Kissingate Mary’s Ruby Mild

Brewed by Kissingate
Style: Mild Ale
Horsham, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Cask (gravity dispense) at Pigs Ear Beer Festival, day 3 on 2 December 2010. More copper than ruby. Good condition. Obviously aiming for a Sarah Hughes Ruby type feel. It succeeds to an extent. There’s definitely some berry fruit here. And it does undeniably have more presence than a "normal" mild. But I didn’t really find as much depth of flavour I was hoping for in a beer of this strength. I know it’s a mild but strong and easygoing doesn’t really do it for me. Pleasant but underwhelming.

Cask (gravity) @ 27th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2010, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England.

Clear dark to medium amber brown colour with a small average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, berry, light hoppy, alcohol - phenol notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is flat. [20101202]

2nd December 2010
Pigs Ear. Clear dark brown beer. No real head. Semi dry palate, zero carbonation. Sweetish toffee malt with some tangy orange. Reasonably balanced. Npt bad - livens the palate.