Great Dane Dark Mild

Brewed by Great Dane Pub & Brewery
Style: Mild Ale
Madison, Wisconsin USA

Brown to copper color. Ring of white foam. Caramel and coffee aromas. Similar flavors. A session type brew. Nothing exciting, but certainly would get on your nerves after a run with it.

Sample at the Madison location. Very dark umber admits just a smidgeon of light; caramel and a bit of wood in the nose; watery texture does not totally undo dark, smoky malty character. Blackberries, currants, cowboy coffee: complex and really interesting flavors alas damaged irreperably by thinness. Still, I’m getting closer to liking milds.

Served out of a cask at the Madison location. Poured a medium brown with little discernable head. Very pleasant aroma, consisting of fruit (grapes & apples) and a little caramel. Beer is light bodied, and seemed to be missing a little carbonation (I know it was cask-conditioned, but I believe that I caught the bottom of a barrel). Hop flavor was pleasant, but sweet malt was a little stronger. Decent beer, and I appreciate the effort of attempting this style and presentation from Great Dane!

Cask. Dark red color with no head. A hint of orange for the nose. Little bits of malt in the taste with a floral finish. Creamy. A good and tasty session beer.

Cask at the brewpub. Poured a dark brown color with ruby red shining through. Head was thin and soapy as you’d expect coming from a cask. Aroma was of distinct caramel and butterscotch. Slightly sweet on the tongue with carbonation on the low end, again, as expected. Tasted of roasted nuts accented by a bit of caramel and toffee. Pretty good.

Dark brown/ruby hued beer - nitro-pour creamy head - a really flavorful combination of roasted malt, doughy character, and light hints of black cherry - a little diacetyl on the back makes it slightly less enjoyable, but this is quality stuff.

cask at great dane downtown. I thought the flavor was metallic. Definitely weak carbonation. boring and pointless. not a good brew from Great Dane.

Sampled on cask: Poured a dark dark brown with no head. Aroma is pretty malty- chocolate and faint hops on the nose. Taste is super disapointing. Metallicy, thin and watery in the finish- it left an awful gritty taste on my mouth, definately something i won’t be having for a while.