All the good things you want from a big stout, minus any roast. There’s chocolate and fudge in abundance, but crucially it’s ain’t too sweet. It’s just right. There’s medium to full body and a silkiness but it remains easy drinking. There’s a hint of warmth and spice in the background, but not much. What it lacks in true complexity and breadth of flavours it makes up for in decadence. A hint of roast or smoke would elevate this but I’m not complaining at all, nice beer 👍

A quick half as I’m on my travels… Straight up stout. Slight sweetness balancing out the bitterness from the roast malts. Aroma of fresh coffee. Coffee and a hint of chocolate flavours too. 19 taps of beer, 1 tap of cider and 2 fridges full of cans, nice spot overlooking the brewhouse. Pizzas to order 👍

Taste a bit like burned tar. I guess the pint wasn’t that fresh

Not outstanding one. I would say average

Ok

Golden nectar coloured hazy brew, though not completely opaque. On the nose is subtle stone fruit and zesty citrus, like lemon peel, satsuma, melon, peach. In the mouth it's quite imposing, bold tang and somewhat chewy mouthfeel though not thick creamy type thing. The finish is quick but with a lingering dank tang. I don't think I've had this particular blend of hops before and it is different, Motueka + Cashmere + El Dorado. They create a counterbalance between themselves, El Dorado is struggling to lay down a rich blanket and Motueka is trying to inject light sub tropical and citrus stabs whilst Cashmere bring backbone fruit and hoppiness. Overall it's fairly big for its 6% ABV, yet with light citrus zest, I think it's the tang plus El Dorado thickness that's doing it. It is not sweet really, even though the bitter finish isn't dominated by pine. As it warms and breathes is gets a lot softer and the tang is replaced by El Dorado lusciousness, melon and coconut gentleness comes through and transforms this beer. Still big but perfected.

Honey coloured hazy brew with notes of apricot, pineapple, satsuma, peach and pine. In the mouth it's smooth and syrupy with medium full body and a relatively short finish. Stone fruit flavours, mainly peach with some mango and pineapple and accompanied by forest pine throughout. It's a soft one this, yet the DDH process makes it deep with fruity hoppiness. Very low bitterness and gently sweet, it presents via cream as opposed to sweet pineapple juice or something. Quite luscious and it sits quite heavily for a 5.7% ABV brew. EDIT: the apricot and creaminess develops over time and makes this brew more of a fruit salad and cream.

#11 “All the promise of a golden sunrise, eclipsed by the unexpected storm of disillusionment.” Best thing about this was the colour the Mrs enjoyed it though 🤷🏾