berkshirejohn (1943), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 | Jun 18, 2008 Cask at the Alexander Hotel, Derby. Black with a thin tan head; aroma of woodland fruits; earthy, coffee ground flavours with some red fruit; light finish.
KyotoLefty (1750), Kyoto, Japan
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Mar 19, 2010 Cask, The Horniman at Hay’s on the Thames. Pitch black, low head turning quickly to lacing. Malty aroma; a bit sweet, with chocolate and caramel. Flavor is just a touch sweet, with great roasted malt, chocolate. It is dry, roasted, and hoppy. Very good. Rich and relatively thick. Hoppy, dry aftertaste with roasted malt and dark chocolate. renffisch (564), london, Greater London, England
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 | Feb 11, 2010 BBF 2010 almost black in colour. fatty sweet liquorice nose. malty unexciting flavour though, very disappointing. flat with a tad of hop spice towards the end but nothing that would rescue it.... anders37 (5049), Malmö, Sweden
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Dec 25, 2009 Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with some hints of coffee. Has a roasted malty chocolate and caramel finish. madmitch76 (1145), , Essex, England
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 | Nov 29, 2009 2nd September 2008. A light amount of carbonation. Bitterish treacle and finshes smokey. Not bad. cgarvieuk (4565), Edinburgh, Scotland
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Sep 11, 2009 Cask at GBBF 2009 ... deep black ... light roast malt nose ... soft roasty big fruit... nice... imdownthepub (5365), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Sep 6, 2009 Cask conditioned at Harbury Beer Fest ’09. Black with ruby hue, tan head. Sweetish liquorice straight from the start with blckberry fruit and a hint of chocolate, good roasty notes, it proved very popular at the Festival. Good stuff. Nekronos (2347), Xalapa, Mexico
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Sep 2, 2009 Extremely good, this was a nice thick stout or porter, hard to tell form one sip to another later. TBone (7009), Pori, Finland
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Aug 10, 2009 Cask@GBBF 2009.
Dark ruby color, not much head. Roasted aroma, some licorice and coffee. Good body for 4.7% beer. Licorice and caramel in flavor, also some papery hops. Toasty lingering aftertaste. Quite balanced light porter.
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