<i>Bottled. </i> Dark brown. Buttery licorice aroma. Dryish and fairly light bodied. Flavours of dark chocolate and coffee with cream. The light body gives it a slight metallic edge. Finishes with low bitterness.

Cask at GBBF08. Nicely sweet and roasted aroma. Clear very dark brown colour. Small tan head. Nice flavour bready roastedness, dark malt, dark bread, hint of cream and sweetness. A very nice beer.

Cask@GBBF2008. Deep amber colour, mediumsized brown head. Aroma is coffee, dark fruits, roasted malts, some chocolate and mild notes of earth. Flavour is roasted malts, dark dry fruits and some mild notes of coffee and chocolate.

<b>Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.</b><br />Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, coffee, light to moderate yeasty, earth, peat notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft - flat. (070808)

Cask gravity at London Drinker BF 07. Very dark brown with no head. Oily dark beer. Odd dark beer, it’s a pretty good if slightly spiced porter. Fine.