6.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Amber body with a faint haze and an off-white head. The final pour brings a few chunks. Lively carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of dried grass and stewed tea. Flavour of orange rind and lemon sherbet. Medium body with a frothy mouthfeel. Very fizzy. I wanted to love this as I love Torrside’s strong beers, but I found it quite grassy and overcarbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal)
on 11 Jan 2026
at 15:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Xmas gift from the missus. Nearly black. Good tan head is glossy dense and lasting. Nose has char. Liquorice. Bit of Turkish coffee. Taste has some sweetness up front but is mostly dry and ashy bitter. Plenty of depth and flavour. Drinks well overall. Dry light bitter finish. Impressive for the 4%.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2026
at 18:02
4.4/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle. High Peak Wine and Beer. Muddy amber with a few suds of head that don’t last. Ends up looking like bin juice. Vinegar notes all through this with some aspects of what might have been. Some toffee. Some oak. But yeah it’s mostly crap. Taste pretty much follows suit and it’s flat, too. Down the sink you pop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2026
at 16:44
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from House Of Trembling Madness. Hazy golden body with an off-white head. No visible carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of smoked malt, copper and green banana. Flavour of honey, lightly smoked malt and apricot. Medium to full body with a slick mouthfeel. Soft fizz. An interesting, well balanced beer for the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal)
on 04 Jan 2026
at 23:14
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Keg at Crow Inn, Sheffield - Jet black body, thin tan head. Lots of dark chocolate at play, slightly bitter, but quite effervescent and that bulks it up a bit. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Crow Inn
on 02 Jan 2026
at 16:55
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Kelham Island Tavern, Sheffield - Clear flat dark amber pour. Big barley sugar nose, feel the booze in the nose and the warmth. You know you've had this one, leaves you tingly.
Tried
from Cask
at
Kelham Island Tavern
on 02 Jan 2026
at 16:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Alexandra Hotel, Derby. Light to mid-gold and clear with a loose off-white head. Slightly astringent aroma with some lemon merengue and agave syrup.no hint of the intense ginger to come. The taste is full of spicy ginger, eclipsing the bittersweet character of the beer beneath. Long spicy finish. Light body, soft carbonation. More than a spot of ginger that's for true, but I can hack it.
Tried
from Cask
at
Alexandra Hotel (Castle Rock)
on 31 Dec 2025
at 13:55
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Xmas gift from the missus. Opened fairly noise-lessly. Black pour. Thin beige foam. Not a whole lot of fizz here. Nose has dark chocolate malt. Light roast. Some char. Faint whiff of savoury smoke. Taste is a little sweet. Some bitterness. Fine carbonation. Decent body. Tbh it drinks like a porter or stout. Probably down to the oat addition.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2025
at 18:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at home, 27th December 2025. Pours a light brown beer. Aroma is sweet, candy, malts. Taste is pleasant, sweet, light herbal, enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 08:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 21st December 2025. Pours a brown orange. Aroma is candy and smoke. Taste is rich and Smokey, I really enjoyed
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2025
at 13:15