imdownthepub (4731), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Apr 17, 2004 Cask Conditioned at Banbury Beer Festival '04. Dark brown with beige thin head. Darkly roasted malts with a sulphery nose and slightly salty flavour. Smokey nutty flavours throughout. A fair mild all in all.
dnas2 (600), Yelverton, Devon., Devon, England May 23, 2009 Gravity at Cambridge Beer Festival 2009. Very dark brown with berries in the aroma. Quite watery. Some chocolate, which didn’t last long. Otherwise not much there except a slightly bitter, dry end. bobinlondon (668), Harrow, Greater London, England Dec 11, 2008 Hanjdpulled cask at the Duke of Hamilton, Hampstead. Very lively pint , black with a large off white head. Punchy flavours of chocolate and roast malt. An excellent mild. Skinnyviking (3534), Copenhagen, Denmark Aug 16, 2008 Cask. Medium high fluffy yeallow lasting head. Very dark red brown body. Nice coffee aroma. Very mild coffee flaovr with little hops bittereness, low carbonation and a short aftertaste. Ethereal (1458), London, Greater London, England Aug 9, 2008 Cask at GBBF 08. Very, very dark brown. There’s not much to say about this. It has a simple soft malt aroma and flavour, with just the right weight. It’s just a really good classic English mild and rightly lauded. azlondon (621), Fribourg, Switzerland Aug 8, 2008 Cask@GBBF.
Appearance: Chestnut brown, slightly hazy. Lots of nice, off-white long-lasting head.
Aroma: Malt, bit of fruit.
Taste: Malt, quite sweet. Chocolate? Bit watery. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
Info: 1/3 pint, 8/8-2008, 177/300 renffisch (461), london, Greater London, England Jul 4, 2008 cask @ the wenlock. very faint creamy malt nose. darkest chestnut, almost black in colour, tan head, good lace. Sweet flavours of creamy chocolate, very nutty, tastes a bit like cookies. smooth mouthfeel. quite enjoyable mild. doubelknv3 (516), Illinois, USA Jun 24, 2008 Tasting notes from 2004 Banbury beer festival. Reddish-Brown with beige head that nicely laced the glass. Roast and dark berry aroma notes. Dark berry, sweet malt, and roast flavours. Dry, roast finish. Pleasant. downender (2171), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Feb 2, 2008 Cask-conditioned. Black coloured with a moderate tan head. Roasted malt and bitter chocolate aroma. Light mouth feel, with flavours of more chocolate and fruit. Good.
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