bottle at home... here's to robs swansong... dark brown.. medicine tcp nose... soft toffee.. elastoplat tcp... well of the four i was pretty sure i wasn't going to like this one. bottle at home.. dark roast.. rich mslts.. bloody smoke nose.. heavy smoke light malt.. big smoke 2.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

The least accessible of the set, great if you love smoke and tcp. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Smoky aromas. Chewy as all fuck. Woody. Challenging.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours clear dark brown with a thin tan head. Aromas of toffee and nuts. Taste brings some of the barrel, but mostly toffee and nuts. Full body, rich, creamy mouthfeel. Clean finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours dark brown to black with a thin cream-coloured head. Aromas of dark chocolate, toffee, and a hint of the barrel. Taste is dark brown sugar, dark chocolate and a hint of wood again. Light smoke and dark fruit. Full bodied and rich in texture. Dry finish. Good.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Pours clear dark brown with a short-lived thin tan head. Carb a bit low. Aromas of toffee, wood and booze heat. Bit of marmalade. Taste is nutty toffee and wood. Full bodied and boozy, thick texture. Good, but might be better with a bit of age on it.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - dark brown to black and close to opaque. Nose - big smoky seawood and iodine. Some toffee lurking at the back. Taste - big tarry, wood thing. Drying smoke. Some dark chocolate if you search for it. Palate - rich and medium to full bodied. Dry woody finish! Overall - I'm not usually a fan of beers being aged in Islay and although this one doesn't have that much in the way of wee heavy notes, I can see complexity will come with laying down.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Initially generous head this time. Nose - big toffee and nut thing going on. Just what a Scotch Ale should give. Taste - light burnt wood going into burnt toffee and nuts. Big praline thing. Palate - full bodied and creamy. Still very drinkable despite the richness. Overall - good stuff.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - dark brown to black and opaque. Thin creamy head. Nose - dark chocolate, light fudge. The wood is more subtle. Taste - molasses, dark chocolate and some wood. Light charcoal and smoke. A hint of blackberry towards the end. Palate - full bodied and rich in texture. Fairly dry and balanced, especially less sweet and boozy than expected. Overall - not sure I'd have known this was a Wee Heavy style underneath as it seems to have a lot of stout characteristics as a result of the barrel ageing. Great stuff. Can drink now, but interesting to keep.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Appellation Wines. Appearance - deep brown to black with a nice fawn head that recedes fairly quickly. Nose - sweet wood and booze. Orange winegums. Taste - rich nuts and toffee. Then big sweet wood and booze thing again. Palate - full bodied and boozy, thick texture. Slightly sweet on the finish, but light roast helps it clean somewhat. Overall - will probably integrate better with another year!

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

330ml bottle from Aldi. Clear golden with a foamy white head. Sweet, light spice aroma. Flavour is big on the cardamon, slightly soapy and left my tongue a little numb. Mellows into a warming wintry spiciness