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Elgoods Black Dog

Elgoods Black Dog

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A Mild Ale brewed by
Elgoods

Wisbech, England

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293.05/5.03.03/5.03.6%45English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised bottle. Also available on keg as Old Smoothie Mild.
NOTE: Ratings for the cask version should not be posted here; it has a separate listing.
A traditional dark mild at 3.6% abv. It has many CAMRA awards to its name and is a well known brand in the free trade. The beer is well balanced with a full roast flavour. The use of Crystal malt and Roast Barley give a deep underlying characteristic flavour, which is balanced with Fuggles hops as the sole variety.

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 beervis (215), People’s Republic of Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20

Dec 25, 2007  
roasted aroma and flavour with some fruitiness and coffee flavours. actually rather nice - I haven’t had many milds but I enjoyed this one.

 jsquire (1911), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Nov 15, 2008  
Deep brownish amber color with a small, bubbly beige head. Nose of lightly roasted grain and faint grass. I think milds are an under appreciated style, at least in the US. This is a very flavorful 3.6% beer. Roasted grains, puffed wheat, some coffee bitterness with the grass coming out in the finish. I wish I could get a good mild here. Thanks to cgarvieuk for the bottle.


 mabjork (576), Vasa, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Aug 13, 2008  
Thanx oh6gdx. Hazy brown in color, bubbly beige head, lacings. The aroma is hoppy and almost juniper berry like. The flavor is sweet and malty with a distinct hoppiness.


 Bullit (659), Glasgow, Scotland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2008  
Dark brown colour, small tan head. Aroma has roasted malts. Flavour has roasted malts, licorice and some dark fruits. Smooth mouthfeeling, good drinkable.


 oh6gdx (6460), Vaasa, Finland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Jul 29, 2008  
Bottled. Deep ambery brown colour with small beige head. Aroma is malts, some slightly roasted notes as well as grass. Flavour is malts, some caramel, roasted notes as well as mild plummyness. A nice mild ale.


 TBone (5172), Pori, Finland
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/512/20
Jul 17, 2008  
<i>Bottled</i> &#40;BB 07/2009&#41;<br /> Very dark ruby color, good tan head. Coffee, prune and caramel in the nose. Light palate, but not that light than expected from 3.6 % beer. Roasted flavor, slightly caramelly - very dunkel-like brew. Oily mouthfeel giving sort of low alcohol feeling.



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