Stuu666 (24521) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JAN 11, 2022UPDATED: JAN 11, 2022 Bottle at James's. Pours black, nose is tonka spice, chocolate, coffee, roasted, berries, taste is similar, chewy, sweet, port.
cgarvieuk (34084) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JAN 10, 2022UPDATED: JAN 10, 2022 a bottle at James... dark black.. thin tan lacing... soft rich meaty chocolate roast malts lught Tonka nosr... heavy malts.. heavy rich sweet woody chocolate roast malts.. big malts
AshtonMcCobb (12461) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JAN 10, 2022UPDATED: JAN 10, 2022 Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk.
Appearance - deep brown to black and opaque. Off white to tan thin head.
Nose - dark chocolate and just a hint of coffee.
Taste - medium bodied to full. Intense dark chocolate and raisins.
Palate - medium to full bodied, very light roast.
Overall - lovely intense beer.
allmyvinyl (15436) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JAN 10, 2022UPDATED: JAN 10, 2022 Bottle thanks to cgarvieuk. Pours oily black with a thin tan head. Aromas of red wine and chocolate. Taste is red wine, dark chocolate. Light sweet finish.
Garrold (9483) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 21, 2021UPDATED: DEC 21, 2021 Bottle. CW online. While watching Rocky II. Pitch black. Super dense ring of tan head. Nose has coconut like tonka bean. Vanilla pod. Fruity port notes. Hint of milky coffee. Fruity dark chocolate. Taste is sweet and rich, with a fruity, tangy bitterness. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel with fine carbonation. Lightly warming. Tangy fruit bitterness to finish. Could have domed a 750 of this as quick as I domed this 375. Love the fruity port twang.
Theydon_Bois (33079) - Hazlemere, the lower Xhitlerns, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - DEC 8, 2021UPDATED: DEC 8, 2021 Bottle at home, from CW online, 08/12/21.
Black with a good sized tan cap with a hint of gold speckles that dissipates to a swirl after a few minutes.
Nose is dark malts, chocolate pot, dried red berries, trace of coffee bean, port barrel, light booze, spice, molasses.
Taste comprises decadent chocolate, balanced port barrel tones, cranberries, brown sugar melt, light spice, coffee presence, dark fruit rinds, red berry compote, chocolate dipped cranberries.
Full bodied, oily feel, warming balanced boost at the curtain call.
Another worldy from this series ... balanced, flavour packed and delivering on every front.