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Vale Black Swan

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A Mild Ale brewed by
Vale
Aylesbury, England

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Ratings Average Score ABV Style Pctl Serve in Advanced
38 3.13/5.0 3.11/5.0 3.9% 56.8 English pint, Shaker P Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
"Dark Mild".
Dark & smooth - double CAMRA winner!!
Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt, crystal malt, roasted barley. Fuggles and Goldings hops.
Now 3.9%, was 3.3%

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MiP (5113), Flensburg, Germany

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Sep 7, 2008

Cask, 3.9% at GBBF08. Very dark brown colour. Mild flavour, good maltiness. Slightly roasted.

oh6gdx (5904), Vaasa, Finland

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Aug 22, 2008

Cask@GBBF2008. Very deep amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is caramel malts, some candy and wood. Flavour is malts, sweet fruits, some hops and also raisins.

cgarvieuk (2388), Edinburgh, Scotland

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	15/20

Aug 18, 2008

Cask at GBBF 08 ... Deep brown colour ... light roast malts ... nice fruity roast malts .

caesar (2514), Zeist, Netherlands

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Aug 13, 2008

Cask @ Market Porter, London. Sparkling, caramel. More like a cola. Bit boring.

SaintMatty (485), Tallinn, Estonia

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	14/20

Aug 11, 2008

500ml Bottle (GBBF 2008) - Dark brown, almost black in colouir. Malty and slightly roasted aroma. Roasted taste with some coffee. A good mild.

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