Cask at The Hanging Bat. Pours clear copper, thick off-white head. Aromas of toffee, marzipan, stone fruit. Taste is more of the same, quite a heavy sweetness, more marzipan. Touch on the sweet side for me, but nice.

Bottle 500ml. @ cgarvieuk [ Lets do a chrisO Tasting ], Edinburgh, Scotland. [ As Luckie Ales XXP Porter ].Clear dark brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, coffee, tart malt - coffee, light soy sauce. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, soy sauce, licorice, chocolate, roasted, earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140315]

Bottle split at Bruce’s Pad, thanks to Paul S Copey purveyor of genuine Scottish Shilling beers, 12/06/14. Lightish shade of black with a good sized tan covering that retains well. Nose carries light shades of plastic, dark malts, cocoa pangs, earthy, dark toffee, dark fruit rinse. Taste comprises dark fruit, liquorice, earthy, dark malt, light roast, cocoa powder, leather, toffee fudge. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light roasty tones in the close. Ok stuff.

12th June 2014
Tasting at Bruce’s pad. Thanks to Paul. Hazy deep amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light with fine carbonation. Dry smooth malts, light caramel. Light estery sweetness. Light finish. Tasty enough.

Bottle split at Bruce’s pad, thanks to Paul, 12/06/14. Murky orange with a moderate odd white/light beige swirl. Nose is dark fruits, malty pangs, fruit loaf, figgy jam, toffee. Taste comprises dark malts, toffee, bitter orange, dark fruit rinse, sweet vibes. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, smei drying close. Decent enough balance, OK D’bock.

Bottle at home. It pours lightly hazy golden with a small white head. The nose is earthy, grainy, spice, dough and cake. The taste is crisp, bitter, spicy, grain, grass, pepper, citrus peel, hay and resin with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Tastes pretty alright actually. Interesting spicy golden.

500ml bottle from Great Grog. Pours dark amber, thin white head. Sweet toffee aromas, bread, herbal hops, biscuit. Taste is sweet, herbal bitter, more biscuit. Soreen. Crisp finish, better as it warms up. Nice.

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - looks like irn bru with a big frothy head. Nose - a touch of sweetcorn with lots of honey. Taste - dusty malt and honey. Palate - light to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a Overall - more Vienna than helles but lacking that zip at the end. Wouldn’t have another.

500ml bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours amber orange with a thin white head. Aromas of honey, light corn, grassy. Taste is sweet, dusty malt, light bitterness at the end. Malty more than anything though. More Vienna than Helles for me, but nice.

Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Paul. Pours lightly hazy, rich gold with a creamy, white head. Nice aroma, a good bit of dried fruits, berries, some toffee. Medium sweet flavor, rich orange, bread, some toasty toffee, light leafy bitterness. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Moderately sweet to finish, some meaty, ripe fruits, honey, caramel, faint leaf, berries, bread. Quite well rounded, very drinkable.