Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy dark amber pour with a bubbly white head, hint of lemon on the aroma, taste is malty with a hint of fruity hops, grass and some caramel.

Bottle thanks to Fergus. It pours darkest brown with a small beige head. The nose is toasty, roasted malt, smoke, charred wood, earth, meaty and umami. The taste is smooth, toasty, earthy roast, roasted malt, mild acidity, coffee, cocoa, charred stuff and light alcohol wit ha dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Smooth and well-rounded stuff.

Bottle shared in London - many thanks to Fergus. Pours deep brown with a dense, frothy tan head. The nose holds burnt toast, light wood, faint cocoa. Medium sweet flavor, a little smokey, with well roasted malts, coffee grounds, bitter earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Strong charred malt finish, some baking cocoa, some dark fruits. Nice depth. Good stuff.

28th January 2015
Opaque dark brown beer, tidy tan head. Palate is airy and semi dry. Fine carbonation. Medium dark malts, smooth with a little roast. Bubblegum esters. Trace of dark fruits before a smooth dry finish. Smooth, drinkable but standard.

Draught @ Craft Beer Co - Clerkenwell, 82 Leather Lane, Farringdon, Greater London, England EC1N 7TR. [ As Orbit Ivo ].Clear medium yellow color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, grassy, citrus, fruity, peach. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity, grass, hoppy, thin. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20140818] 7-3-7-3-14 Bottle 330ml. @ [ (pre-Christmas tasting ) by chriso - London ]. [ As Orbit Ivo ].Unclear medium orange yellow color with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, grassy, fruity hops. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, grain - minetals, pale malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20141207] 6-3-7-3-13

Appearance: Very dark brown, dark tan head.
Aroma: Dark malt, roasted, slight tar.
Taste: More dark malt and roasted, tar. Pretty good.
Bought: Draft House Charlotte, ? ml, £4.40
Info: 17/1-2015

Keg at Beer Rebellion, Peckham. It pours clear amber with a decent white head. The nose is doughy, grassy, sweet citrus, orange sponge cake and dough.. The taste is crisp, juicy, orange rind, earth, dough, stewed orange, mild grass and spice with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Crisp and juicy. Very drinkable indeed!

Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear Beer Fest 2014. Aroma is smoked pehnol, beach wood, rauch malt, and faint cherry. Hazed caramel / dark orange colored pour with a small white head. Flavour is smoked phenols, berry fruit, cranberry, brown sugar, hint of wood. Palate is medium sweet, moderate carbonation. Lingering tangy fruit and grainy malt. Prett well balanced and drinkable.

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Hazed amber with moderate light beige edgeing. Nose is smoked malt, toffee, smoked meat, wheaten tones. Taste comprises smoked gammon, dark malt, smoked wood, charr. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid smoked affair.