Cask gravity at Croydon Craft 2016. It pours darkest brown, near black with a quickly dissipating tan head. The aroma is rich roast, dark chocolate, earthy, light smoke, tobacco and umami. The taste is bitter, chewy, rich roasted malts, earthy, tobacco, liquorice, charred wood and umami with a dry, roasted finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Pretty well - rounded and robust.

Keg tap from Cambridge Blue. Brownish red, clear with a rung of tan head. Black cherries and malt aroma. Intense sweet jammy smell. Taste starts really sweet, staying pretty sweet throughout most of the sip, although the finish and aftertaste have a pronounced bitterness. This has character.

Cask at the Magpie and Crown, Brentford on 12th February 2016. Copper with off white shallow foam and full lacing. Smooth sweet velvety malt and fruit aroma. Fruity I’m-mouth with sweet berries and citric notes. The finish disappoints, by fading rapidly into a nondeScript mix of sweetness and mustiness. Smooth mouthfeel, and medium body.

15th December 2015
Bottleshare at Chez Smith. Big thanks to Leighton for this one. Hazy gold - amber beer, small cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has modest fine carbonation. Dry pale malts, very mild and thin caramel and cream. Dry spicy pine and lesser resinous tropical fruits. Some citric peel. Light dry finish. Decent spicy aftertaste. A bit dry but otherwise good.

Bottle shared at Leightons place, Thanks to Leighton. 14/12/15. Hazed orange / amber coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is some hot alcohol, caramel, toasted pine, dirty citrus. Flavour is biscuit, dirty woody, pine, bitter pine hop. Some alcohol in the finish. Fruity ester. Palate is semi sweet, drying finish,