Gales Festival Mild

Brewed by Fullers
Style: Mild Ale
London, England

This almost black beer has a low carbonation, so the head is almost non-existent. The aroma is mild with weak notes of mocca and caramel. The flavour is just as mild and smooth as the aroma, and it has a lot of discrete and nicely balanced notes like: Mocca, fruit, caramel, malt, a bit of licorice and almost no bitterness. I really like this mild ale!

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) : 4     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   Off-White(1)->Dark Brown(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 1   Nitro : XX
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Ink : XX   Tar : XX   Olives : XX   DMS : XX
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 3   Burnt Toast : 2   Caramel : XX   Nuts : XX   Pumpernickel : XX   Cereals : 2   Coffee : 2   Dark Chocolate : XX   Vanilla : XX   Grapes : XX   Blackberries : 2   Cherries : 2
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : 2   Floral : XX   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX
Notes :   Earth : 2   Wood : XX   Mint : XX   Smoke : 2   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 : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 2   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 2   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A very good mild with bold flavours and a rather surprising almost chewy palate. Reminds of dark buckwheat honey of all things, almost molasses-like, yet fresh all the way.

I find this barely drinkable, its got a slight unpleasant tartness that doesn’t work. The malts is thin and weak and the hops are almost non-existent. not worth your time.

The aroma is lactic with some malt and fruit. The appearance is dark brown with a nice foamy tan head. The flavor is like the aroma and sour. The palate is thin. This beer is bad.

Cask @ GBBF 2007, London. Dark black color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate roasted, dark chocolate, light vanilla, raisins. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to medium to full, texture is creamy, carbonation is flat to soft.

Name: Gale’s Festival Mild
Date: 04/22/1999
Mode: Firkin
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

dark, ruby highligts, whispy head, sweet malt aroma, big sweet malt flavor, complex fruityness, winey, 4.8%, 1053og, 25ibu
-------- /> Name: Gale’s Festival Mild
Date: 08/14/2003

high carbonation, iots of foam, still sweet an winey

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Score: **4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Cask@GBBF2007. Very dark amber colour, close to black. Small brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, fruits, raisins and some slight vanillaish notes. Flavour is the same thing along with burnt wet wood. Excellent balance.

Cask, GBBF 2007 ... Deep black ... smokey malts ... sweet fruity malt ... little sweet coffee ... maybe touch overly sweet but tasty.