15th August 2013
GBBF Day 3. Almost opaque dark brown beer. Small pale tan head. Palate is surprisingly light and semi dry. Rich malt, touch of roast. A little unsweet dark chocolate turning to dark fruits. Whisper of coffee. Finishes rich and semi dry with a light floral note. Good stuff!

GBBF 2013 backlog. CASK.

Colour: brown, almost black.

Aroma: medicine/valerian, sourish, light alcohol.

Taste: light roast, sweet, licorice, some alcohol, moderate bitterness.

From cask. Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is dark malty and somewhat overripe fruity note. Sweet, fruity and lingering caramelish to light chocolate. Mild bitter and toffee malty.

Cask-conditioned at the Dorset & Wiltshire beeriodical, the Seven Stars, Bristol 7/1/2013. Near black with a slight, off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate, caramel and roasted malts. Very easy drinking for the strength, with more fruit, oak and a roasty finish. Very good.

Cask (gravity) @ NWAF 2012, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear dark black brown color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, sweet malt, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet dark malt, alcohol, licorice notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20120119]

2nd February 2012
Cask at the Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Opaque dark brown - black beer. Tidy mid tan head. Smooth palate, a little dry. Good dark malt - a little spicy with traces of coffee and bubblegum. Semi dry finish, not bad and did a good job of warming me up!

3/2/2012. Cask at the 13th Chelmsford Winter Beer & Cider Festival.

Cask at the NWAF, 2012. Amber pour with a white head. Very light fruit nose. Toffee, malts and light fruit flavour. Doesn’t pack much of a punch.

Cask at the NWAF, Manchester, 2012. Black pour with a beige head. Black treacle, brown sugar and dark fruit aroma. Treacle, butterscotch and pear drop flavour. Long, sweet malt linger. Dry, sweet finish.