Clear reddish brown with a very thin white head. Soapy chocolate aroma, taste is lightly nutty, malt and chocolate. A bit thin.

500 mL bottle from Whole Foods Market Charlottesville, VA. Pours a dark reddish brown with a medium tan head. Poor head retention and lacing. Roasted malt aroma with some cherry-like fruity notes. Taste is roasted malts, cherries and toffee. Subtle hops in the finish. Medium bodied.

pours a black with a red tint when held up to the light, a small tan head, and some lacing. smell is of coffee, cocoa, a touch of malt, and some roasted nuts. taste is a little creamy, milk chocolate, coffee, and some malt, ends with just a touch of bitterness.

50 cl bottle which was a gift from a co-worker. I hope the folks at Rideway pay their graphics artist well, because he/she is the only person there that is earning his/her money. This is yet another thoroughly mediocre beer from this brewer. And this beer really does not even meet that level of excellence. Pours a dark brown with clear ruby glints when held against a light with lots of fat carbonation bubbles clinging to the sides of the glass. The head is off-white and fizzing with effervescence. This looks more like a glass of cola than a beer. The head disappears before the first sip. Faint aroma of malt and molasses. The flavor is weak roasted malt and cardboard. Very watery, thin body. In a word, this beer sucks. Drain pour.

This is a very plain beer. It tastes sugary and does not have a lot of body. Tastes very English, but I would like a little more flavor to go with it, especially hop flavor.