[email protected] Falcon, Clapham Junction, London (04/02/2018) - (as Champion Mild) pours very dark brown with a firm creamy beige head. Toasted and sweet malty with rich cocoa and caramel notes, distinct nutty accents, smooth mouthfeel and medium body, great condition, lovely stuff.

On cask at the Haymarket. Appearance - deep amber to ruby. Nice thin lacy head. Nose - caramel biscuits. Taste - more of the same. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture. The finish is well sweet. Overall - could be fresher.

Cask (3.2%; as Hobsons Champion Mild), 1/2 pint by hand-pump at The Haymarket Bar, Edinburgh on 2 Jan 2018: chocolate, toffee malt aroma, orange amber with a ruby tint, good creamy head, sparse pattern of lacing, raisin, toffee, cherry, creamy, sweet malty aftertaste.

Cask at the Post Office Vaults, Birmingham, Cotteridge Convention III 20/05/2017. A chestnut brown coloured pour woth a halo og beige head. Aroma is nutty raisin bread, brown bread, nice sappy woody notes. Flavour is composed of nutty fruit and nut, hazelnut, milky chocolate malts, Good mild. Palate is semi sweet, moderate cask condition, little lactose sweetness.

Cask at the Haymarket, as Champion Mild. Pours clear brown with a thin off-white head. Sweet malt and fruit aromas. Light chocolate. Taste is more toffee sweet. Creamy texture. Sweet finish.

On tap. Brown colour with tan head. malt aroma. Malty, caramel, sweet taste. Medium body.

May 2017 - Cask handpull at the Post Office Vaults, Birmingham, as ’Hobsons Champion Mild’. Dark brown with an orange hue, translucent, foamy light brown head. Aroma is cola, roast malt, molasses. Body is smooth with soft carbonation. Taste is cola, molasses, soft bitterness. Fairly simple but a nice mild. (3.4)

Cask @ Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Clear dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and a little roasted malt. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 250717

Cask @ Post Office Vaults, Birmingham. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, nuts, caramel, fruits and hops. Light watery.

Cask @ Old Harkers, Chester [060417]
Caramel brown. clear, dense off white head
Aroma - slight caramel, almost nothing
Taste - soft caramel, soft toffee, touch of dark fruit, no roast, quite watery, soft flavour, plain
Palate - Light body, light sweet. Finish of light caramel
Overall - Just light toffee...Sam Smith’s Light Mild at 2.8% has more flavour