3.6

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5

Cask (gravity ?) at Flowerpot Derby (Potfest). Pours almost black with minimal head. Malts to the fore in the aroma with hints of alcoholic strength. In the mouth the overwhelming sensation is of how extremely watery it is. Underneath it all is a sweetness and later molasses and toffee with hints of aniseed and liquorice start to come through. Finish is boozy. I really wanted to like this because it’s one of my favourite beer styles, but it was just too weird for me. Suggest the brewers take a trip to Sarah Hughes to see how it should be done !