3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Gravity at the the fullerians rugby club bree fest. Earthy hop some roast, caramel nose. Clear caramel ruby colour. Good nutty caramel faint roast flavour. A bit thin. Good overall.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cask from The White Horse, Chelmsford. Former Champion Beer of Great Britain, this is a consistently good dark mild. Ruby black, very smooth, with a lightly roasted aroma. Creamy texture a little reminiscent of melted ice cream. Very good overall.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Cask at GBBF 2012, London. Pours red-brown with a lasting, beige cream head. Dark, toasty-bready malt nose. Medium sweet flavor with dark, bready malts and very light toffee. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet finish, well balanced, with more dark and toasty bread, faint chocolate, mild bitterness. Delicious stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
(cask@Ye Olde Cock Tavern, London) Pours dark brown with a fine tan head with medium to light body and mouthfeel, good lacing. Aroma caramel malts. Taste fruity caramel roasted mocha/chocolate malts. Very nice.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Cask. Reddish dark brown, beige head. Malty, mild roasted nose with some licorice and tobacco. Flavor is medium sweet, rich malty with a dry mouthfeel. Much flavor for the ABV. Quite some roasted bitterness in the finish. Desirable.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Gravity dispense at the twelfth Twickenham Beer Festival - 18/10/12.
Very dark mahogony brown with a bubbly tan head.
Caramel, toffee, treacle, tobacco and a little smoke on the nose.
Tastes of dark malt, toffee, nutty, light liqourice tones and some biscuit.
Great feel to this mild, medium bodied, smooth but not at all thin or watery for a 3.7% beer.
A great mild.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask. Brown, beige head. Nose is nuts, some light chocolate, toffee. Taste is very nutty with chocolate, some vegetable, figs, dried fruit. Clean bitter finish. Good body for a mild.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Cask at The Harp, dark blackish brown pour. Mild roast in the aroma, touch o dark malts. Medium mouthfeel, mild roast, light chocolate and coffee. Decent
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
[Cask at Chippenham BF] Deep amber-brown with a light fizz. Chocolate and a little liquorice turns to coffee and smoke in the deeply roasted (for a mild) dry finish. Lovely mild. c8
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On cask at City Arms in Cardiff. It poured a very dark brown liquid with a creamy light brown head. Slightly smokey with dark malts. Very nice for such a low ABV.
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