Bomber shared at Billy's. It pours hazy deep mahogany brown with a decent khaki head. The aroma is soft, sweet, fudgey, vanilla, dark fruits, dates, toffee, tablet, fruit cake, rocky road and oak. The taste is slick, oily, toothy, dried fruits, fruit cake, vanilla fudge, tablet, earthy, oak, light spice, kick of alcohol, tannin, raisin, sultana and leather with a drying finish. Medium+ body and average carbonation. Easy drinking for what it is.

Bottle sourced from Beer Republic and drunk at home, new US brewery tick (12/09/2021) - pours very dark brown with a beige head. Toasted sweet malty with lots of caramel and toffee notes, dried fruit, roasty malty edge, spices, full body, vanilla and coconut edge into the warming malty close. Very nice.

Thin beige collar on a thin brown body. Chocolate, caramel & boozy aroma. Medium to full bodied, smooth & silky with a clean back. Chocolate, bourbon, caramel, raisin, jam & stewed fruit tastes with a big boozy finish.

Panda thanks to Cloin: Poured a deep black maroon edges, beige color head. Aroma is minty forward, chocolate, boozy. Taste is berry, minty, chocolate, some booziness.

Bottle split at the optimal climatic conditions tasting, Hazlemere, thanks to LKS 11/08/21. Black with a respectable tan cap. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, coffee, spice, dried fruit esters. Taste comprises mellow roast, chocolate, spice, vanilla, molasses. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a kiss of alcohol. Not bad.

Bottle split at the optimal climatic conditions tasting, Hazlemere, thanks to LKS 11/08/21.. Black with a moderate tan covering that clears to spotting. Nose is chocolate, menthol notes, dried fruits, light booze notes. Taste comprises chocolate mint, charr, roast malts, fruit cake, caramel, light barrel. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Not bad if a little unbalanced.

Bottle split at the optimal climatic conditions tasting, Hazlemere, thanks to Leighton 11/08/21. Black with a good sized tan cap. Nose is chocolate cake, coffee, dark malts, spice, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises chocolate, charr, light spice, cinnamon, dried fruits, light coffee bean. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close offering a balanced boost. Decent kit.

Bottle shared in HW - sourced from Master of the Malts. Pours black-brown with a small, foamy beige head. Medium sweet flavour with nice layered chocolate, soft roast, restrained toasted coconut, some oily vanilla, light booze, bourbon. Full bodied, oily and lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Finishes with mild alcohol warmth, more gooey coconut, fudge, vanilla sauce, some raisins. Really tasty gear.