Cask @ The Black Sheep, Dublin [240913]
Amber, slight haze, good lacing
Aroma - Light fruity malts, soft citrus hops, slight herbal hop
Taste - Soft fruity malts, soft grassy hops, floral notes, dab of grapefruit pith, nice flavour, good for abv
Palate - Light body, quite oily, good body for abv. Finish as main flavour, quite dry, lingering soft bitter
Overall - Quite a decent beer

Bottle from Drinkstore, Dublin [131213]
Pitch black, big frothy dark tan head, some lacing. Aroma of soft dark malts, some sweet dark chocolate, soft roast. Taste of roasted malts, yeasty, quite rich dark malts, dab of coffee, some soft bitter hop in there, slightly earthy. Medium carb (maybe a bit over carbonated) and body, smooth. Finish - getting more chocolate here, like dry cocoa, dark malts. Overall - Moreish stuff, drank the bottle in no time. I prefer this to the keg beer. 3.6 > 3.7

Keg @ Brew Dock, Dublin [200913] 7/4/7/3/15
Very dark brown, tan bubbly head, good lacing
Aroma of roasted malts, slightly smoky, touch burnt, soft dark malts
Taste of dark roasted malts, very soft burnt notes, some dark soft palin chocolate, milk sugars, dark sugars, i’m getting into this, good stuff
Palate - Medium carb, medium thin body, too fizzy for a stout, sweet dark malts with slight burnt toasted notes. Finish as mian flavour, soft bitter, dark powedery chocolate, not keen on the fizz but a swirl helps sort it out
Overall - I’d prefer this on cask as the fizz loses the underlying smoothness. Did like this one

Draught. Black with a tan short lived head, good lacing. Aroma is milk chocolate. Flavour is coffee and chocolate on a velvet light bitter base. Burnt dry palate.

Draught. Clear gold with a medium head. Light bready aroma. Flavour is bread, a little caramel. Not bad just seems like someone forgot the hops.

Draught. Hazy brown with a thin head. Aroma is English bitter. Flavour starts light roast, toffee and spice on a dry bitter ale finish

Draught. Cloudy orange amber with a medium head. Aroma is marmalade. Flavour is a strong dose of citrus hop, bitter orange on an oily base. Rough bitter finish.

Sample at Oslo in Galway. Pours a clear dark golden-brown color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily. Strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted nuts and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of toasted malt, nuts and some berry. The finish is sweet with a short nutty aftertaste. Decent overall.

Sample at Oslo in Galway. Hazy dark golden color with a medium thin off-white head that recedes quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Aroma of grassy hops and malt. Light body with flavors of toasted malt and mildly bitter hops. The finish is lightly bitter with a short herbal hops aftertaste. Barely average overall.

Sample at Oslo in Galway. This beer pours a clear amber color with a medium off-white head that dissipates quickly. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of malt and slight hops. Light-bodied with flavors of caramel malt and grassy hops. The finish is sweet with a short malty aftertaste. Slightly above average overall. Slightly above average overall.