7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Arches, Burton on Trent (Outwoods brewery tap – not yet listed on Brewver). Pours a dark (almost very dark) reddish-brown with minimal scummy tan head and good lacing. There’s roasted malts, chocolate cake and some floral hops in the aroma. In the mouth it is quite bitter with a smooth and creamy texture. Flavours are mixed hops and roast malts with some smokiness and ginger. A little underlying sweetness can be detected later, alongside hints of parkin, nuts and dark fruits. Still a little bitternes in the finish thoufh. This is rather nice – you can’t beat a good Black IPA !