UPDATED: SEP 6, 2022 Bottle @ Home. Dark brown, nearly black, with a tan head. Plenty of roasted malt along with some toast, coffee, bread, and a touch of roasted nuts. An earthy and floral hop character with some subtle woody notes. A touch of caramel and molasses. Predictably light in body with a fairly lively carbonation. Perhaps a touch acidic on the finish, but still pretty nice and serves its purpose.

UPDATED: APR 5, 2022 Bottle. Pours a dark brown with small tan head. Aroma of roasty malts, coffee. Fairly thin, but that’s to be expected given the low ABV. Well balanced, not too sweet and not too bitter. A bit bland though. You could do worse with a sessionable beer, but it was just ok for me.

UPDATED: NOV 6, 2021 Saturday, November 6, 2021 12:08 AM 500 mL ounce bottle to wine glass Sight: Black, reddish against the light, small head, lacing 3.25 Smell: malty aroma, not a lot Taste: slightly bitter, no full bodied complex flavors Mouth feel: slightly tart,good cabonation, good follow through, dry finish, slightly bitter aftertaste Overall: Very good beer, ok to repear not to look for

UPDATED: AUG 2, 2020 Very dark brown with frothy off white foam. Clarity visible at the edges. Feel is soft, but definitely not still, and light bodied. Little head retention or formation. Up near 53F, it opens up with caramels, touch of licorice, old books. This is the kind of beer good gentlemen sit hours with. Darling. Bought from Beermongers Portland in the 10 pint bag.

UPDATED: MAY 18, 2020 [Cask at Cask Days 2019] Pours a very dark brown with an average size lasting bubbly off-white head. Slightly roasty malty aroma with a good amount of leafy hops, some chocolate and light coffee. Flavour follows with toasted malt, leafy hops, chocolate and a hint of coffee -- it's hoppier than expected. Tons of flavour for the low abv. Average bodied. Great stuff, I loved it.

UPDATED: FEB 17, 2020 Cask ale on tap at the tap room. Dark brown pour with light white head. Aroma of light roast and chocolate. Smooth mouthfeel with faint bitterness and medium flavor. Nice lingering aftertaste.

UPDATED: FEB 7, 2020 Dark brown body with a thin head. Aroma is mild dark fruits. Taste is mild caramel, fruit sweet, bread.

UPDATED: NOV 9, 2019 2019-11-07. Black body, creamy beige head. 4+ Aroma has pleasant light roast, dusty dark malt. Flavour is well rounded, lightly bitter throughout, lightly roasty earthy malt. Smooth creamy average plus bodied palate, soft carbonation. Very nice. Excellent take on the style. 7+/4-5/7+/4/16+ On cask at Bar Volo, Toronto.

UPDATED: NOV 7, 2019 Cask at bar volo toronto, nice look and served not too cold, Brisk bitter herbality is slowly eclipsed with the demerara and nutty-toffe aspect earning this beer the respect of a true session ale, one worth getting lost in during a miserable Lancashire afternoon. It's a light body but this is what you get in this weight.

UPDATED: NOV 6, 2019 Cask at Bar Volo (it’s been far too long since I’ve written that phrase). Dark brown pour with a thick creamy tan head. The nose is great. Firm toasty aroma and a nice rich malt base. Some light fruit and a firm woodsy bitterness. Pretty authentic tasting.