Woodfordes Mardlers

Gravity cask at the Battersea Beer Festival, 6th Feb 2008. Dark brown colour with a chocolatey malt aroma. Soft flavour of dark malt, matched by a light, very smooth mouthfeel. A simple but well-executed mild.

A Mes rate: Gravicask at Battersea Beer Festival.
Dakr dark translucent red with a thin white rim. Really nice colour for a mild. Really pleasant coffee malt that is typically thin but very drinkable and with just enough character to keep your interest. Straight down the line but solid mild.

Cask - Fur & Feather, Woodbastwick. A dark reddish brown brew and perhaps a slight breeze of cloudiness. For the ABV, this beer has several nuances. The aroma is very pleasing, of a roasted malt and subtle fruity undertones. The flavours - more roasted malts, some toffee and a hint of dark chocolate - come through and compliment each other nicely without getting in each other’s way, so to speak. This brew’s downside is that it’s slightly thin/watery and the finish is quite short. Apart from that, Mardler’s is another tasty beer from Woodfordes.

Gravity Cask @ Battersea Beer Festival. Chocolate and light roast with some fruit. Appropriately mild earthy hops. Light bodied. Not overly flavoursome - but the flavours are well defined and complementary. On the whole I wasnt impressed, but may need more care than a beer festival can spare to shine.

Cask gravity at Battersea BF 2007. I was rather surprised that I hadn’t rated this before. Very deep ruby/brown colour with no head. some roasty dry finish. Little bit watery in mouth. Some dark malts throughout. Decent mild which I guess fresh and in good condition would be very drinkable.

Half pint gravity fed at the Battersea Beer Festival, dark brown with a thin bubbly tan head. A warming chocolate malt aroma. Light and smooth palate, but a bit flavourless with just some light malt coming through, But still a very enjoyable mild.

Cask/gravity at Ipswich beer festival 22 Sep 2006. Dark brown - almost black coloured. Hardly any head. Some fruity aroma. Watery but some bitterness in the finish.

Cask, gravity flow @ the Fur & Feather Inn, Woodbastwick, Norfolk.
I must be a little biased towards this brewery, but this is the lowest scorer on the scale from Woodforde’s yet it still sits in the mid three’s for me. Ruddy cola brown in body, reasonably clear, with an incomplete layer of off-white froth that left a few legs. Buttery, chocolate cake nose with a little roasted grain, quite pleasant for style. Good, firm malts in the mouth, very light in body and flat in feel. Chocolate, mild roast, dry woody notes and a very subtle hint of tangy cola and diacetyl (not too alarming) show with good effect. Finish has a gentle malt bitterness before trailing off dry with not much length. Easy drinking, very light and enough in it to keep it interesting. A nice Mild ale.