Bottle shared on Level 42 15/08/2016. Many thanks to Big Dave for this one. A nutty brown coloured pour with a fading light tan head. Aroma is earthy choc, powdery choc, nutty malts, earthy grains. Flavour is composed semi sweet toasted nuts, dried choc, earthy mineral, hints of jammy fruits. Palate is tannin, moderate carbonation, milky. Ok. Little woody.

Bottle care of Dave. It pours darkest brown with a medium beige head. The aroma is sweet, juicy, bitter - sweet, chocolate gateaux, orange sherbet and nougat. The taste is smooth, bitter - sweet, roasted malt, earthy roast, coffee grounds, millionaires shortbread, earth, toasted stuff, charred wood with a dry finish. Medium body, soft carbonation and oily mouth - feel. Decent.

Bottle shared in London - many thanks to David. Pours clear brown with a frothy, khaki head. Well toasted grains in the aroma, some cocoa. Light sweet flavour with baking cocoa, with leathery berries, earth. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Somewhat dry on the finish, with more dusty cocoa, leather, light roast. Enjoyable.

Sampled from can thanks to Scopey. Hazy pale yellow color, small white head. Aroma is sweet, some candy, lightly strawberry icecream. Taste lightly malts, lightly sweet, slightly candy strawberry flavors in there, lightly bitter finish. Average body, medium carbonation. Ok beer.

Can shared with the RB team. The aroma is cloudy yellow beige with a thick white head. The aroma is sweet, cream soda, strawberry, jam, candy and yoghurt. The taste is smooth, mellow, restrained bitterness, strawberry & cream, straw, mild lemon peel, boiled sweets with a dry finish. Medium body and average carbonation. Easy drinking and decent balance.

33can. Trübes goldenes Bier mit einer geringen weißen schaumkrone. Geruch fruchtig hopfig, milde Erdbeeren, trocken. Geschmack trocken hopfig, milde Erdbeeren, süffig.

Bottle at james’s. Pours deep brown, nose is chocolate, roasted, coffee, taste is sweet toffee, chocolate, thin.

Can at home, fancy ass ring pull, 08/08/16. Lightly hazed golden amber with a well appointed off white head that retains well. Nose is bitter orange, straw, bread dough, melon, toasted grain. Taste comprises pale malts, orange pith, citric kissed straw, melon, lemon rind, soft bread, tangerine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light hop bitterness in the close. Ok to average APA.

11th July 2016
Level 42 botteshare. Thanks to Big Dave. Hazy gold beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is airy and soft, modest fine carbonation. Soft creamy malts. A little fresh orange. Mild orange peel. Smooth pine and very mild hop spice. Touch of mango. Smooth finish. A soft IPA but tasty.