Black Country Mild
Holdens Brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴
Mild Regular|
Score
6.43
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A bold chestnut-red mild with nutty biscuit notes with a delicious hint of chocolate. Brewed using amber malt, caramalt, black malt and choicest fuggles it is an easy drinking traditional black country mild.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask) Clear dark amber golden with a small, rough off-white head. Lightly burned and nutty aroma. light body, a little watery with light, nutty accents and a whiff of licorice. Low in carbonation and basically no bitterness. 121008
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2008
at 08:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Crown Inn, Stockport, Cheshire England SK6 6JY.Clear medium to dark red brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, berry. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to light moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (280708)
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2008
at 11:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at EBF. Creamy white fair mostly deminishing head. Brown colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Modrate bitter flavor. Light roasted. Average finish. Oily palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2008
at 04:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask, 3.7% at EBF08. Roasted flavour, mild and nice. Clear dark brown colour. Good roasted flavour, a bit watery, but very mild. 6 3 6 3 15
Bottle at EBF08 as Holden’s Mild. Good sweetish malt aroma. Subtle but nice flavour. Mild roastedness. Clear brown colour. 5 3 5 3 13
Bottle at EBF08 as Holden’s Mild. Good sweetish malt aroma. Subtle but nice flavour. Mild roastedness. Clear brown colour. 5 3 5 3 13
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Sep 2008
at 16:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at EBF 2008, on Saturday September 13Clear dark copper color, small white head. Fruity, roasted, malty tsate. Fruity and malty scent. A bit weak mouthfeel, low bitterenss.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Sep 2008
at 06:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50 cL bottle. Pours dark amber an clear with a fully gone head. Smooth malty and slight roasted aroma. Roasted malt flavour with a breadish note and bitterness. Medium dry yet also slight fruity. Thin/light bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2008
at 04:42
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark amber with roasted malt, caramel dark fruits. Sweet flavour wit roasted malt, caramel and mild chocolate notes. Ends sweet.
Tried
on 13 Sep 2008
at 20:39
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2007. A hazy brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of caramel, but also light notes of roasted malt. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of chocolate and roasted malty, leading to a slightly dry finish. The body is thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Jan 2008
at 14:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[i] Cask at the Woolpack, Banbury, 14-10-07 [/i] Poured dark brown with thin tan head. The taste was caramel and malty, very smooth, flavoursome and a touch sweet, but a pretty solid and enjoyable mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2007
at 01:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2007. Rubyish amber colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is vegetables, some nice caramel and roast. Flavour is really mildly roasted malts and caramel. The caramel grows a bit in the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2007
at 00:44