Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle shared pre Zwanze 2014 - thanks to Paul! Pours hazy amber-ruby with a tight, off-white head. Nice malty nose, notes of ripening fruits, light spices, honey. Medium sweet flavor with pleasant, rounded toffee character, ripe berry accents, bread, hints of cinnamon. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Pretty well balanced on the finish, more bready malts, toffee, ripe fruits, berries. Lovely.

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

Bottle shared at home. It pours deep mahogany brown with a small beige head. The nose is rich, earthy, raisin, sultana, malt loaf, prune, umami and dates. The taste is rich, brown bread, fruit loaf, caramel, toffee, raisin, sultana, bruised banana and light alcohol. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Nice malty number. Decent.

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

Cask at the Hanging Bat. Pours clear dark brown, thin tan head. Aromas of nut, chocolate, light coffee. Taste is more of the same, light stone fruit coming in too. A bit thin, which is surprising.

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

Cask at The Hanging Bat. Black body with a thin tan head that fades. No lacing. Aroma of raisins, filter coffee and milk chocolate. Flavour of treacle, Weetos dust and a hint of marzipan. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Low carbonation. A light, sweet Porter.

Bottle at home. Pours amber, nose is sugary sweet, toffee, taste is sweet malty toffee, dry, floral.

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

Bottle at home. Pours amber, nose is sugary sweet, toffee, taste is sweet malty toffee, dry, floral.

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

Bottle at Craig’s. Pours amber, nose is light fruit, toffee, taste is sweet, floral, dry.

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

Bottle from Cornelius, Edinburgh. It pours clear deep mahogany with a long-lasting beige head. The nose is rich, woody, earth, dried fruits, mild jam and bakewell tart. The taste is smooth, rich wood, toasty, dark fruits, dried berry, almost vinous, leather, some bitter bite, toast, toffee and some jam with a lingering woody finish. Medium+ body and fine carbonation. Truly unique and a sexy looking bastard to boot. Good depth and balance. Can’t help but love it.

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

Bottle at home. Pours hazy burnt orange, nose is caramel, grassy, taste is sweet toffee and chewy caramel, creamy, juicy.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Hazy dark amber/orange with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, little toasted, little bread, dark fruits, little nut and hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, little dark fruits, little bread, little sweet, little nut and medium bitter.