30/08/1999. LORD NELSON INN, Pendarren Road, MERTHYR TYDFIL, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (FREE HOUSE)

5.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Very dark black color, short frothy brown head. Aroma of roasted malt, some black chocolate, coffee, but also yeast. Slight sour and very bitter taste, bit earthy, some yeast. Bit unbalanced. Average beer.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle, SH Jones, Bicester 04-11-06. Pours almost black with the tiniest of small beige heads. Aroma of roasted malts and some woodiness, taste was also roasted, litle bit of sourness, but pleasant even woody again with lingering bitterness, but a very nice and good example of a what a Mild should be like.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

An opaque brown beer with a disappearing brown head. the arom ais sweet malty and roasty. The flavor is roasted malty combined with notes of roasted bread and a thin body.

7.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Black. Evident and delicious aroma of madeira. Short, roasty, chocolatey flavour. Dry with empty finish, but what an aroma!