3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask (gravity dispense), Pigs Ear Beer Festival 2007. Reddish brown colour. No head. Bags of roasty malt in the aroma, with touches of coffee. The coffee persists into the flavour with the malt becoming quite dry, but full. Definitely in the richer category of mild. Not sure where the Impy tag comes from though. A promising offering from a relatively new brewery. Unfortunately, I never saw the same brewery’s Golden Bud, which was scheduled to appear at this festival.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the Crown inn, Beeston as part of the CAMRA mild month. Nice smooth taste and easily quaffable for an Afternoon session.
3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 15/20
500ml bottle. Coffee and roasted malt aroma lead into a pretty sublime flavoured beer. Good and full flavoured on the tongue, rounded and slightly warming, with a roasty finish. Pleasing ruby red appearance, this is an excellent bottled mild.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Off cask at the rose and crown Chesterfield. Quite nice for a mild, some toffee flavours.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUL 27, 2009 1. Cask Handpump at the New Oxford, Salford 07/12/2007
Roast aroma. Mid brown dark coloured and smooth on the palate with a crisp and slightly dry full roast finish.
2. Cask Stillage at the Winding Wheel, Chesterfield Beer Festival 02/02/2008
Some rich aroma. Mid brown coloured a little rich on the palate and fruity with a slightly pale burnt roast finish.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask@Nottingham Beer Festival, 2008. Darkish beer with a malty and hopped aroma. The flavour is semi rich and malty. Overall a reasonable beer.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at Victoria Hotel, Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Dark red brown with a small off white head. Gentle chocolate aroma. Sweet, creamy coffee milkshake taste. A little dryness. Good mild.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask, Leicester Fest 08. Dark brown with a small head. Aromas are malty with caramel and some smoky notes. Earthy hops. Flavours are malty and rich with chocolate and coffee. Some herbal aspects, too. Sweet and tasty.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask gravity at Pigs Ear BF 07. Very deep ruby, lots of coffee, bit of a mild really. Nice powder coffee on finish. Decent enough, I quite liked it.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask conditioned - gravity dispense - Pigs Ear BF. A dark, chestnut coloured beer with an off-white head. The aroma is burnt and roasty with coffee notes. A quite intense nose for a beer of this strength. The taste has burnt malt and a little fruit. Husky like Hobsons but a touch thin. It’s OK.
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