Tetleys Dark Mild (Cask)

Brewed by Leeds (Carlsberg UK)
Style: Mild Ale
Leeds, England

[Cask at GBBF 2004] A red-brown beer with a light brown head - on the lighter sides of milds. Both the aroma and flavor are sweet with caramel being most dominant - it is hard to find the roastyness.

1. Cask Stillage at the Student Union, Sheffield 29/04/2006 Mid to dark brown coloured smooth on the palate and slightly fruity. Some dryness and roast in the finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the British Lion, Crewe 23/09/2007 Some roast aroma. Dark very smooth on the palate and slightly fruity with a little bitterness in a roast finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Foresters Arms, Tarporley 30/05/2009 Roast aroma. Small beige head. Dark brown coloured smooth on the palate and slightly fruity with some dryness and bitterness in a lasting malt finish.

Cask handpull at Cherry Pickers, Folkestone. Deep ruby colour with lasting beige head. I haven’t had this in years! Some dark caramel on nose. bit thin of flavour in mouth, some dark toffee, some choc. Finish has no pronounced hop, some dryness. Traditional mild, not huge on flavour, but in good condition which shows that they must get through the milds here. Could do with more flavour and body, but it’s fine for what it is.

Clear dark reddish ale wearing a gentle off-white head. Minimal roastiness in the form of chocolate powder is taken aback by the rather fruity, cherry-like overtones. Neglectable hops, rather sweet, berry-tea reminiscent palate with a very light body and a short finish that speaks only the toffee language.

Cask@The Brewery Tap, Wimbledon, London. What a crappy mild. reminded me of Theakston Mild, in that it didn’t taste like there was any dark/roasted malts in it, just some sort of mildly flavoured colouring. Soapy mouthfeel, some caramel i suppose, syruppy, with some Kellogs Corn Flakes in their, this was a bad, flat mild.

Cask conditioned at The Cheshire Lines, Southport. Dark brown with white head. If you want to taste how good this can be try it at this pub, top notch condition. Good full flavours, ok there is caramel, but this is a good old fashioned mild and a joy. Get to try it in a pub that loves it, you won’t regret it.

[Cask conditioned] Dark brown coloured. Quite smooth and nice. Very malty. A surprisingly good Carlsberg.

Cask conditioned - handpump - Malt Shovel Northampton. A nut brown coloured mild. The aroma has some chocolateand fruity malts. The taste is malty and there is a lot of caramel. The body is thin but the beer is tasty - certainly much better than expected being a Tetley beer.