 FatPhil (2063), Espoo, Finland
May 14, 2007 Updated: Feb 19, 2008
Cask (Carlton Arms, Cambridge)
Dark, almost black, no head (gravity). Taste is a wonderful slightly smokey roastiness, hints of bacon. Pleasant malty finish with a subtle bitterness, and a lingering sweet burnt malt.
Re-rate. Prior rating: (6-5-7-4-13=3.5) (Gallows Bird, Espoo, Real Ale Festival 2007).
Quite full-bodied for a mild, noticable bitterness accompanies the richly roasted butterscotchy maltiness.
bman1986 (72), Broadstairs, Kent, England
Jul 23, 2008 Cask at Kent Beer Festival, Canterbury: Good example of a mild, aroma of roasted malt and this follws through in the flavour, with a little carmale thrown in there as well. Pretty good stuff.
Rune (1508), Tromsø, Norway
May 19, 2008 Half pint, cask version hand pulled at Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. See-through, dark brown body with only some dimples at the surface. Toffee-like aroma. The flavour is dominated by soft caramel sweetness offset by hints of apples. Flat palate, but still a rather well made Mild ale (04.05.2008).
sm89walt (173), Norwich, Norfolk, England
Dec 24, 2007 Cask - Fat Cat, Norwich. Dark brown in colour with a quickly dissappearing head. Roasted malt aromas with some hops available as long as they are searched for. Delicate flavours that are predominantly, similar to the aroma, of a roasted malt quality. A subtle bitterness and a smooth palate finish this nicely, if not exceptionally.
Doppelganger (1112), Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Nov 13, 2007 Cask, Far From the Madding Crowd, Oxford. By way of Witney, on the way to Woodstock. (Getting on the wrong bus home is not the most straightforward reason to have a pub crawl, but it works alright.) Dark brown, fine dark tan head. Nose of chocolate, pennies, and wet grass. A nice level of roast in the flavor, but an odd iodine component. A bit of swamp water. Some good things here. Nice mouthfeel for the strength and a good flavor volume.
Rastacouere (5258), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 25, 2007 Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body: Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3 Light Brown(1)->Pitch Black(5) : 3 Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head: None(1)->Large(5) : 2 Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2 Lasting: 3 Lacing : 3 Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 3
Yeast : 2 Bread : 3 Apple : XX Tropical Fruits : XX Ink : XX Tar : XX Olives : XX DMS : XX
Malt : 3 Biscuity : 3 Burnt Toast : XX Caramel : 1 Nuts : XX Pumpernickel : XX Cereals : XX Coffee : 3 Dark Chocolate : 2 Vanilla : XX Grapes : 2 Blackberries : XX Cherries : XX
Hops : 1 Noble(1)->American(5) : 1 Leafy : XX Floral : XX Lemon/Lime : XX Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX Herbal : XX Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes : Earth : 1 Wood : XX Mint : XX Smoke : XX Soy : XX Bourbon : XX Anise : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4 Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4 Sourness : XX Lactic : XX Bitterness : 1 Complex : XX Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 2 Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2 Clean : XX Sharp : XX Watery : 2 Oily : XX Chalk : XX Astringent : XX Alcohol : XX Mineral : 2 Oxidation : XX Metallic : XX
Comments: Coffee-like, sweet and light-bodied mild.
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