Batemans Dark Mild

Brewed by Batemans
Style: Mild Ale
Skegness, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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UPDATED: JUL 28, 2011 July, 2002Canterbury Beer Festival. 2002 I was knocked out by the roasty, nutty yet juicily fruity flavour. [3.2]
June, 2003 Cask. The Edmund Halley, Lee Gate, London. 2003. Served cold. The temperature has robbed this mild of much of its delicate flavour. Gradually a bramble flavour starts to emerge and a sulphur and oak aroma rises from the black body. Nettles join the brambles to present an edge of woodland atmosphere. Much patient warming reveals a wild and woody mild. [3.4] May, 2004 JDW Rochester. One of those times when the beer was served in such perfect condition that it leaps ahead of previous ratings. Full soft texture. Red berry fruit first, then the roasty notes. Finishes with wild nettles. Spanking. [4.1]
July, 2011 Pelton Arms, Greenwich - Squeeze warm up gig. With Piers and Roger. Fucking glorious. Good drinkable stuff. Plenty of nutty flavour, good body. Lovely thirst-quenching stuff with flavour. And at 3%, you can drink it all night. There should be more beers like this. [4.5]

Aug 2006 from BA: This review is from a pint had at the 30th CAMRA, Cotswold Beer Fest (last month). The dark, almost porter black colour is only the start of your journey to Mild perfection. It’s creamy off-white head should be thick and if poured correctly, stay until the end of the pint, sticking to the glass. Some Milds are thin and taste weak, Bateman’s is the opposite, rich and strong tasting, the ABV does not give a true picture of it’s complexity or character. Roasted nuts,ripe fruit and hops hit your nose and the taste is of the same intensity. This is a dark Mild that is well worth tracking down and drinking!

Cask. The Punch Bowl (JDW), York. Medium off white head. Dark ruby body. Fruit, mild malt, caramel. Bittersweet. Dry finish.

Half pint at the Twickenham Beer Festival 2011. Black with little, but creamy brown head. Fruity, pleasant aroma. Very nice and fruity, though not a classic mild. Very nice for a weakling strength beer.

Cask at GBBF 2011. Black with a small tan head. Aroma of chocolate and raisins. Sweet fruity flavour with a touch of chocolate. A bit thin mouthfeel.

First tasted this at the Paisley Beer Festival in May 1993. Cask, handpump dispense. Dull ruby black in colour with a thin tan coloured head. Strong roast malt, and expresso coffee notes in the long aroma. Thin but delicious mouthfeel and poor lacing. Dark malts give sweet toffee, bitter chocolate and roast grain notes. Slight dry note of liquorice in the aftertaste along with dry bitter resins from the hops. Sweet treacle toffee note evident in the finish. This is a cracking session mild which is packed full of flavour and tastes more like a high end of 4% instead of 3%. Highly recommended.

Cask @ The Tass Bar, Edinburgh. Almost black colour, big beige head. Sour coffee aroma. Bitter liquorice flavour. Smooth but a bit watery. Not my thing.

Cask@GBBF2011. Deep amber/ruby colour with a small brown head. Aroma is fruits, wood, some mild malts and caramel as well. Flavour is roasted malts, some earth, pleasant wooden and mild floral notes as well.

Cask at GBBF 2011. Pours a dark ruby colour with a big tan head, the aroma is all roasted malt, the taste again is roasted malts with a hint of some chestnut.

Cask at GBBF 2011, 3rd day. Light body, tangy, roasted, coffee and chocolate. Aroma is faint coffee. Light, tasty, and very drinkable mild.

cask at gbbf 2011 ... black ... thin tan head ... soft chocolate roast nose ... sweet thin chocolate roast ... soft toffee ... nice if a little dull