Airy palate, smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dark malts, a modest chocolate. Mildly bretty fruity chocolate goodness. Light finish. A mild pretty linger. Nicely nuanced.
Bottle at Pigs Ear. Near opaque dark brown beer, good tan head. Airy palate, smooth and semi dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy dark malts, a modest chocolate. Mildly bretty fruity chocolate goodness. Light finish. A mild pretty linger. Nicely nuanced.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 12:38
7.5/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown, near black, with a frothy tan head and a mellow roasted malt and chocolate aroma. Creamy smooth with roasted malt, chocolate, a little kick with dry coffee bitterness to finish things off.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer52
on 27 Dec 2025
at 20:40
7.1/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
on 23 Dec 2025
at 00:52
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 20/12/2025.
Deep chestnut brown topped with a beige cap that thins to a swirl and spotting.
Nose is fruit cake mix, raisins, sultanas, dates, toffee, vinous tones.
Taste comprises fruit cake, booze tunes, caramel, prunes, figs, brown sugar dusting, oak.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light rising boost.
Tidy sipper.
Deep chestnut brown topped with a beige cap that thins to a swirl and spotting.
Nose is fruit cake mix, raisins, sultanas, dates, toffee, vinous tones.
Taste comprises fruit cake, booze tunes, caramel, prunes, figs, brown sugar dusting, oak.
Full bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with a light rising boost.
Tidy sipper.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2025
at 17:47
6.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Keg draught at the Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester. Light to mid-gold, clear with a small white head. Bready aroma with some tropical fruit and a touch of stewed stone fruit. Marmalade notes in the taste, big malty character, touches of pineapple. More bitter nearing the finish. Lighter body with medium to heavy carbonation. Little bit lacklustre but certainly drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Two-Tailed Lion
on 04 Dec 2025
at 20:41
6.8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
3rd December 2025
Cask at Pigs Ear. Near clear amber beer, small bubbly tan head. Airy smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Light bodied malts, a little caramel and cream. Ripe citrus and a little orchard fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Solid.
Cask at Pigs Ear. Near clear amber beer, small bubbly tan head. Airy smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Light bodied malts, a little caramel and cream. Ripe citrus and a little orchard fruits. Light and semi dry finish. Solid.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2025
at 19:13
6.9/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gravity Cask at day 2 of the 41st Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 03/12/2025.
Reddish amber topped with an off white head.
Nose is dried fruit rinds, biscuit, toasted grains, light bread dough.
Taste comprises biscuit, faint red berries, caramel, dried fruits.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Fine for the style.
Reddish amber topped with an off white head.
Nose is dried fruit rinds, biscuit, toasted grains, light bread dough.
Taste comprises biscuit, faint red berries, caramel, dried fruits.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Fine for the style.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2025
at 00:00
8/10
—
Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle split with Kenneth at day 2 of the 41st Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 03/12/2025.
Black with a good sized lasting tan head ... a handsome looking beer.
Nose is dried fruit esters, cocoa powder, charr, bretted pangs.
Taste comprises dried fruit, damp oak, raisins, chocolate, funk, sultanas, dates, bretted bite.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Solid complex porter.
Black with a good sized lasting tan head ... a handsome looking beer.
Nose is dried fruit esters, cocoa powder, charr, bretted pangs.
Taste comprises dried fruit, damp oak, raisins, chocolate, funk, sultanas, dates, bretted bite.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Solid complex porter.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2025
at 00:00
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split with Kenneth at day 2 of the 41st Pigs Ear Beer Festival, 03/12/2025.
Hazed golden orange topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is big on funk, pissy citric shreds, damp hay, damp cloth.
Taste comprises damp straw, lemon curd, bretted pangs, grains, funk, stale bread.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced puckering edge.
Decent.
Hazed golden orange topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is big on funk, pissy citric shreds, damp hay, damp cloth.
Taste comprises damp straw, lemon curd, bretted pangs, grains, funk, stale bread.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced puckering edge.
Decent.
Tried
on 03 Dec 2025
at 00:00