Fullers Hock

Brewed by Fullers
Style: Mild Ale
London, England

[Cask at Charlie’s Bar] A red-brown beer with a small dense light brown head. The aroma is malty with hints of tobacco. The flavor is sweet with roasted malt being most dominant, leading to a dry end.

(On tap) Very dark, almost mahogany, with a vague reddish hue. Clear and filtered, pretty much without any head. Weak notes of malt, but otherwise incredibly light-bodied. Rather watery with a decent, hoppy finish. I was told that "Milds" used to be way stronger - up to 6% - but the alcohol was lowered during the 1st world war so the workers wouldn’t cause terrible accidents in the munitions industries.... 210505

Cask. Chocolaty aroma. Very dark brown colour, red hue. Flavour is very roasted and malty, but a bit watery. Quite bitter aftertaste. Body is a bit thin, as can be expected from a mild. OK session beer.

Cask at Charlie’s Bar. Brown colour with a small white head. Malty aroma with notes of fruit. Malty flavour with acidic notes and notes of fruit.

2009-04-23, cask conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö, 5-3-6-3-12=29
Dark brown color. Light aroma, caramel. Soft mouthfeel, quite good body, some caramel flavor, light chocolate malt. Easy but ok.

2005-05-20, cask conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen, 6-3-6-3-12=30
Very dark color. The aroma is light. The mouthfeel is quite thin, but with a pretty harmonious combination of roasted malts and hops.

Cask. Dark brown colour with a small off-white head. Malty nutty roasted aroma and a light sweet malty nutty roasted taste. Light body and a light dry finish.

A Mes rate. Gravicask at London Drinker.
Mahogany brown with no head at all. Faint malty stuff all round. Very dull indeed. A little caramel and a dull bitterness in the finish are about all it can muster. Boring as hell. I can see why they don’t bother with this very often.

Cask@The Mawson Arms, Chiswick, London. A really pleasant mild. Typical smooth Fullers mouthfeel. Lightly sweet to start, quite nutty, with subtle hints of caramel, and a touch roasty. Quite a light, but rounded mouthfeel. Nothing overly complex or anything, a solid pint.