09/06/2016. CELLAR, 19-21 City Road, CHESTER, Cheshire, England

22/04/2017. RAVEN, 7 Queen Street, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (FREE HOUSE)

25/03/2017. QUEENS VAULTS, 29 Westgate Street, CARDIFF, Cardiff, Wales

28/10/2014. BATH BREW HOUSE, 14 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (CITY PUBS)

16/11/2018. BLACK COUNTRY ARMS, High Street, WALSALL, West Midlands, England (BLACK COUNTRY)

22/07/2021. FLUTE & TANKARD, 4 Windsor Place, CARDIFF, Cardiff, Wales

6.6

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

Cask, third pint. @GBBF Winter, Burton-On-Trent (UK). 16/02/2023 [#5.834 Global - #26 Wales - #1 Grey Trees Brewery (My Welsh Brewery #11) and a new Region] Pours black with a tan head. Aroma: watery coffee malts and mild chocolate. Taste: roasted sweet malts and burnt coffee. Sweet mouthfeel. Next one please!

6.6

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

Gravity cask at the GBBF Winter 2023 Festival, day 2 at Burton On Trent Town Hall, 17/02/23. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a beige head. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, toffee, dried fruits. Taste comprises mellow roast, toffee, cocoa powder, fruit slice, dates. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, light drying close. Decent enough cask stout.

6.6

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

Cask at the great British winter beer festival. A clear mahogany brown coloured pour with loose p Beige head.. Aroma is semi sweet, honey, earthy honey, toasted malts,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty roast, some jammy fruits, char, cakey malts. Vanilla. Rough round the edges. Palate is semi sweet, waxy, oily ok.

7.2

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

Nice looking near-black with a frothy tan head, and chocolate malt on the nose. Medium bodied and smooth it ticks all the boxes for my liking, without being super-fabulous: there's roasted malt, some fruit and dry bitterness so all good.