Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Hand pulled pint in the excellent ‘Maypole’, Cambridge, England (Nov 2011). My full UK pint sleeve held a really dark brown, almost black brew: almost no head, but it still looked interesting. Liquorice in the aroma and taste, loads of it: Black Jack Chews in a liquid form, intense and in your face. With such a powerful base flavour it was difficult to find any other flavours and although I have called it a Dark Mild for a BA style it isn’t really anything like a Mild, or anything else for that matter: this isn’t a beer that you can pigeon hole into a single category. The 4%ABV sits nicely and the mouth feel about right: this isn’t rich or creamy, sweet or sour: it’s all about liquorice. Luckily I like liquorice and I highly recommend this beer if you do too: if you can’t stand liquorice give the beer a miss.