Milestone All Rye Paddy

Brewed by Milestone
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Newark, England

Serve in English pint

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A dark chocolate brow to black beer with reddish hints, topped by a thick beige head. A heavy, vinous nose, sweet malt with hints of cereal, toasted nuts and liquorice. The taste is bittersweet, toasted malt and cereal, then the winey element comes through along with a liquorice flavour. Also chocolatey and a slight nuttinerss in the finish. (Cask - The Fox & Hounds, Heacham, Norfolk).

Hand pulled at the Wellington, Birmingham. Very dark, but not opaque. Some red shafts reflect the fact that this is a rye beer. Nicely balanced, sweet cereal flavour. Caramel. Some metal but gentle. A little stoutiness too. Interesting and quite tasty.

On cask at The Maltings in York. Pours a dark brown colour with a thick beige head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate and toasted rye. Similar flavours with mild carbonation and an oily mouth-feel. Mildly bitter with lingering dark chocolate and burnt toast.

Cask at The Wellington, Birmingham. Dark brown, off-white foamy head which was big and first and dissolved slowly. Smell of cereals and bitter hops, very malty and complex in the mouth. Smooth.

Gravity cask at the Bree Louise. Ruby-gold pour with a light film. Good hops, some toasty biscuit. Mild caramel flavor, light earth. Light to medium in body with fine carbonation. Mild sticky finish, some sugars. Good balance, though with a slight medicinal note. Pretty good stuff overall.

UPDATED: JAN 18, 2007 Deep mahogany body with reddish tints. Vanilla foam and lace. Lovely creamy sourish coffee, chocolate, caramel. Red wine creaminess and a tang of fruity booze. A fine, foody pint.

Cask, Interval Cafe, Sheffield. Dark brown, smoked meat and caramel aroma. Sweet, chocolate and cherry flavour, then some hops transitioning to a bitter bright finish.

Cask conditioned at The Lower Red Lion, St Albans, Herts. Dark brown beer with no head. Shar, slightly off smell of cereal, with a tarry inky feel. Sweet and sour in the mouth with a serious malty bitterness. Far too challenging on a long day. Wasn’t sure about this.

Had at the Maltings on cask: dark brown colored with white cask head. roasted malt and nutty flavors in the nose and flavors. medium palate. pretty desent, but nothing great.

Cask Handpump at the Babington Arms (JDW), Derby 22/11/2006 Thick white head. Dark coloured and slightly strong in alcohol. A little rich on the palate. Some bitterness in a smooth lasting malt finish.