Felstar SX Mild

Brewed by Felstar
Style: Mild Ale
Dunmow, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask at GBBF 2010, 5th Aug 2010. Thanks to harrisoni for bringing this down from upstairs. Dark brown colour. Nose is a mix of strong roasted notes and sweet blackcurrant. Wonderfully fruity taste with the same characteristics. Fine palate for a 3.8% beer. Lovely stuff.

Cask Handpump from the Upstairs CAMRA Bar at the GBBF, Earl’s Court London 05/08/2010. (As SX Maid) Fruit and some roast aroma. Black and sweet on the palate with a fruity blackcurrant flavour. Dry burnt roast finish.

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

Medium to dark brown black colour with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate to light light heavy malty, roasted, berry - blackberries, dark fruit, raisin. Flavour is moderate to light heavy sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, blueberries, dark berries, roasted malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100804]

Cask at GBBF 2010. A pitch black beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of soy sauce, chocolate, and fruits in madeira. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, wood, and fruit as well as lighter notes of madeira, leading to a dry, woody, roasted, and chocolaty finish.

Cask@GBBF2010. (my notes say Felstar SX Maid). Black colour, no head. Aroma is blackberries, roasted malts, some raisins and dark fruits. Flavour is blueberries, fruits, dark berries and some mild roasted notes.

From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is rather fruity, berries and dark malt. Fruity flavoured, subdued acidic and dark roasted malt. Lingering fruity and vague bitter finish.

Cask handpull from volunteer arms at GBBF 2010. Black, lasting tan head. It’s got some terrific lasting bitter dark choc, Bournville choc with some Turkish Delight fruit. It’s lovely.