4.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Black, no head. Aroma of chocolate syrup and coconut. Mindblowingly sweet with sticky, viscous mouthfeel and full body. Sweetened maple syrup with some chocolate and shitloads of coconut. Aggressively sticky finish with some warmth and custard. More like a flavouring syrup to be added to some cocktail, than something ready to drink.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can (from Alko Web). Black colour, mediumsized beigeish brown head. Aroma is vanilla, coconut, some chocolate, coffee and mild alcohol. Flavour is coffee, chocolate, vanilla, very burning alcohol with some syrup and mild coconut. Supersweet.

8

Small surprise taster. Bit older, didn't suffer. Great thickness, very smooth, light boozyness. Tropical islands full of coconut and coffee, soft chocolate and sweet vanilla. Pure dessert beer, well balanced. Maybe tad too sweet.

6.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Near black with a ring tan head. Aroma of vanilla, lactose, coffee, milk chocolate and coconut. Flavour is heavy sweet. Full bodied with soft carbonation. Too pastry/artificial/omnipollo for my liking.

8

A bit sun tan lotiony

7.3

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Dark ruby-brown pour with no head. Notes of cola, coffee, chocolate, caramel, lactose. Too sweet and artificial, much like most of the Seven Island stouts I've tried.

8.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5

440ml can. Pitch black pour with a thin brown head. Aroma of vanilla, coconut, chocolate. Taste is very sweet, heavy on the vanilla, milk chocolate, coconut, coffee is there but a little lighter than I would like, the booze is very well hidden. Full bodied, thick, smooth. An outstanding pastry stout, very sweet but not cloying, and all adjuncts can be tasted and are in balance.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

440ml can sophiesbeerstore.co.uk. Shared with Mike. Pours hazed dark, beige head. Wonderful aroma, sweet and desert-like with vanilla, coconut, chocolate. Taste builds on these flavours, not too rich or unctious, medium bodied with a nice drinkability. It's sweet but not overly so with great balance of the coconut and vanilla, with rich milk chocolate coursing through. Very satisfying. A big desert-stout done well.