“Surrender to the Void, an irregular series of outrageously decadent pitch black stouts brewed using an enormous, complex malt bill and mounds of debaucherous adjuncts. What’s The Void up to this time? Cherry, chocolate and coconut – well that does sound lovely, but don’t you think it rather a lot? What do you mean you’re only getting started! Oh Void, have you no restraint! Turn off your mind, relax and float down stream.”

Glassware: Snifter.

Appearance: Solid black with a short brown head which quickly forms a collar. Thick rings mark each sip as it ebbs.

Aroma: One of our most favourite all-time chocolate bars (for one of us) is the mighty Cherry Ripe. Cherry and coconut covered in dark chocolate is simply a match made in heaven so this was an easy purchase. To be honest we’re not really getting a whole lot of Cherry Ripe off it. Cherry, yes. Coconut, a little. Dark chocolate, not really. Hhhmmm.

Flavour: Sheesh. This does NOT taste like a Cherry Ripe. The cherry component, although pleasant in its own right, is a tad sour/tart, the coconut is very delicate and there’s no sign of dark chocolate. Once the tartness levels out it takes on more of a tangy character but even then there’s something about it all that’s just not integrating. It’s a shame really.

Mouthfeel: Fairly thick and oily. Subtle bitterness, flat-ish Co2 and a slightly noticeable 11.5% ABV.

Overall: We had fairly high expectations for this (considering how good the choc-peppermint was) but it fell far short. Here we are in the last review saying that it doesn’t matter what GP brew, they always hit the mark  we jinxed it. Really ordinary stuff from them here.