Fullers Hock

Brewed by Fullers
Style: Mild Ale
London, England

Cask-conditioned at the Old Fish Market, Bristol 28/3/09. Dark brown with a decent, frothy, near-white head. Aroma of red fruit, caramel and a hint of something nutty. Flavour had the same sweet fruit, with a short bitter finish and a slightly jarring, almost gravy-like savoury after taste. Ok, but there are a lot better milds out there.

Tried at the Royal Oak, Good looking pint, Luke mentioned that this was the best mild he’s ever tasted and was about to write milds off before he had it so i was keen to try it! Smokey nose followed by a caramel sweet nutty palate that finishes quite dry....impressive body for the abv!

Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Dark brown with some head. A faint malt aroma and an initial sweetness in the taste, however this soon subsides into pointless, watery, tastelessness.

Full pint on cask. Very dark, deep red- tinged. Off-white head. Dry aroma with malt and dark fruits. Flavour has also got hints of dried fruit, dark chocolate and roasted grain. Short bitter ending. Alright for a low alcohol strength mild ale (The Portland Arms, St Albans 28.09.2006).

Cask/gravity at The St Albans Beer Festival 27 Sep 06. Dark red coloured. Almost black. A tiny head. Caramellish aroma. Sweet taste dominated by caramel. Some bitterness little by little.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Leicester Gateway - Leicester. A muddy purple/black coloured beer served in less than perfect form. The aroma was very apply and clearly not right. The taste was a litttle sour and there were vinegar notes. A little bit of lightly roasted malt was tucked away in the background but all in all a pretty dire experience.Score 1.9
Subsequent rating scored 3.4. Average becomes 2.6

Cask in Croyden. Clear dark amber brown with a bubbly cap. Aroma is quite dry, of smoke, plumb and toffee. The flavour is a little thin as you would expect, but shows some smoke and toffee. Weak bitterness, with little hop flavour. The finish is a little sweeter than the aroma would suggest, quite smooth though.

Cask conditioned @ Guide Dog, Soton. An inviting ruby colour. Some nutty caramel and smooth roasted malts. There is some sweetness which fades away quite quickly. A smooth easily drinkable mild, not bad.