UPDATED: JAN 5, 2022 Jan 2022. Large can from LowCostBeer. A very soft, almost innocuous, Foreign Stout from Northern Monk with a very (deliberately?) confusing name. Looks to me like it should be called Lanre Bakare, as those are the prominent words on the can. But, no, apparently it should be 30.01 From Bradford to the World. Not sure where that name comes from, as the small words at the bottom of the can are: 30.01 (new line) Lanre Bakare // From Bradford To The World (new line) Northern Monk (new line) Foreign Extra Stout // Alc 8.3 Vol // 440ml The result of not being clear and obvious with the name is that I get frustrated and irritated. And I feel that clearly this is not a beer aimed at me. I feel alienated. But I assume everyone is confused, because it has been entered on RateBeer under a name that does not accurately relate to what is on the can. So, the blurb for this is that it is a 'tribute' (is that the same sort of thing as where men post videos of themselves masturbating on photos of women?) to Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. Hmm. I like Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. It is somewhat more robust, dark, bitter, roasty, complex, and interesting than this mother's tit. This is a commercial beer pretending to be sophisticated and trendy. It's a sweet, boozy, easy drinking Guinness FES. But do I like it? Yes. Of course. It is designed to be attractive and appealing. Do I find it to be more than appealing? Uplifting? Astonishing? Fascinating? Etc. No, I don't find it to be any of those things. It is a superficial, easy drinking piece of alcopop nonsense. Drinkable and attractive. Yes. Satisfying and rewarding, and something to recommend. Hell no. File under - bit of a laugh, gimmick, kids stuff. [2.6]

UPDATED: DEC 23, 2021 Can from lowcostbeer, consumed 2 months past BBE. Lovely thick looking black pour with small fairly tight beige to tanned head. Aroma of liquorice, treacle, roasted malt, chocolate, berries. Taste starts with a berry fruitiness and liquorice, then some roast, dark chocolate and coffee bitterness kicks in before a dry, ashy finish with remnants of the berry tang. Medium+ body, oily, slightly zingy carbonation when something softer would have worked better. Very good stout.

UPDATED: NOV 30, 2021 0.44 l can at Valhalla Craft Beer Bar, Zagreb, shared with Višnja 666. Dark brown to black, small beige head. Soft roasty, toasty and fruity flavour, hints of chocolate liqueur, alcohol. After a while dark cherry and cocoa nibs. Slightly boozy. Soft, smooth, strong, lots of chocolate, roasted malts, burnt, wonderful dark thick cherry, bitter burnt finish. Medium body, soft carbonation, moderate finish. Alcohol hidden.

UPDATED: NOV 23, 2021 Canned 440ml. -at Ambasada Zagreb, shared with Marko. Black coloured, small to medium sized beige head, light chocolate and coffee nose. Light roasted malt, chocolate, nutty and some coffee with dry choco finish.

UPDATED: NOV 22, 2021 Can shared with Ogivlado and Vid. Pitch black body, tan-beige small, thick head that went away soon enough. Soft aroma, chocolatey and grainy, light coffee, well developed and highly pleasant. Lean, dry taste, chocolate again, light raisins as well, soft, harmonious, light carbonation bite. Not as impressive as the aroma, but a very good beer overall anyway. Bit disappointed they didn't do it with sorghum just for kicks, but there you go, definitely not complaining about this one!

UPDATED: NOV 13, 2021 Fruit cake, sticky toffee pudding and caramel. Lots of roasted nuts and licorice. Pecan flavours. Nice.

UPDATED: NOV 10, 2021 44cl can. A black beer with a beige head. Aroma of liquorice, dark roasted malt, melasse, coffee. Taste of sticky mid sweet dark malt, melasse, coffee, caramel, ash.

UPDATED: NOV 8, 2021 Can thanks to cgarvieuk. Appearance - jet black with an attractive tan head. Nose - tang, raisin and cake. Taste - fruitcake and light caramel. Palate - medium bodied and rich in texture. Sweet finish. Overall - good.

UPDATED: NOV 8, 2021 can at james... dark black.. thin tan lacing... soft sweet coffee chocolate.. soft cake nose... dark chocolate.. cske.. dark

UPDATED: NOV 8, 2021 Can thanks to cgarvieuk. Pours black with a thin tan head. Aromas of coffee, toffee, chocolate. Taste is rich and thick, syrupy, fruity coffee beans. Roasted bitter finish.