From old tasting notes. Copper red color topped by a big bubbly beige head. Fragrant toasted malt aroma. Delicious toasted malt flavor hints at clover and cracked wheat. Wonderful bitter hop finish. Nicely balanced.

Bottle: Cloudy, yellow/amber with a thick, off-white head. Grapefruit, pine scent. Slightly sweet citrus, grapefruit, grain malt taste.....followed by a mild, but steady and slightly spicy peel bitter. A little tangerine, pineapple in there, also. Very solid and enjoyable.

Bottle. Coffee, chocolate malt, ash, and dry hay aroma. Black with large tan head. Mildly sweet black coffee, dark chocolate malt, and moderately bitter ash and herbal hay flavor. Nice body. Very nice.

Bottle. Tangerine, lime, caramel malt, and pine aroma. Golden yellow with large off white head. Moderately sweet orange/lime, caramel malt, and moderately bitter pine/grapefruit peel flavor. Good body and balance. Nice fruitiness.

Bottle as Ipswich Celia. Chillhazy yellow color, dense white head. Light grassy aroma. Taste is sour herbs, bitter peppery finish.

Poured from bottle dated 11/2/16 dark chocolate color with a nice tan head. Strong aroma of coffee chocolate roasted malt. Taste is rich coffee chocolate and cocoa and bread. Nice brew here. --- Beer merged from original tick of Zumatra Stout on 26 Nov 2016 at 23:56 - Score: 8. Original review text: Dated 11/02/16 strong coffee dark black with mocha head. Roasty malty backbone. Bakers chocolate with strong coffe notes.

650 ml bottle shared by T.J, much thanks! 11/02/16. Full fluffy off-white had on a pitch black liquid. Aroma is strong espresso bean, chocolate, ash, roast.

Flavor is strong roasted coffee beans, cocoa, and a bitter chocolate center. The finish is all coffee. Body is medium plus with a creamy texture. Just an ass load of coffee!

12oz bottle thanks to Eric. Pours out black topped with a small tan head. Nose is roast malts chocolate sweetness and some ash. Taste is more of the nice ash roast malts and chocolate.

12oz bottle thanks to Eric. Pours out a crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is light grassy hops and some floral notes. Taste is more of the nice grassy hops and some floral notes.

Poured into a snifter, the appearance was a ruddy burnt amber to brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a moderate pace. Stringy glossy lace.
The aroma has some toffee malts, figs, super light amount of chocolate and toast. Vanilla sweetness as well.
The flavor leans malty sweet with a graceful attempt of low grassy bittering hops. Toasty vanilla warmth enters in on the aftertaste with the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionable to sipping quality about it. Alcohol warmth wants to show some pizzazz but maintains a good background. Slyly smooth on my tongue.
Overall, really nice English styled strong ale perfect for this time of the year, of course I would have this again.