UPDATED: JAN 11, 2022 Bottle. Amazed it's not reviewed. Nose is roast, treacle, hints of smoke, a little musty. Taste is pronounced roast and licorice, with hints of cola, coffee, and blackberry and a hint of aniseed. It really is very good.

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2022 Botella 500ml de Cervezasdiferentes. Color marron oscuro casi negro, espuma beige intensa, fina, alta, retencion media. Aroma malta tostada, café, frutos secos, especias. Sabor una buena combinación entre dulzor suave y un fino amargor prolongado, malta tostada, café, frutos secos, especias

UPDATED: JAN 2, 2022 Bottle from Beers of Europe. Black pour with small beige head but with a fairly fizzy carbonation so head doesn't dissipates after a while. Inviting aroma of roasted malt, berries and liquorice. Flavour wise the roast and liquorice is at the forefront with a raisin and blackberry fruitiness giving it balance. Very dry finish with hints of coffee. A little light in the body but as its quite rich this works well. Decent porter.

UPDATED: OCT 9, 2021 Deep ruby, dark cherry pour with a thin beige head and spots of lacing … aroma is of cocoa, smoke, roasted malts, caramel malts, licorice, dark fruits and coffee ….. taste is of smoked malts, roasted malts, caramel malts, cocoa, coffee and dark fruits …. Finish is of dry dark fruits, smoked malts, roasted malts, caramel malts, cocoa and coffee …. Solid brew medium body

UPDATED: MAY 30, 2021 Bottle - dark, near black with red tinge in light - slightly wispy beige head. Fruity, hints of cocoa and licorice aromas. Good mouthfeel - thin finish. Strong tasting - big notes of fruit with light smoke and licorice at end. Easy drinking porter - not overly sweet.

UPDATED: APR 27, 2021 Bottle – gift from my brother. Has a strong nose of cocoa, raisins and fruitcake. Pours a dark reddish brown with a decent foamy cream head. The creamy texture is the first thing to be noticed in the mouth. Quickly followed by a tartness that gives raisins, rotting fruit and liquorice with hints of alcoholic strength. Fairly sweet and malty though despite what I’ve just said. Finish is fairly sweet with chocolate and some fruit. A pretty good solid porter.

UPDATED: APR 17, 2021 Flasche 0,5l: Kastanienbraun, Schwarz, leichte Trübung, eher flüchtiger mittelporiger Schaum; frische + fruchtige Nase, dunkle fruchtige Süße, röstmalzig, dunkle/eingelegte Früchte, Trockenfrüchte, Backpflaumen, Nüsse, leichte Hopfennoten, dezente fruchtige Säure, Röstmalz, dunkles Karamell, Röstaromen, würzig-fruchtige Bitterkeit; frischer + würziger Körper, leichte Süße, kräftige Röstaromen, Röstmalz, Getreide, dunkles Karamell, cremig, deutliche Kohlensäure, kräftige trockene Hopfenaromen, Kräuter, dezente dunkle Fruchtigkeit; würzig-trockener Nachgang

UPDATED: APR 7, 2021 50cl bottle from Ocado, enjoyed in a stemmed tulip glass on 05-Apr'2021. Dark brown with a dense beige coloured head. Aroma of cocao nibs, dark fruit and spices. Medium body and carbonation. Taste of chocolate, raisins, white rum, liquorice and brown sugar. Light bitterness. A rich but tasty porter.

UPDATED: MAR 17, 2021 50cl bottle from online store. Pours an almost black, dark clear brown with some red reflections under light - head is a creamy off white. Nice light aromas of roasted malt, licorice, herbs, raisins, dark fruits, coffee. Light bodied and easy to drink. Taste follows the aroma with quite the same flavours without being too strong tasting, is very drinkable and more sweet than it is bitter. Also chocolate, coffee taste. Slightly smoky tasting, also on the nose. Finish is quite a bit spicy and kind of dry with but again not much bitter. Would get it again good enough and makes you want to drink more.

UPDATED: FEB 20, 2021 20/2/2021. Bottle shared at the third Ipswich Lockdown 3.0 virtual bottle share. 'Suffolk vs Norfolk'. Bought at the brewery. Pours dark brown with a small frothy beige head. Aroma of milk chocolate, fruit cake, roasted malt, dark fruits, touch of smoke. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, average carbonation. Nutty chocolate finish.