Mild at Heart
Wandering Star Craft Brewery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.64
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‘Dark Mild’ English style session beer with the ABV and color of an Irish Stout but a nuttier, softer mouthfeel from crystal and chocolate malts, and a finishing dryness from aroma hops. Brewed for drinkability to extract the maximum complexity and flavor from a relatively ‘light’ beer, warm fermented to accentuate dark fruit and roast malt notes. Conceived for cask and perfect served as a Real Ale. Hopped with Cluster and Perle. 29 IBUs.
RECOMMENDED FOOD PAIRINGS: Dark meat barbecue plates, charcuterie, and any other unctuous dishes (this is a dry, palate cleansing beer with flavor strong enough to stand up to the food).
RECOMMENDED FOOD PAIRINGS: Dark meat barbecue plates, charcuterie, and any other unctuous dishes (this is a dry, palate cleansing beer with flavor strong enough to stand up to the food).
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught from the Mark bar. Pours dark brown to black with small tannish head. Light cocoa aroma. Malts and lighter hops to finish.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Gingerman. Pours much darker than in was expecting. Nose of roasted coffee. Tastes of subdued coffee, bread crust, earth, and licorice. Quite mild on palate. Nice but not amazing. I need to get back to England to enjoy some proper milds as I’ve been craving lately.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2013
at 17:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
The Bodega, Brooklyn tap ($5): Pours brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma is slightly fruity and some roasted malt. Taste is really full for a 4.4% alcohol ale. Taste is slightly sweet, with a nice malty presence. Hops are pretty minimal as one would expect. Good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jan 2013
at 20:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft @ Ale House in Amesbury, MA. Pint glass shows me a mostly clear dark brown with lasting white head. Nose is English malts and a hint of hops. Taste has plenty of English malt, light toffee and just the right hop to balance the sweetness. At 4.3 ABV this is truly a tasty session brew. A nice brew to have with dinner.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2012
at 15:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask@Bierkraft, Brooklyn
Dark brown color, small off-white head. Caramelly, a bit chocolaty aroma. Light bodied. Toasted, porter-like flavor. Some chocolate and coffee. Short roasty finish. Nice session beer.
Dark brown color, small off-white head. Caramelly, a bit chocolaty aroma. Light bodied. Toasted, porter-like flavor. Some chocolate and coffee. Short roasty finish. Nice session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Mar 2012
at 12:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught at Rattle ’N’ Hum, NYC, on January 30, 2012Clear, dark reddish brown color, light brown head. Malty, grainy, lactic taste. Dry grainy aftertaste. Medium low mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Blueberry, malty, sweet, sugary, fruity scent. Nice, fresh, drinkable, smooth, party starter.
Tried
on 03 Feb 2012
at 16:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at Fette Sau. Pours with a hazed brown body with a small tan head. Aromas are of coffee, toffee, medium roast and light fruit. Possibly an earthy or smokey character, but its a bit hard to tell inside Fette Sau (the place is saturated with the smell of barbecue)! Flavors are sweeter than expected, bready, caramel, estery, fruity and floral. Medium nutty and roasty malt characters back the strong crystal malt flavors. Pretty solid little mild, medium to lower bubbles, fuller bodied but sessionable.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jan 2012
at 14:29
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
A dark reddish brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, a nice herbal nutty malt with light boiled veggie notes. In mouth, a light nutty malt with light grassy notes, mineral, a bit light. On tap at Barcade Brooklyn, Dec. 30 2011.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2012
at 19:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Pours dark brown. Light brown head. Nose/taste of cocoa, light malt and light dry hops. Some caramel and mixed fruits. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2011
at 12:07