Dunham Massey Dunham Dark

Brewed by Dunham Massey
Style: Mild Ale
Altrincham, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask-conditioned at the Albion, Warrington, 21/1/09. Chestnut with reddish under tones and a decent, lacy off-white head. Aroma of dark chocolate, red fruit and a hint of roastiness. Sweetish aroma with plenty more fruit and a lingering, yet slight bitter finish. Good stuff.

The first beer in a ’Dunham Massey 4’ tasting evening held by me, for me in mid-April 2011. Brown 500ml bottle, best before Aug 2011: this is a bottle conditioned beer. Deep ruby red in colour, looks darker until you hold it up to a strong light source. An off-white head of tight bubbles sat on top. The aroma was semi-smokey, burnt malts and roasted barley notes. The taste wasn’t smokey at all, some burnt malt molasses maybe, but nothing to compare with the smell. I thought it a little thin and light bodied, even for a 3.85ABV Mild and if I’d drank it blindfolded it’d have said it was a light Mild, even with the smoked smells. The website say’s it is "based on the tradional North Western milds of old." Not too sure about that, but it lacked that little bit of something for me.

Bottle 500ml - Deep brown colour. Malt and coffee in the aroma. Quite a full flavour with roasted malts dominating. Bittersweet and quite light. Perhaps a bit on the thin side but a very good Mild.

Cask conditioned handpump Market Porter Borough Market. An almost opaque beer with an off-white head. The aroma is fairly thin with just a little fruit and a touch of sourness. Really good in the mouth though with smoky malts and berry fruits. Pretty dry. A moreish tasty mild.

UPDATED: MAY 20, 2010 1. Cask Stillage at the ABC Festival, Altrincham Market 31/08/2009 Some burnt roast aroma. Dark coloured smooth on the palate and a little fruity with a hint of bitterness in a slightly peppery and dry chocolaty roast finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Swan With Two Nicks, Little Bollington 20/03/2010 Large creamy head. Dark red coloured smooth on the palate and a little fruity with a hint of bitterness in a dry roast finish.

Bottle as Dunham Dark. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate aroma. Roasted malty chocolate flavor. Hasa slightly roasted malty chocolate finish.

A Mes rate: Cask at the Crown Inn, Stockport.
Darkish brown with a thin tan head and very good condition. A lovely old ale type aroma. Very slight sourness, good fruit and some dark malt with slight notes of pig farm. Flavour is more of the same. Just what a mild should be. Superbly drinkable. Slight straw and coffee in the finish. Loads of character. Lovely stuff.

Cask at Glenrothes Beer Festival 08, Dark brown with a thin off-beige head. Nose is chocolate malt with a little malty sourness too. Mouth is initially sweet and watery, chocolatey, then very bitter, biscuity finish and a bit watery. Quite good.