7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On draft at From Beer To Eternity, Havant. Dark and inky. Thick foamy light beige head. Aroma has light coffee, hazlenut and caramel. Flavourwise there's an initial sourness followed by nuts and a syrupy sweetness. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Unpresuming stuff.
Tried
from Draft
at
From Beer To Eternity
on 18 Feb 2026
at 18:13
Tried
from Draft
at
Siren RG1
on 28 Jan 2026
at 00:00
Tried
from Draft
at
Raven
on 23 Jan 2026
at 00:00
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Mark the Bearded Avenger, 21/12/2025.
Deep mahogany brown topped with a beige cap formed of bubbles that escapes to the edge.
Nose is dark malts, dried fruit esters, toffee, light herb.
Taste comprises stewed fruits, brown bread, toffee, hint of tobacco, leather.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy mild.
Deep mahogany brown topped with a beige cap formed of bubbles that escapes to the edge.
Nose is dark malts, dried fruit esters, toffee, light herb.
Taste comprises stewed fruits, brown bread, toffee, hint of tobacco, leather.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy mild.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2025
at 16:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Can at home, from the Hive, 15th November 2025. Pours a thin black beer. Aroma is malty, taste is cocoa, malts, chocolate, a little hoppy, but not enough
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2025
at 15:38
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at EBF Nov 25. Opaque dark brown. Thin foamy off-white head. Aroma has dark berries and creamy mocha. Flavourwise it's tangy and sour berries over light mocha. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Decent traffic Mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2025
at 20:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
440ml can. Pours very dark brown with a large head. Aroma is blackcurrant menthol and dusty liquorice. Taste has watery blackcurrant hop. A little cocoa.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2025
at 19:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at The Townhouse, Petersfield. Opaque-hazy pale light gold. Foamy white head. Aroma has soft stone fruit and a resinous edge. Spice. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent finish. Pleasent enough but doesn't do wow me.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Townhouse, Petersfield
on 19 Jun 2025
at 19:59
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can bought at Borough Beer House, Farnham. Clear gold. Foamy tight white head. Aroma combines a herbal streak with soft sweet fruit. Big dose of malts. Medium bitter. Resinous. A restrained but still tart vinous flow. Sweeter fruit comes into play. Chewy malts are more evident into the finish. But it's the sour edged bitterness that prevails. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long finish is both rather dry and astringent. After an initial few gulps my enjoyment ebbed. The combination of dry bitterness, vinousness and herbs became jarring.
Tried
from Can
at
Borough Beer House, Farnham
on 04 Jun 2025
at 20:34