Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild

Brewed by Sarah Hughes
Style: Mild Ale
Dudley, England

1. Cask Stillage at the Racecourse, Worcester 17/08/2001 Dark coloured and fruity aroma. Full hop finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the White Horse, London SW6 23/11/2002 Dark brown coloured and strong in alcohol. Smooth warming slight roast finish. 3. Cask Stillage at the Memorial Hall, Northwich 20/09/2003 Dark coloured strong in alcohol and fruity. Warming lasting finish. 4. Cask Handpump at the Babington Arms (JDW), Derby 22/11/2006 Tan head. Slightly rich and fruity aroma. Black strong in alcohol sweet and a little rich on the palate. Warming fruity and very bitter lasting finish. 5. Cask Handpump at the Old Poet’s Corner, Ashover 19/05/2007 Fruity and floral aromas. Thick white head. Dark red smooth strong and fruity with a crisp and slightly bitter malt finish. 6. Cask Handpump at the Marble Arch Inn, Manchester 15/10/2007 Small beige head. Fruity aroma. Dark coloured strong in alcohol rich and smooth on the palate. Fruity with a crisp and slightly bitter dry roast finish. 7. Cask Handpump at the Beacon Hotel, Dudley 20/08/2008 Fruity aroma. Dark red coloured strong in alcohol and smooth on the palate with a slightly bitter full malt finish.

Bottled. Color is Dark Ruby (fitting). It has a tan head. The aroma is sour and reminds me of the inside of a refrigerator for some reason. The flavor is slightly malty/ sweet with a dry, sour apple quality. I’m really not sure if I drank the beer the brewer intended me to drink or not. I’ll put this one in the re-rate category right now.

Not sure exactly what this was trying to be. A geueze? A wine? An ale? It didn’t really succed in any of those as everything was fairly toned down. The aroma was fairly sour, flavor was very winey with a sourness at the end. Not really all that pleasing.

Cask at the GBBF 05’, beautifull ruby colour, very fruity and pretty malty as well, sweet but not cloying, has more body then the usual mild but still easy to drink, i really love this beer,can’t wait to drink this again.

Cask@Newark Beer Festival. Dark beer with a rich malty flavour and a ruby/malty aroma. Overall a good strong beer.

The sour-ish smell and initial flavor is reminiscent of a Flemish Sour Ale, but is nowhere near as violent! This could be like a sour light brown ale, but I am no one to put labels on anything due to my limited vocabulary. Unique and interesting.

Funnily enough, dark ruby in colour with a tan head. Mild toffee aroma. Sweet caramel/toffee dominates flavour but gets a bit cloying. Quite warming in feel. Nice, but I had expected more.

Oh Sarah, you’re a bit of a tart. Deep ruby brown complexion, light headed, not much lacing. Sweet malty aroma. Taste starts smooth and malty, turning slightly tart at the dry finish, hints of fruit in the middle. Nice and mellow