2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottled (BB 04/2009) as "Meadow Brown"
Dark nut brown color, almost opaque, small off-white head. Caramel malty aroma, slightly nutty. Decent body for this ABV. Light palate. Caramel, nuttyness, light toasted note and paperness. Old bottle but not yet infected.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle at Chris’ Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia tasting. Thanks Thomas. Brown ruby, lasting beige head. Odd date aroma. Inoffensive quite tasty mild. I rather liked it.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
22nd May 2010. ChrisOs ’Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia’ tasting! Clear dark brown beer. Light palate - a touch watery. Tangy dark malt and a whisper of smokiness. Finishes light and crisp. Comes over as a very light porter. Not bad.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle under the name Meadow Brown. Very dark brown. Leathery ash in the aroma. Taste is sour with liquorice sweetness and slight dryness. Plenty of flavour in this distinctly porterish mild.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at Chris O’s. Dark brown with a beige head. Dark fruits, licorice and herb aromas. Flavours of roasted malts, chocolate and raisins. Background hops and malts.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Almost black of color with a small brown head. An aroma of chocolate and sweets. A flavor of chocolate and some roasted notes. Light in taste, but still good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Tried as Meadow Brown. Dark with a malty aroma.Thin body and left no lacing. A reasonable example of this style.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Birthday bottle of Keith’s, as Meadow Brown. Deep ruby with a white rim. Attractive coal, apple and milky coffee aroma. Gentle smoky chocolate, good ashy cocoa linger. Nice.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle (as Dark Mild Ale). Dark brown with no head. Aromas are earthy light malts with berries and caramel. Flavours are chocolate malts with smooth coffee. Lightly fruity with a dry finish. A decent mild.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
From bottle. Pours a dark ruby brown. Little head that dissipates rather instantaneously. Lots of sediment present. Roasty aroma. Taste is chocolaty with faint hops. Light bodied, if not watery. Overall a C, within its class B
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