7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at Smithfield, Derby. Pours almost black with minimal tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts and fudge in the aroma. In the mouth it starts off pretty sweet with flavour of olde English spangles (aniseed and humbug mainly) plus roasted malts and treacle. Later on there is some liquorice and hints of dark fruits, leading to a slightly bitter and spicy finish. This is rather nice !