6.5

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

Hand pulled pint at the Railway Tavern, Newport, Shropshire on 22nd October 2025. Light golden body, white crown. Hoppy front on a solid malty base, a bit weak (it's only 3.4% ABV), but it was fine overall.

8

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

500ml bottle @ Belgian Beer Geeks Autumn Gathering 2025. Pours pitch black with a deep tan head. Aroma of roasted malt. Quite a roasty, layered stout profile, medium to full bodied with a lasting roast linger. Nicely done.

7.5

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

Bottle at BBGG. Black with tan head. Huge roast, earthy, licorice, smokey, coffee, dark chocolate. Medium sweet and bitter. Solid medium bodied, dry roasted finish. Nice.

7.6

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

Bouteille 50cl à Belgian Summer Beer Gathering, merci Matt.
Brune foncée, col blanc-cassé.
Arôme sur un bouquet marqué par le smalts – pas mal de grillé, chocolaté, avec une certaine note de café qui perdure en rétro-nasal. Balance discrète par les houblons que j’attendais plus dans la lignée anglaise classique.
Palais sur un malté assez sec, note cendrée, le tout avec un suivi de fruits noirs – chocolaté en support, petite note de grillé avec ce distinct caractère anglais malté rehaussé par un amérisant plus sur le terreux/herbacé.

7.4

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

First off, this is not a stout. But hey, what do I know. Anyway, after a week all inclusive on a family holiday in Turkey I realise what is good beer. I worked out that I could drink a maximum of 3 of the local macro stuff before I couldn't face any more, but luckily they had Chivas Regal so i was OK. Back in the room. This is a proper dark bitter, rich, a bit of smokiness, rich depth of flavour. It's really good. Maybe i needed the holiday as a palate cleanser.

8

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

Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a deep black with a light brown head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, chocolate, licorice, smoke. Taste is rich roasted malts, smoke, coffee, big bite, bitteness.

5.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Panda thanks to Grumbo: Poured a murky orange with a white head. Aroma is hoppy, perfume, fruity. Taste is bitter hoppy, floral.

4

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7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from a random farm shop in the New Forest. Really pale in the glass and uncompromising bitter taste that is so far up my street that it's incredible.