7.1

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

9/10/2025. Keg at the 2025 Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival.

8.1

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

9/10/2025. Keg at the 2025 Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival. Great pour. Aroma is sweet, chocolate, roasted, malt, coffee, milk sugars. Very smooth. Nice sweetness, with good balancing bitterness. Really liked this.

7.8

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

7

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5

8

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

Bottle via the online shop. Hazed deep reddy copper with a sturdy fairly dense lasting ginger foam. Nose is oaky and vinous. Flanders-esque balsamic. Strawberry jelly. Taste is pretty tart and dry. Softens up as the beer warms. Nicely juicy sweet tickle. Nice mouthfeel here all soft and foamy with a tart balance. Juicy tart finish where the acidity stays low. Nice one.

7.5

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

Can from the interweb. It pours oily jet black with a dark brown head which dissipates. The aroma is dark roasted malt, charred, burnt toast, rich chocolate vibes, gateaux, praline, nuttiness, chocolate covered coffee beans and salted caramel. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, rich roasted malt, burnt toast, coffee, cacao nibs, rich chocolate character, gateaux, salted caramel, umami, pipe tobacco, treacle, some spice and light alcohol presence with a smooth, roasty finish. Fulsome body, moderate, foamy carbonation. Pretty robust and flavourful.

7

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

can at nicks ...dark black ...thick tan head ...soft sweet meaty dry chocolate Roast malts nose ...soft sweet bitter chocolate roast malts ...dry coffee chocolate roast malts