7.4

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

(Cask at Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto, 20251226) The beer poured amber and hazy. Its head was tiny and white. Aroma had citrus fruits, grapefruit, black currant leaves and honey. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were black currant leaves, citrus fruits, honey, creamy toffee and bitterness. Aftertaste had resin and bitterness. Tasty.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

(Keg at Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto, 20251217) The beer poured amber and hazy. Its head was medium sized and white. Aroma had honey, spiciness, herbalness and lightly toffee. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were honey, earl grey tea, herbalness, spiciness and bitterness. Aftertaste had herbalness, ear grey tea and bitterness. A nice hoppy brew with complex flavours.

7.6

Crisp, grainy malty and grassy hoppy with some hay, earthiness and bitterness. Crushable.

6.4

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

On tap at One Pint Pub, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of English bready malt, some soil, and a touch of esters. Flavour is full of English bready malt, gentle hops, and light esters. Actually better than it would likely be on cask. Pleasant.

7.8

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

On tap at SalamaNation, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is very English in the malt department, with big English bready malt, some earthy rye, and a touch of dry cocoa. Flavour is dry and bold, with lots of English bready malt, earthy rye, and a pronounced bitter finish. Really superbly constructed and balanced. Excellent.

7.6

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

(Keg at Konttori, 20251110) The beer poured black. Its head was medium sized and lightly brown. Aroma had burnt malts, dark chocolate and lightly ash. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were burnt malts, ash, dark chocolate, liquorice and bitterness. Aftertaste had burnt malts ash, liquorice and bitterness. Tasty burnt brew.

7.6

Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ SalamaNation, Helsinki.
Poured dark brown in color, off white head.
Roasted malty aroma, also some slightly nutty flavours. Chocolate is there, cocoa. Pleasantly dry fortunately. Good stuff.

7.3

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

Draught at Pien Shop, Helsinki.
Poured clear and golden in color, frothy white head.
Malty and sweetish but nice grassy light bitter finish. Quaffable.

7.6

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

Draught, Juova.
Poured amber in color, thin white head.
Amber, malty and bready aroma and flavor. Some caramel. Clean, easy and crushable.

7

Nice body, mildly hoppy, clean and crisp. Grassy and floral, fairly dry, smooth, very lekker.