Bottle share at Chris & Ruth’s pre- gbbf shindig, 2015. Mahogany coloured pour with a beige head. Treacle toffee and dark fruit nose. Flavours of toffee, caramel and raisin. Boozy mouthfeel. Heavy going number.

Bottle. Pours a near clear deep amber with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light sweet grain note with a bit of bread and a hint of light fruit and caramel underlying. Flavor has a good amount of sweet grain and toffee with a touch of biscuit and caramel supporting.

Bottle at ChrisOs Pre-GBBF. I picked this up at the brewery. It pours deep ruby with a thick light tan head. The nose is rich, juicy, fruity, fruit cake, rum, toasty brown sugars, wood, leather and rich spice. The taste is rich, oily, woody rum, fruit cake, raisin, toasted brown sugars, resin, earthy roast warming alcohol and spice with a dry woody finish. Medium - full body and moderate carbonation. Nice woody rum character thought. Rich and well balanced. I rather liked this one.

8th August 2015
Pre GBBF tasting as Chris and Ruth’s. Clear dark amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light, semi dry. Modest fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, trace of chocolate. Light vanilla. Mild rum and rum soaked dark fruits. A light sweetish finish. Nice one.

Bottle at Chris & Ruth’s pre GBBF shindig; dark chestnut brown pour with a creamy beige head, aroma has run plus some dark fruits, taste has dark fruits, chocolate and some rum.

Bottle at present GBBF 2015. Clear dark brown lasting beige head. Bready aroma. Malty flavour. Some spirit character. Hot alcohol. Not great. Too boozy.

22 fl oz bottle, no 225. Pours dark brown, deep golden amber with a small tan head. Aroma is overripe fruity, toasted malty and slight caramelish. Roasted, dark malty and overripe fruity. Dark malty finish.

Keg at Garrison, thanks to Daniel. It pours cloudy orange with a small white head. The nose is soft, juicy, grapefruit, Orangina, peach, mango and papaya. The taste is smooth, bitter, freshly squeezed citrus fruits....orange, peach, nectarine, grapefruit, some toasty grain, white bread and pepper with a dry, fruity finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Real fruit for sure. A proper radler. Refreshing stuff.

Bottle in Parrsboro. It pours hazy golden - orange with a decent white head. The nose is doughy, creamy, minerals, orange peel, apricot, toasted grass and light floral notes. The taste is crisp, bitter, minerals, peppery spice, bitter orange, waxy grapefruit, grassy bitterness, apricot, dough and cracker with a dry finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Crisp, bitter and thirst quenching. Decent apa.

Bottle from Garrison. It pours clear deep amber-brown with a decent off-white head. The nose is sweet, oily, toffee, peach, apricot, slick, raisin, light spice and fruit cake. The taste is bitter, piney, toasty sugars, biscuit, earthy, leather, pithy lemon, orange rind, boozy peach, varnish and light spice with a lingering warming, bitter-peppery finish. Bitter and punchy boost ale. Decent stuff though.