330ml can. Cloudy, yellow-ish, dark golden colour with small to average, creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Piney and zesty, citrusy fruity hoppy as well as husky, pale malty aroma, notes of orange peel, mandarine. Taste is moderately bitter, citrusy fruity and piney hoppy, biscuity pale malty with subtle residual sweetness, notes of lemon peel, orange peel, mandarine; lingering, bitter hoppy finish with a minimally mineral touch. Oily texture, smooth and soft palate, fine and soft, mildly prickly carbonation. Condensed, oily - nice.

500ml can [as Tafat X Anniversary, 6.6% abv.]. Minimally milky, yellow-ish, dark golden colour with average, thick, firm, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Piney and citrusy, hoppy aroma, pale and slightly caramel malty background, notes of lemon, pine, a touch of grapefruit. Taste is dry, moderately bitter, piney and citrusy hoppy, slightly biscuity, pale malty with subtle residual sweetness, notes of lemon, lemon peel, some pine, resin, a touch of grapefruit; lingering, bitter and citrusy hoppy finish. Oily texture, smooth and soft palate, fine and soft carbonation. Crisp and intense, slightly restricted fruitiness, precisely West Coast style - good.

330ml can. Hazy, yellow-ish, bright golden colour with average to huge, fluffy, slowly osteoporosing, moderately lacing, white head. Piney, slightly grassy, fruity hoppy aroma, hints of resin, pine, woody pineapple, some guava, passion fruit, peanut. Taste is dry and bitter, tropical fruity, slightly piney hoppy, hints of mango, passion fruit, some resin, a touch of peanut; lingering, dry, piney finish. Minimally oily, watery texture, dry, simultaneously minimally greasy palate, medium, prickly carbonation. Quite dry and piney, neither really juicy nor overly fruity at all - below average in the style.

Canned 330ml. -at Il Punto Bologna. Black coloured, medium sized beige head, light chocolate in the nose. Light roasted malt, chocolate, cocoa powder and discreet coconut with bitterish finish.

Can. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is interesting, definitely pastry stout that stays true to its name, lots of chocolate, cacao, vanilla, Tonka, strong licorice. Medium to big body. Flavour is rich and sweet, light bitterness, cacao, milk chocolate, astringent fennel and licorice. Too bad for that last part, brings the beer down.

50cl can from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours fairly hazy, orange gold, with fine white foam. Aroma is sweet citrus, toffee, caramel. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is medium bitter, with some sweetness too behind. Final is average.

330ml can. Darkest brwon, quasi black colour with small to average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, tan head. Roasty, dark malty and grassy, citrusy fruity, slightly herbal, hoppy aroma, notes of coffee, a touch of dark chocolate, notes of lemon, grapefruit peel, scallions, hints of eucalyptus, peppermint. Taste is dry roasty and sweet-ish, slightly chocolately, dark malty, bitter, grassy, herbal and slightly citrusy fruity, hoppy, notes of coffee, some dark chocolate, scallions, eucalyptus, peppermint, a touch of grapefruit peel; lingering, bitter, herbal hoppy finish. Oily texture, smooth and soft palate, medium to fine, soft, mildly prickly carbonation. Balanced, homogeneous, almost refreshing due to the eucalyptus/peppermint flavours - good!

Can from Beer52. I note no-one else has rated it stating Beer52 so did I get a random can in my box? Aroma has coffee, dark chocolate and sn oaty creaminess. Dark and glossy, with a red tint. Massive foam beige head. Started gushing the moment I cracked the ring pull. Creamy with a sour berry touch. Roasty coffee and dark chocolate then appear. Gets bitter. Medium bodied. Oily. Long astringent finish. Rich smooth stout.

33cl can from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours fairly hazy, pale gold, with fine white foam. Aroma is intensely citrus and tropical, melon, piney. Body is average, like carbonation. Taste is medium-high bitter, with some nice sweetness behind. Final is fairly long and resinous.

@ Home - da Rab Roma