UPDATED: JAN 10, 2022 Brown reddy pour. Aroma of malts, treacle and light smoke. Flavour of malt, esters and a treacle. Finishes with with roasty bitterness.

UPDATED: DEC 15, 2021 Bottle from Beer 52. Pours a rich dark ruby red with a generous beige head. There’s a good helping of treacle, dark fruits and malts in the aroma. Fairly similar in the mouth as well, where the texture is distinctly chewy. Sort of like a liquid, alcoholic malt loaf. Figs, chocolate, molasses to round things outr as well, plus some hints of spices. This is excellent – and hides its strength very well.

UPDATED: DEC 4, 2021 Bottle from Beer52, pours a deep dark red-brown with a big tan foam, nose has burnt sweetness and a hint of red fruit. Burnt-bitter, dark fruits and a touch of cinder toffee, a bit two dimensional.

UPDATED: NOV 27, 2021 Bottle, from Beer52. Deep chestnut red, fluffy and sustained pale beige head and good condition.gentle burnt sugar, caramel, figgy fruit notes and a little chocolate in the nose, full bodied and fruity in the mouth with a balancing roasted bitterness, a little creamy caramel sweetness and a touch of estery yeast. Finish is figgy and slightly earthy, with a slight spicy edge and a muted but persistent roasted bitterness.

UPDATED: NOV 26, 2021 Dark red with a large tan head malty fruity caramel, raisin aroma, medium body, dried fruit caramel, raisins slightly boozy, hint of spice, lovely

UPDATED: NOV 21, 2021 Beer52. Pours very dark red with a huge tan head. Aroma is roasted malt, banana, brown sugar, caramel, spice, yeast funk and raisin loaf. Medium bodied. Slightly oiley. Taste is dried fruit malt loaf, burnt caramel, brown sugar, treacle, bitter roasted malt, yeasty, spicy and a hint of dried citrus peel in the finish. Slightly boozy and warming going down. Absolutely delightful stuff !

UPDATED: NOV 20, 2021 [33cl bottle from Beer52.] A dark tawny brown pour with a billowing beige head; aroma of dries fruit; malt loaf taste with lots of raisins and demerara sugar; then a slightly drier finish with a light aromatic bitterness. Excellent.

UPDATED: NOV 19, 2021 Classic stuff, rich, malty, fruity. Reddish brown, pinky tinged head. Toffee, plum, and a satisfying caramel finish.

UPDATED: NOV 11, 2021 Bottle. Lovely pour, foamy, black-ruby colour. Malts, plum, caramel/toffee, a touch of spice. Some booziness, but nicely balanced with the malt. Enjoyable stuff.

UPDATED: OCT 7, 2021 33cl bottle from a Prik&Tik store in Roeselare, Belgium, drinking 7/10/2021 BB 09-2023 Pours a dark brown/amber body with a large thick tan head on top and lots of lacing. Great aroma of caramel and roasted malts, toffee, nuts, dried fruits, sugary, quite boozy, yeasty, very nice. Taste is warm, moderately sweet and rich with notes of caramel and roasted malt, nuts and dried fruits, toffee, some cocoa, slightly sugary, good and round moderate bitter finish with more sweet caramel notes. Very warm and boozy for 7% abv but absolutely smooth and lovely taste, a bit more on the sweet side but pleasantly so. A bit creamy. Medium to full body, slick slightly oily texture and moderate carbonation. Amazing, tasty and warm bock.