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Brewed by Felstar
Style: Mild Ale
Dunmow, England

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RATINGS: 26   MEAN: 3.46/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.32   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
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The Forest Mild, incidentally the true name is "Crix Forest" is 4.0%abv. The fermentation is stopped quite early to give this ale more body. It is brewed using Maris Otter malted barley with a certain amount of Crystal ,Amber and Chocolate Malt. The Barley is from East Anglia and the Hops (Bramling Cross and Fuggles) are from Kent.


3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
fonefan (25085) - VestJylland, DENMARK - APR 6, 2011

Cask @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Clear dark brown color with a small, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, berry, fruity, keller, mold - fusty. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, fruity - berry. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is flat. [20100804]

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (23975) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JAN 18, 2008
Cask at GBBF 2007. A brown beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel and roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty again with notes of caramel and roasted malt.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
yespr (22205) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - AUG 4, 2010
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a fully gone head. Aroma is dark roasted and mild fruity. Sweet caramelish and slight hops fruity. Mild bitter and dark roasted malt finish.

4.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
oh6gdx (16047) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 29, 2007
Cask@GBBF2007. Dark ruby red colour, big beige head. Aroma is very much caramel, licorace, wood and some hops. Flavour is really wooden and mixed with tropical fruit juice. Then add some slight berryish sourness and slight smoke. Really pleasant.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
MiP (11783) - Sønderborg, DENMARK - SEP 9, 2008
Cask at GBBF08. Hazy dark brown colour. Small light brown head. Cardamum flavour, I think, definitely some cookie spice. Not bad.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Dedollewaitor (10296) - Odense, DENMARK - AUG 18, 2011
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours black with a small creamy head and lacings. Spices and dark malts. Coriander, chocolate and caramel. Medium bodied.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - AUG 11, 2008
Cask at GBBF 08. Winner of the weirdest beer of the day. Cloudy dark brown with thin beige head. Bit of banana. What’s it supposed to be? A dunkel weisse? A bit of raspberry. Definite banana. It’s a dunkel weisse. Crazy, but really interesting.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9919) - Malmö, SWEDEN - FEB 18, 2011
Cask @ GBBF 2910. Pours a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty and slightly sweetish caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel flavor with some fruity hints. Has a roasted malty sweetish caramel finish.

3.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
DJMonarch (9151) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JUN 19, 2009
Cask Stillage at the GBBF Earl’s Court, London 08/08/2007 Fruity aroma. Small white head. Black and fruity raspberry flavour with a little dryness in a lasting finish.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
cgarvieuk (8654) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 22, 2011
cask at gbbf 2011 ... Dark brown/black ... thin tan lacing ... soft fruits ... vimto toffee fruits nose ... sweet malts ...dark fruits ... soft roast ... oddd but nice.


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