Grand River Mill Race Mild

Dark amber-brown. The aroma is of nuts, diacetyl, and soft sugary malt. Smooth, nutty palate with some milk chocolate and toffee notes. Good dark malt complexity and thankfully the diacetyl never amounts to much.

Growler courtesy of matt7215. Pours brown with a mahogany tint and a nice creamy off white head. Smells of roasted nuts, some cherry like hints, touches of earthy malt. Tastes tangy with some chocolate, tea, some cherries, hints of dry malt, some spice, a touch of light bitterness. Full bodied and refreshing.

Tap at Volo. Deep brown beer topped with a thick creamy tan head. Aroma is light and nutty. A bit of fresh toast and a bit of herbal/woody hops. A lightly hazelnutty flavour, a soft earthy chocolate character and just a hint of moderate bitterness. As it warms, a bit more chocolate comes forward, but it’s not sweet, but is more cocoaish. There is a bit of light plumminess and a whiff of molasses as well. It’s quite appealing and is a tasty brew.

On tap (Volo) 500ml
Appearance :Dark brown with hint of copper, creamy fine tanned top 3+
Nose :Mild,. Soft creamy aroma, gently fruity bottom.
Flavour/Palate:
Gentle, lightly grainy with hints of fruity touches. Lightly flavored with soft creamy textures. To my liking to smooth, less creamy character and bit more flavour would do well. Sill it would be great session drinker just with bit more character. Easygoing ale, good for sessions, casual drinking after work.

Some pleasant malty aroma. Dark with a soapy mocha head, as expected in a cask. Easy drinking mild bitterness. OK, but nothing outstanding.

Draught. At Volo. Deep, clear chestnut, with an average creamy lasting beige head. Nutty roast malt aroma, caramel/molasses, and some dry hops. Taste - same - deep roast, coffee beans, dry herbal hops - and of course pretty much no alcohol. Decent body, farily lively carbonation, slightly acidic, and a nice bitter/carbonized linger. Excellent session brew, , I’ve had porters less roasty and fresh than this.

Growler at 2007 Golden Tap Awards. Dark chestnut brown body with a moderate beige head (3+). Big nutty chocolate malt aroma is richly malty. Similar flavours as the aroma, but a bit less intense. Chocolate malt, muted nutty notes, very light bitterness throughout is just enough to provide a quaffable balance. (7+) Average plus palate (3+). This really is quite good! It has a heck of a lot of flavour for a low alcohol brew. Very nice. 8/4/7/3/15 - 3.7<P> 2008-04-20. A blend of the Mild and Plowman’s prepared for Volo’s 20th Anniversary. Dark brown body with a nicely creamy fingers worth of beige head and impressive lacing on the glass. A beautiful pour for a cask! Hoppy green aroma is rather nice. (7+) Flavour has a pleasant light bitterness over a base that reflects the Mild’s contribution with light roasty malt notes. Smooth average plus palate. (3+) Pretty solid, and rather interesting but while the contrasts in the flavour add interest, they make me think I’d prefer to have the base beers on their own. Cask at Volo, Toronto 7/5/7/3/15-16

Draught at Volo. Pours a very deep ruby-amber with an average size diminishing off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, nuts, some roastness, dark fruit, burnt caramel and chocolate -- holy crap this smells great...and its a Mild! Flavour follows the aroma but is a little more subtle and has a very abrupt finish. Still very tasty and incredibly easy to drink. Medium bodied. Wow, this really surprised me, if all Milds were this good then bring on the Milds! I can’t wait to have many more pints of this!