2.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Full pint on cask. Very dark, deep red- tinged. Off-white head. Dry aroma with malt and dark fruits. Flavour has also got hints of dried fruit, dark chocolate and roasted grain. Short bitter ending. Alright for a low alcohol strength mild ale (The Portland Arms, St Albans 28.09.2006).
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Cask/gravity at The St Albans Beer Festival 27 Sep 06. Dark red coloured. Almost black. A tiny head. Caramellish aroma. Sweet taste dominated by caramel. Some bitterness little by little.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: SEP 28, 2009 Cask conditioned - handpump - Leicester Gateway - Leicester. A muddy purple/black coloured beer served in less than perfect form. The aroma was very apply and clearly not right. The taste was a litttle sour and there were vinegar notes. A little bit of lightly roasted malt was tucked away in the background but all in all a pretty dire experience.Score 1.9
Subsequent rating scored 3.4. Average becomes 2.6
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask in Croyden. Clear dark amber brown with a bubbly cap. Aroma is quite dry, of smoke, plumb and toffee. The flavour is a little thin as you would expect, but shows some smoke and toffee. Weak bitterness, with little hop flavour. The finish is a little sweeter than the aroma would suggest, quite smooth though.
3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask conditioned @ Guide Dog, Soton. An inviting ruby colour. Some nutty caramel and smooth roasted malts. There is some sweetness which fades away quite quickly. A smooth easily drinkable mild, not bad.
3.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Cask at Mad Bishop & Bear, London W2.
Back for Fullers Autumn ’06 "festival"-this latest incarnation seems fuller bodied & creamier than i remember. Still a rather straightforward dark mild though.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: JUN 12, 2009 2009-04-23, cask conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 5-3-6-3-12=29
Dark brown color. Light aroma, caramel. Soft mouthfeel, quite good body, some caramel flavor, light chocolate malt. Easy but ok.
2005-05-20, cask conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 6-3-6-3-12=30
Very dark color. The aroma is light. The mouthfeel is quite thin, but with a pretty harmonious combination of roasted malts and hops.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
(On tap) Very dark, almost mahogany, with a vague reddish hue. Clear and filtered, pretty much without any head. Weak notes of malt, but otherwise incredibly light-bodied. Rather watery with a decent, hoppy finish. I was told that "Milds" used to be way stronger - up to 6% - but the alcohol was lowered during the 1st world war so the workers wouldn’t cause terrible accidents in the munitions industries.... 210505
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