Poured well but the foam peaked and dissipated quite quickly. Left a headless amber body with a light yellow hue and mild haze. Scents are light pineapple, some mandarin, biscuit malt, and a good hit of pine. Mouthfeel is a little washed out, not fully flat, still with a tiny bite from the faint carbonation but is reasonably medium bodied otherwise. Taste is the light pineapple with a little mango emerging from behind the mandarin. Malt remains less so but the pine dominates throughout the end. A nice APA but no the best from Lineman.

Kevyesti humaloitu, paahteinen ja reilusti kahvia maussa. Erittäin maukas.

Tuoksussa kevyttä Bourbonia ja syvää tammisuutta. Maussa Bourbon paremmin esillä, mutta sanoisin, että varsinainen tynnyrin aromi jää vieläkin niskan päälle. Ripaus kahvia ja tummaasuklaata. Suutuntuma lähes hapoton, keskitäyteläinen ja "kuivahko". Bourbon ja paahteisuus löytyvät jälkimausta. Toki myös tynnyri.

A nice looking beer, dark yellow, with a haze so thick that it is almost orange and one finger of foam that had poor retention. Aromas are a peculiar mix, strong fermented pineapple, a mix of sweet and sour citrus and lots of sweet bready notes. Mouthfeel is warm and touching on heavy, with a mild foaminess and moderate carbonation. Taste is the same pineapple, and sweet mango. There is citrus but it is much more muted and the bready notes are replaced by an oaty creaminess. Another solid beer from Lineman.

Can pour was vibrant with lots of foam with each wave of stout. Body is jet black with two fingers of late coloured soft foam. Scent is a little off, upfront ashen cinder, with only slight espresso and a strange smokey finish. Feeling in the mouth is thin and and flat, the foam had completely dissipated and despite the trace bubbles on top, the stout has gone completely flat. To boot, the body is very thin and edging close to being outright watery. Taste is an improvement on the scent, espresso comes to the fore and deep roasted taste lingers deep into the aftertaste. There is a subtle sweetness but nothing to explicitly identify it as the advertised chocolate. More likely from the oatmeal. It's like drinking a cold Americano with alcohol. Fine on one hand but not what I was looking for. It's not like Lineman to put out a bad beer. **update 30/01/25** Have given this another go, and there is lots of improvement. The body is still a little thin but doesn't feel flat and watery. Scent is improved enormously, there is no ashen cinder or smokey finish but plenty of espresso and black chocolate. The first instance must have been a bad batch or something. Upgrading this to three stars.