(On tap) Clear, dark brown with a warm, reddish hue and a creamy off-white - close to beige - head. Unusual aroma of wood and dried fruit. Medium body with dry, roasted malt accents, some dried fruit and wood. Dry and lightly burned bitterness. Unusual - almost a British style Old Ale. But very nice. 080208

found the aroma on this quite low. Poor head retention, very dark colour and strong malt in this, but it finishes very short which is quite disappointing.

<i>Draught at the brewpub. </i> Chestnut brown. Aroma of salty licorice and dried fruits. Very sweet with full to medium body and soft mouthfeel, mango is evident. Lingering salty finish. Like a sweet fruit punch.

Very dark brown with copper and ruby tints. Thin off-white head. Very sweet, almost treacly aroma. Molasses, and some heavy and sweet pudding-like spices. Flavour is quite chewy, sweet and spicy malts, a touch of licorice, coffee and chocolate. Toasted malt finish lasts and lasts. Like drinking a dessert.

23/03/2005. A glass at Shakespeare’s brewpub in Auckland. Again a bit cold. Tar-like appearnace with a strong roasted malt aroma and bitterness that follows the sweet malt introduction. Not a bad drop at all, but head the warning - this proved to be TheGrandmaster’s minefield, as a potted plant at the viaduct could verify.