Bass Mild

Half from keg at The Park, just outside Anfield. Dark mahogany body with a tiny head leaving spotty lacing behind. Sweet malty aroma, slightly roasted. The sweet roasted character is also evident in flavour. Very discreet bitter end. Partial watered and a bit empty mouthfeel, but still alright to drink (04.05.2009).

Cask at The Neptune, Derby. Deep reddish brown with a long-lasting beige head; a faint malt aroma; full and malty in the mouth, not as sweet as expected, actually slight dry, but smooth and creamy; the fruity aftertaste develops slowly.

Keg at the Union Inn, Tavistock 19/07/2006. A copper colour with an average-sized head. There was some aroma, but it was so light and dissipated so quickly that I couldn’t tell what it was. A light malty flavour with not much else. Pretty boring.

Good luck I was having finding mild ales, but I do not understand why so many apparently regular beers I found that had not been written about yet. The colour was good, not very good, but drinable and enjoyable at any way.

Keg at The Royal Oak, Ockbrook, Derbyshire. Dark brown beer with suede colour head. Heavy with Nitrogen wich gave it a flat, soggy carpet flavour, but when the nitrgen was finally released there was a toffee like caramel flavour. Not unpleasant but I wouldn’t have it again.

Keg at the Coach & Horses, Walsden, Nr Rochdale. We only really came here because it was recommended for cheap food. The food was indeed decent and cheap, but the beer was all keg. To be fair, this wasn’t nearly as bad as expected. Not much aroma, or flavour but not downright unpleasant. Had the feel of a weak beer with added caramel and the mouthfeel was thin, but drinkable as a supping pint. The most demanding thing about this beer was finding out where its brewed, but Gazza had some authoritative things to say about that in a forum thread a while ago, so I’ll go with that.