Salian (2344) - Sale, Cheshire, ENGLAND - SEP 8, 2023UPDATED: SEP 8, 2023 Mild? No chance.
Cola like pour, minimal head after pouring.
Heady, boozy aroma, molasses and a hint of liquorice. Flavour adds berries, root beer and a little vanilla. Salty, rubbery finish. Fantastic.
Grumbo (20241) - Ipswich, Suffolk, ENGLAND - DEC 28, 2022UPDATED: FEB 27, 2023 27/12/2022. Can at the ITFC Christmas beer share. From CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours almost black with a small frothy pale tan coloured head. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, cocoa, dark fruits, berries. Quite sweet, light roasted bitterness, touch of tart. Medium to full bodied, slightly creamy, average carbonation. Smooth finish. Good.
Nocturne (4091) - Cheshire, ENGLAND - DEC 27, 2022UPDATED: DEC 27, 2022 Can. Dark brown colour with small head. Flavours of figs, cocoa, raisin. Sweet taste with some light salted caramel action. Not sure how this could be called a mild, but it’s nice.
simontomlinson (6660) - Lancashire, ENGLAND - APR 2, 2022UPDATED: APR 2, 2022 Light brown collar on a rich dark brown body.
Malt, boozy & raisin aroma.
Medium to full bodied, smooth & soft thinning out to a clean finish.
Malts, salted caramel, tangy berry & grape tastes.
That's a good one.
planky84 (8278) - Lee, Greater London, ENGLAND - MAR 21, 2022UPDATED: MAR 21, 2022 Can from Eltham Wines. Black pour with a tan head. Nose is caramel, creamy coffee, cola, liquorice toffee. Taste is aniseed, caramel, liquorice toffee, cola, plum jam. Robust jammy dark fuit action. Interesting brew.
MrTipple (20415) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - JAN 14, 2022UPDATED: JAN 15, 2022 12Nov2021 Sweet, dark malts, caramel, molasses, milk chocolate. Hazy brown, small, creamy, beige head. Light bitter. Dark chocolate, salted caramel, molasses, cacao, toasted nuttella bread, soft carb, full bod. Very nice, rich, pastry-like. Can from The House of the Trembling Madness.
BeardedAvenger (7358) - New Haw, Surrey, ENGLAND - NOV 14, 2021UPDATED: NOV 14, 2021 Can from Theydon Bois at Hazlemere tasting. The sugar and caramel really come through in the very sweet aroma. Dark. Doesn't reflect light. Foamy beige head recedes. As per the aroma, the caramel also dominates the flavour. Bitter edge. Salty. Medium bodied. Oily. Flat carbonation. Long finish. Sweet stuff.
SHIG (13113) - Hampton, Virginia, USA - NOV 14, 2021UPDATED: NOV 14, 2021 Can shared by Cloin at SHIG Crashes the Bottle Share at Hazlemere: Poured a black with a brown head. Aroma is sticky marshmallow, chocolate, rich malts. Taste is boozy, roasted malts, chocolate.
Theydon_Bois (40831) - Hazlemere, the lower Xhitlerns, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - NOV 12, 2021UPDATED: NOV 12, 2021 Can, split at the Hazlemere Movember and chops tasting, picked up from HOTM online 12/11/21.
Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap that thins to a swirl
Nose is caramel, fruit slice, sweet malts, vanilla, sugar sprinkle.
Taste comprises caramel, chocolate, vanilla, sweet malts, sugar dusting.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light kiss of aclohol.
Decent fun offering ... but a mild!?
mR_fr0g (29227) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - NOV 12, 2021UPDATED: NOV 12, 2021 Can shared at high Wycombe tasting. Thanks to Colin for this one. A dark nutty brown coloured pour with a fine beige head. Aroma is semi sweet, nutty, marshmallow, jammy wagon wheel. Jammy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, jammy fruits, marshmallow,, dried fruits. Light tart. Palate is semi sweet, jammy, blackberry, moderate carbonation. Good. Not really a mild.