Bottle shared in London. Pours amber-brown with a bubbly tan head. The nose holds lots of prunes, wintery spices, ripe fruits, some tangy berries. Medium sweet flavor, lots of tangy fruits, berries, damp earth, grapes, cinnamon. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Tangy ripe berry finish with some brown bread, grains, prunes, berries. Decent overall. (December 2014, score: 3.3)

Bottle shared at the chriso and Ruth pre-Christmas / post-Pigs Ear holiday tasting of 2015 - London. Cheers! Pours clear brown with a creamy tan head. The nose holds cinnamon, light cocoa and toasty bread. Medium sweet flavor with rich wintery spice character, light toffee, earth, nutmeg, more cinnamon. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Sweet finish with light butter, tangy fruits, touches of cocoa. OK stuff. (December 2015, score: 3.0)

Bottle shared at Leightons pre Christmas tasting. Thanks to Kenny. Dull reddy coloured pour no head. A bit dull. Aroma is tart spicy herbs and spices with a little tart raspberry. Little dull malt on the nose. Musty. Flavour is composed of balsamic vinegar, salty, tart fruit. Palate is semi sweet, moderate to low carbonation. Bit of vinegar.

Burnley Beer Festival. Slightly sweet aroma, has a bitterness with a grainy aftertaste. Ruby coloured with no head.

Hand-pulled pint in The Kings Head, Norwich on 20 Apr 2013. Amber with a copper twist, the head beige and lasting. Malts ruled the nose and taste, not sweet but certainly not a dry hop bitter brew either. The malts gave the beer a fruity and biscuity feel. Mildly interesting and easy to drink. Nicely balanced and well put together.

(Cask at Castle, Chancery Lane, London, 18 April 2012) Dark reddish amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with notes of caramel, nuts, dried fruit and toast. Malty, fruity taste with caramel, dark fruit, prunes and dark bread. Medium body, with balanced sweetness and a slightly dusty bitterness. Well balanced and quite drinkable.

29th April 2009
Opaque black beer. Zero carbonation and a consequent smooth palate. More of a porter than a stout. Malty sweetness with a little lactose. Very tangy. A distinct fruity sourness. Fruity finish. A bit different, could have used a little carbonation.

Bottled@The 1st Vaasa CS/ES beer session (thanks JP). Dark brown colour with small beigeish brown head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, some slight ashes as well as mild sweet malts. Flavour is roasted malts, some coffee, mild ashes aswell as some slight dark dry fruity notes.

Amber with a small white head. Malty aroma ith a hint of fruit. Sweet malty flavour with some alcohol showing. Yeasty finish.