Cask at PoW, Farnborough. A musty coffee aroma. Glistening black. Medium beige head. Creamy before a bitter kick. Coffee and liquorice. Medium bodied. Soft mouthfeel, with pleasant carbonation. Long finish. Good stuff, but not sure it’s really the black IPA it claims to be. The initial greatness does a good job of hiding the bitterness.

Cask at Cambridge Winter Beer Festival, Friday 20th January 2017 in company of FatPhil and Anna Deep chestnut in colour, rich, woody quite rich for the abv, some gritty cocoa, whilst there is a richness it does just lack a certain something. I like Downton and this is another solid beer. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov14 3.4

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 4/1/2017. Golden in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Sweetish, biscuity malts, a touch of leafy hop and some citrus fruit, before a moderately bitter, finish. Fine.

Cask (gravity) @ EBF21 2015, 21th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Downton Orimental ].Clear medium yellow color with a average, open and frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, vomit notes (UK yeast). Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, pale malt, citrus, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150809] 6-3-7-3-14

Cask (gravity) @ EBF21 2015, 21th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE. [ As Downton Bogus Buffalo APA ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate hoppy, citrus, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity, flowers, pale malt, citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20150809] 7-3-7-3-14

Fra cask/gravity på Plymouth CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival 24 Sep 16. Mørkebrun. Lavt luftig skum. Kraftig appelsinaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken blodappelsin med en anelse sjokolade. Tørr avslutning.

Bottle from Kris Wines. Lively bottle sprayed a bit when opened, and then pours out with a huge rocky head. Mildly cloudy amber body. Up front malty aroma, taste takes off in a different direction, sharp, prickly hoppy bitterness. Malts linger in the background with some residual sweetness. Tangy on the finish too.

Il gusto al naso incontra il luppolo ed il limone. L’intensità olfattiva è elevata e la persistenza olfattiva è notevole. Il cappello di schiuma ha una scarsa tenuta La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine e la carbonazione è media. La consistenza del liquido è limpida. Il perlage è costituito da poche bollicine fini spinte all’insù da una carbonazione morbida. Il colore è giallo dorato brillante. Il corpo è strutturato. L’amaro è deciso. L’intensità gustativa è elevata e la persistenza gustativa è buona. Il gusto è piacevolissimo. Le sensazioni boccali finali sono luppolate per una "buona birra". Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è intenso. L’aroma in bocca riporta sentori di miele, frutta secca, resina, agrumi, erbe aromatiche, pompelmo, limone e cedro. L’alcol sappiamo che c’è, ma non è per nulla invasivo.

Gravicask, shared with Finn on the second day of Plymouth Camra Beer Festival 2016. Clear brown coloured body. Filmy layer, scattered lacing. Roasted dark chocolate malty nose. Malt-fruity taste of dark chocolate and roasted citrus peels. Soft in the mouth, Easy to drink. Satisfying (24.09.2016).

Gravity cask at the Land Rover Beer Festival 2016. Poured a crystal clear light straw colour with a bubbly round head. The aroma is yeast nettle floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light crisp hop, light toothpaste citrus palate. Light to medium bodied with soft carbonation. One of the better Downton beers.