Golden beer with a foamy head and takes a moment to clear. Very light fruit scent. An initial sweet fruit flavour settles into something slightly sourer and hoppier. At first I found the sourness a little off-putting but after a few mouthfuls that aspect of it dulled a bit. Quite drinkable.

Bottle from Aldi Gorgie
Very dark chestnut brown, nice rich frothy dense off white head, some lacing
Aroma of roasted malts, toasted cereal, some burnt toast, dark coffee roast
Taste as aroma, roasted malt, dark caramel malts, some sweet dark malts
Palate - Medium carb and body, soft carb after left to settle, some creaminess. Finish of burnt roast, some lingering roast malt.
Overall - Quite a decent flavour, would like to try this on cask

Bottle from Aldi 020112
Amber, clear, frothy white head, some lacing
Aroma - Soft sweet golden caramel malts, soft cereals
Taste - Soft caramel malts, hint of toasted malts, touch of unusual smokiness - bit farmyardy, vague hint of citrus, some bitter hop in background, odd flavour but it’s drinkable
Palate - soft carb, medium body, quite oily. Sweetish malts and light bitter hop palate. Finish - fairly dry. bitter lingering dryness, palate not that clean.
Overall - Very average beer, some unusual smokiness in the sweetish malts that makes it stand out a bit though, hop presence is just some soft bitterness. Reasonable.

Really pleased to see three different bottles from this brewery at a party (4th Aug 2012): talked to the host and ensured I got all three to try. This was the first: best before 14 July 2012, so just out of date, like the other two. Anyway it was poured into a glass tankard. Light to mid-amber look to it, head of white bubbles, stayed and gave some impressive lacing, so conditioning was good. Bread/biscuity malt aroma, lightly baked, no burnt or heavy maltiness here, or in the taste. Semi-sweet feel to the taste, caramel for sure with that malty molasses taste some brews now seem to have. I’ve a sweet tooth, so I really enjoyed this as my starter for the evening.

500ml bottle, just out of date when opened on 4th Aug 2012. Lovely dark amber body with a thin tan coloured head on top. The nose and taste combined nicely: malty and yet hoppy too, pine, nuts and caramel vied for prominence with yeast and a mini-hop bittereness also in the mix. Well balanced and easy to drink, the 5% ABV being nicely hidden. Soft and smooth feel to it.

Third Sulwath bottle of the evening: 500ml just out of date when opened on 4th Aug 2012. Dark brown with no ruby red hints I could find: on top a full and fairly deep head of tan coloured foam. Burnt malts of course rule the nose and taste: coffee, dark chocolate and liquorice all in the flavours. Not rich or creamy, but far from watery, a medium depth of body I suppose. OK more than great.

Bottle from the Cairn o Mohr shop. It pours lightly hazy golden yellow, with a thick white head. The nose is dough, wheat, hint of spice and sweet fruit. The taste is very fruity (nectarine, apple and banana), dough, spice, warming alcohol and citrus pith with a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Unusual, but not bad.

Cask@Pembury Tavern, London. Orangeish amber colour with a small head. Aroma is fruits, some sweet malts, mild toffee and also dry fruityness. Flavour is fruits, caramel, some sweet maltyness and mild biscuity notes as well.

Bottled. Deep ambery brown colour with a mediumsized creamy/fluffy head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is nutty, chocolaty, mild ashy with some liquorice. Flavour is rather similar. Pleasant, and quite bodied for being 4.4 %.