3.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Handpulled cask at the Trafalgar, South Wimbledon (September). Very deep, rich red/brown colour. Roasty malt and some coffee in the aroma. Much the same on the palate, with some berry fruit also. Finished quite dry. Full body, and full flavour, for a mild. Very good .
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
I’ll be honest from the get go, I think that this is probably my favourite beer - an epiphany of sorts when I sipped it down. I tried it at the Cotswold Beer Festival in 2008 (I think) and it stole my heart, but I haven’t seen it since. Maybe I should move to Warwickshire... It was evertything that a mild can be, and boy was it good. It starts with really nice, dry roasted, smokey, coffee - giving it a nice dry, slightly bitter edge. All followed up with delicious, malty chocolate.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
[3263-20100803] Cask sample. Mild poop and peat aroma with earthy sweet malt notes. Clear, dark brown red body with a quick foamy off-white head. Little roast malt flavour has a lingering toasted bread aftertaste. Medium body. Odd on first impression.
(@ GBBF 2010, London, England)
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(Cask at GBBF, London Earl’s Court, 4 Aug 2010) Black colour with frothy, beige head. Roasted, malty nose with notes of chocolate, liquorice and coffee. Malty, roasted taste with chocolate, coffee, dark fruit, dark bread and hints of smoke. Rather light body, mainly dry with a mild bitterness. Quite nice mild ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask at GBBF 2010 ... brown ... roast chocolate malt nose ... sweet woody chocolate ... light toffee malts ...
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Cask at GBBF 2010, 3rd Aug 2010. Dark brown with a line of head. Nose has some nasty funk ("Sh*t" - Mabel) and the palate is thin. Slips down easily. Bit of dark chocolate but it is light on flavour in general.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
5th August 2010. GBBF.
Clear dark brown beer. Little tan head. Malty nose. Darl malt but with a light presence and dry. Some lactose sweetness. Minerally semi dry finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2010-08-03. Ruby accented brown body, small ehad fades. 3+ Modest aroma, malt base with light fruit and toasty malt accents, small caramel malt touches. 6+ Flavour is similar, mild malt character with toasty malt accents, mild roast in the finish. 6+ Average palate. Decent but plain. Cask at GBBF 2010
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: AUG 22, 2010 Cask (GBBF2010)
7 Rich roasty aroma
4 BLack, small head
7 Full sweet roasty malty body. Not exactly mashy, but still that slightly raw sweetness.
4 Soft palate, carbonation low. Finish rich and roasty.
14 So in tune with my tastebuds - a super mild.
Had it again the next day! 6-4-6-4-13=3.3 - had started to fade.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask @ 3 Judges. Ruby red - brownish colour, off-white head. Aroma is mostly sour fruits, some roasted malts. Flavour is roasted malt and sour fruits. Slightly bitter finish. Straightforward, well drinkable.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2008. Pours a clear dark brown almost black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor with some smokey hints. Has a roasted malty chocolate finish.
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