Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 2007. Black beer with lasting dark beige head. Sour funky aroma. Spice, quite a lot of spice. Odd in mouth, bit sour, nice dark date flavour. Just so bizarre. Just a weird beer, some maple syrup. Odd and to be honest I couldn’t finish it. Bit hazelnutty too. Another idiosynchratic beer from Alcazar.

It’s brown/black with a very small, but lasting head. The aroma has notes of chocolate and spice and a nice bitterness, I do not find the maple syrup though. The overall impression is slightly sour, probably from the oats.

A Sim rate (cask at Pig’s Ear BF): Aroma of maple, of course. Spices, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves. So so Christmasy. It’s all the spices you expect at Christmas with no compromises. The flavour is similar to the aroma, but too too much. So watery for what it is. Spices are great in the aroma, but flavour just doesn’t cut it.

Cask Handpump at the Fox & Crown, Basford 12/12/2006 Small white head. Spicy liquorice and roast aromas. Black smooth on the palate slightly strong in alcohol and spicy. Some bitterness in a crisp smooth roast finish.

Bottle. Dark brown with a, oh its gone, head. Aromas are deep,dark syrup, mollasses, bready yeast, licourice, salt and winter fruit. Flavours are sweet mollasses with herbal licourice, mellow winter fruit, root vegetables and dark syrup. Lightly carbonated with a herbal, metallic, prickly finish.