On tap @ Beer Temple. Orange/amber color. Off white head, good lace. Aroma: sweet malt & resiny hops, nicely balanced. Flavor is medium bitter and lightly (malty) sweet. Body is fuller than I expected from 5.8%. Firm bitter finish. Nice!

On tap at Beer Temple. Hazy golden colour, dense rocky white head. Aroma of dusty malts, flowery hops, oranges, citrus. Flavour is malty, dry, dusty, oranges, flowery hops, citrus bitter finish. Medium bodied. Really enjoyable beer, reminded me of XX Bitter. Good.

tap at ølbaren pitch dark, smooth dark brown head4 very roasted aroma, roasted malts, brown sugar, 8 flavor is very roasted, malty, good balance, great considering the low abv.

Draught at Craft Beer Co., London. Very black, lively beige head. Heavily roast ywith full body and clean, spritzy mouthfeel. Hoppy greapfruit combines with licorice roastiness, all diluted by severe over carbonation. Long inky bitterness.

Draught@Craft Beer Co, London. Pitch black colour, small off-white head. Aroma is coffee, liquorice and some mild sour berries as well. Flavour is fruity, wooden, some pleasant spicyness, liquorice and mild alcohol and ashes as well.

Keg at Craft Beer Co. It pours opaque black, with a thin tan head. The nose is smoke, leather, roasted malt and salted caramel. The taste is roasted malt, lingering smoke, treacle, tar, ash, burnt malt and salted caramel, with a dry-roasted finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and foamy mouth-feel. Decent.

Keg at CBC, London. Pours oily brown-black with a strong, brown head. Cocoa, roast, licorice aroma. Medium sweet flavor, decent smoke character, some peat, cocoa, mocha. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Touches of smoke to finish, roasted cocoa, toasted sugar, light molasses. A very nice beer.

2010 Vintage received in trade from DavoleBomb, thanks for the opportunity. Pours a solid black color with a frothy tan head that displays moderate retention and lace. Smells of roasted grains, chocolate, coffee, tart fruit, hints of bourbon and vanilla. Taste is more tart than stout, seems something has gotten into the barrel on this one. Sharp tart fruit up front, bitter roasted coffee and chocolate next, and then a mellow oak, vanilla, roasted finish. Medium to thick body with a moderate level of carbonation and a bitter tart mouthfeel. Having known nothing about this beer, my first surprise was the oak aging and my second surprise was the slightly lactic fruity tartness. This is a decent beer as is, but I’d like to think this was fantastic before the lacto got around to souring it.

Bottled@omhper. Amber colour, small head. Aroma is sweet malts, alcohol, hops and mild grasy notes. Flavour is sweet malts, alcohol, hops, resin, honey and some over all quite sweetish notes.