UPDATED: APR 27, 2024 06Dec2023 Sweet, slightly toasted malts, bread, caramel, burnt molasses. Almost clear, very dark brown, small, creamy, beige head. Light bitter and sweet. Bittersweet, slightly toasted malts, bread, molasses, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, rich, roasty, balanced. Cask at The Kernel Taproom Arch 7, London.

UPDATED: MAR 31, 2024 Bottle at home, 31st March 24. Pours a mahogany brown and clear, big creamy, foamy head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malts and nutty. Taste is bitter, caramel, smooth, nutty, chocolate, bitter, loads of malty good stuff. Delicious.

UPDATED: MAR 14, 2024 On tap @El Cabanon, Avilés. 14/03/2024. Color ambarino corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores toffe, caramelo tostados cuerpo ligero.

UPDATED: FEB 29, 2024 On tap at The Kernel, pours a deeo dark brown / black with a small tan head. Aroma is surprisingly potent for a dark mild, with deep roastiness, some earthiness, and crusty bready malt. Flavour is smooth and rich, with crusty bready malt, roasted notes, earthiness, and minimal soil. Man, I’d be sold on this style if they were all like this — damn. Deep, dry, not lifeless in any way. The key really helps; casks just neuter the style. Very good.

UPDATED: FEB 20, 2024 Tap.Dark copper colour with medium head.Aroma of toffee caramel and chocolate mild toasted and bready flavour also, medium body and nice by style beer.

UPDATED: FEB 13, 2024 Draught at Taphouse. Clear ruby coloured with a medium-sized beige head. Fruity and light roasted aroma of hops. Light roasted flavour of chocolate and hops with notes of coffee. Roasted finish.

UPDATED: JAN 13, 2024 Bottle at home in Hackney - picked up from the Kernel taproom. Pours clear brown with golden highlights, and a small, creamy off-white head. Medium sweet flavour with rich brown bread, well-toasted biscuits, a hint of toasted toffee, earth, chocolate malts. Light to medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Nicely balanced finish, subtle roast, more hearty bready malts, toasted sugars, low bitterness, British yeast, nips of berries. Super.

UPDATED: DEC 30, 2023 Bottle. Beer Central Sheffield. Clear deep copper red. Luxuriant Kernel swede. Dunno how they do such a consistent swede. Possibly to do with added soap to the brews? Or custard powder? Anyhoo. Rich nutty chocolate powder malts. Fruit and Nut chocolate. Pot of well brewed tea. Taste has a nutty vinous sweetness first off, with a lightly vinous spicy bitterness. Smooth with body. Nice bit of bitterness to finish. Tasty gear for sure.

UPDATED: DEC 25, 2023 Clear brown, white head. Malty aroma. Flavour has a mix of malts, caramel, some fruit.

UPDATED: DEC 23, 2023 Bottle at home picked up from Kernel Arch 7. A mostly clear copper amber coloured pour witha lasting magnolia head. Aroma is nice light smoked toasted malts, twiggy, thatched, mineral, malt loaf, light spice. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, toasted nuts, iron, liquorice, rustic malts, toasted sugars, Palate is semi sweet, bitter, moderate carbonation, singed autumnal leaves.