UPDATED: JUN 30, 2022 375ml bottle from RusBeerShop in Moscow. 2020 vintage. Pours opaque brown with a medium-sized off-white head. Aroma is dried fruit, caramel, nuts. Taste is light sweet, caramel, tannins, a touch boozey. Light bitter finish. Medium bodied.

UPDATED: DEC 29, 2021 Fles 35,5cl thuis. 2020. Caramel, malty, fruitig, vrij bitter, bready, licht droog, hout. (29-12-2021).

UPDATED: OCT 13, 2021 On tap in Epcot. Pours clear light golden with a small white head, light lacing. Pale malts, cereal, lime. Good

UPDATED: DEC 30, 2021 cheers .

UPDATED: AUG 22, 2021 This feels like a return to prior form after a big hop bomb in 2020. Fresh, the 2020 vintage was something else and maybe polarizing enough to see Coopers tone this one down by 5 IBUs. For me, I’d like to see a return of Simco next year.

UPDATED: FEB 21, 2021 Straddles the line between refinement and grit. Like how wealthy Australians are portrayed in Hollywood; fine wine and class, but also looking like they're fresh off a horse, and probably drunk.
Earlier Rating: 2/21/2021 Total Score: 3.4
There's an almost 'VB' esq taste upfront, but if you persist you'll come across a strong, dignified palate. It's like persisting through three episodes of Married at First Sight then realising it's actually a remarkable critique of 16th century French poetry
Earlier Rating: 7/22/2018 Total Score: 3.5
Well presented and quiet respectable throughout, until a sudden kick of sweetness at the end, which undermines it a little, like beautiful poetry that turns out to be about boobs. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2020 Quite sharp with flavour. Very malty and peppery in finish. Would be interesting to see how this beer settles flavour wise if left cellared for a few years. I’d suspect it will be smoother and more rich. But I’m not one to let a beer sit that long before drinking it so I’ll never know. 

UPDATED: OCT 1, 2020 Reelly injoyed this one quite dark an rich could have done with a little more bitterness towards the end.. At 2 standerd drinks a bottle it had a bit of alcohol heat on the back of the palete

UPDATED: AUG 14, 2020 Exelente british strong ale, cremosa, color cobre hermoso, olor y sabor a caramelo, maltas tostadas, frutas y un final amargo medio, muy buena

UPDATED: AUG 6, 2020 Historical tick which I am adding as a rate so that I can see the impact it has on my stats. 500 Beers To Try Before You Die. Bottle shop in Hampton?