Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home ... dark copper ... tan head ... soft sweet woody soapy fruit nose ... dry fruit ... herbal fruit .. soft toffee .. dry fruit ... bitter herbal ... wooody bitter fruit ... long soapy fruit .. dry bitter fruit

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle shared in London - thanks to Daniel. Pours black and oily with a creamy, khaki head. The nose holds baking cocoa, hard roast, raisins. Medium sweet flavour with dried berries, ashy roast, scorched earth, more cocoa. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Dry on the finish with more ashy roast, earthy bitterness, alcohol, ash. Not bad.

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

Bottle shared on Level 42 14/11/2016. Many thanks to Daniel for this one. A jet black coloured pour with a mid tan head head. Aroma is big sweet cakey malts, burnt sugars, jammy fruits, liquorice. Flavour is composed of big bitter dark choc, burnt sugars, liquorice, jammy fruits. Palate is medium full, boozy, frothy carbonation. Nice beer. Little tangy in the finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Level 42, thanks to Daniel, 14/11/16. Black with a decent tan head. Nose is roast malt, grains, brown bread, raisins, molasses, burnt chocolate.Taste comprises toffee, biscuit, roast malt, chocolate, light spice, earthy fruit rinds, dark malts. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with an earthy roasted finale. Ok FS.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle thanks to Danny at level 42. It pours hazy black with medium tan head. The aroma is rich roasted maltage, umami, coffee grounds, ashy, charred wood, earth and seaweed. The taste is rich roasted malt, charred wood, earthy roast, umami, cocoa, light spice, dried fruits, dark fruits and some alcohol boost through the finish. Medium body and moderate, foamy carbonation. Not bad.

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

Bottle at home. It pours deep red with a quickly dissipating off-white head. The aroma is raspberry cheesecake, creamy, cherrydrops, earth, barnyard and Victoria sponge. The taste is crisp, tart, juicy raspberry, raspberry pip, jammy, lemon rinse, musty, blue cheese, earth and some acidity with some blue cheese on the finish. Light + body and moderate, prickly. Nice tart raspberry, but the blue cheese character ruins it a bit for me.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at home, thanks to James, 22/10/16. Rich black with a dirty tan head, a solid looking brew. Nose is rich malt, charr, spice, meaty, dark chocolate, molasses. Taste comprises bitter roast, charr, cocoa, black pepper, molasses, biscuit, dark malts, dark fruits, mineral notes, light green chilli. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close with earthy and meaty tones. Decent flavoursome affair.

Keg at the bow bar. Pours hazy golden, nose is light grapefruit, lemon, taste is sweet, light fruit.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle split at Chris & Ruth’s pre GBBF Shindig, 07/08/16. Murky red with a well appointed crimson cap. Nose is tangy berries, raspberry jam, damp straw. Taste comprises tarte blueberries, straw, citric rinds, grains, mineral notes, pink berry fizz. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough ’Linner.