Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

440ml can. Completely pitch black with a very thin tan head. Aroma of rum, barrel, chocolate. Taste has loads of rum barrel, rich bittersweet cocoa, raisins, more rum, warming booze. Full bodied and smooth. Rather boozy, but excellent.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can picked up from Hoptimism, Webshop, Leicestershire, UK. Had this at home Wednesday 6th January 2021 listening to Billy Nomates - No and cooking homemade Fish Pie, technically seafood as there are more prawns, mussels and squid than fish. Pours black with a tan head, rich and oily textured beer, big on the bean front and a little bit in yer’ face with the barrel ageing. Of course all of the usual things are here, chocolate, coffee, vanilla etc, and whilst it’s not bad it is a bit heavy handed.

Can from liquid light. Jet black colour with a thin tan head. Aroma and taste have lots of chocolate bitterness and BA rum with a dried sweet raisin finish. Smooth body.

Can from Liquid Light online. Light pale yellow golden colour with a white head. Aroma and taste have line and citrus. light pithy taste. Smooth body.

Can from liquid light online. Deep purple with a pale pink head. Aroma and taste are tart blueberry. Slight sour and refreshing saltiness. Crisp body.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

440ml can. Pitch black with almost no head. Aroma of bourbon, tonka, dark chocolate. Taste has lots of whiskey, rich with tonka, dark chocolate, coffee, a little creamy vanilla then lots more oaky bourbon in the finish, booze. Medium-full bodied, very smooth. Whiskey/barrel is almost overpowering the beer, aside from that it's pretty amazing stuff.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

400ml can as part of a haul from Two-Tailed Lion, Leicester and drunk at home. Mid- to dark gold and opaque with a small loose white head. Fruity aroma with apricot, pineapple and citrus hop notes and a light underpinning of bready yeast. Sweet taste with a wash of apricot. Finishes with a strange vegetal character but it doesn't ruin the beer although I could do without it. Thick oily body, medium carbonation. Good.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can from my Beer Gonzo Advent Calendar box, had this at home Xmas Eve, Thursday 24th December 2020 cooking Chertha Kozhi Kari aka Chicken and cashew curry with ginger, cardomom and chilli, listening to Craig Charles standing in for Steve Lamaq on 6 Music. Pours hazy gold with a white head, aggressively hoppiness (not necessarily a bad thing though), it's a good beer but on reflection a little harsh, numbs the tongue a little, hard citrus, strips the tongue, good but no world beater.