 shrubber85 (2584), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Mar 24, 2008 Bottle (with the new label, apparently Martha is now an avid fisherlady - Happy Birthday Martha!). Cocoa and astringent alcohol aroma. Opaque black-brown color with nice head. Smokey cocoa/burnt sugar malt flavor with a light astringent finish. Has a bit more of a kick than most milds. Well done.
presario (2433), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Oct 2, 2007 Bottle BB4 April 2008. The bottle had a picture of a man fishing. I might have dropped a point for a pink label with a stork delivering a baby. Very thin head, just enough big bubbles to cover half the surface. Very dark brown. Aroma of smoke, brown sugar and wood. Tastes like the scents. Woody sweetness upfront morphs into some strong smoke by the finish. Chewy. A Brown with some interesting light complexity.
Fin (2348), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
Nov 19, 2006 Bottle picked up at Darts Farm, Topsham, Nr Exeter, Devon 12-11-06 had this evening of 13-11-06. Yet another very good mild along with the Tryst one that I’ve had this week. Stronger than normal for a mild, but poured and looked similar, more intense in the flavour department, with bitter chocolate and coffee in the mix, very good.
bluekuma (94), London, Greater London, England
Sep 19, 2006 Bottled conditioned. Dark ruby hued, thin beige head. Full roasty aroma. Quite smooth on the palate. Well balanced full flavour; roasty, tobacco, prunes, bitterness. A very tasty strong mild.
Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
Mar 2, 2006 BCA (from Bitter Virtue, BBE Dec 06). Good roasty aroma - liquorice, dusty chocolate with some sweet malt aromas. Some sweetness on the body but not too much balanced by fruitiness and a hint of roasty flavours in the finish. Quite full but still easy drinking.
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