Dark Star Victorian Ruby Mild

Cask - Planet Thanet Beer Festival ’09. Ruby red colour with a frothy beige head. Sweet and milky aromas mixed with caramels and subtle fruits. A combination of berry and milk chocolate flavours with a smooth, light bitter finish. Crisp and light on the palate. Very pleasing, pertains to the characteristics of a mild with enhanced flavour varietals on a stronger base.

Cask at The Butchers Arms, Herne: Very soft fruity flavour, smooth and rich with a wonderful velvety chocolateyness. Dangerously easy to drink. Another masterpiece from Dark Star.

Cask at White Cliffs BF 09. Very deep ruby colour with bubbly cream head. Some syrupy malt on aroma. It’s good. Good condition. Really nice fruit, damson and dark plum. Not really my style of beer, but very nice nevertheless.

Dover Beer Festival. Mmmmm. A very pleasant, soft, flavoursome dark beer. This has the soft berry fruit of a mild, with the low bitterness, though there is a little bit of rough in the swallow. Lovely flavour and lots of it. Very gulpable - this doesn’t feel like a 6% at all, and could catch out the unwary.