Blackwater Mild
Crouch Vale Brewery in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England 🏴
Mild Regular|
Score
6.56
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Smooth and malty dark mild for drinking in quantity! Fruity and full – the use of roast barley in the mash provides not only deep-ruby colour, but also a subtle, clean and dry flavour.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Cambridge Blue, Cambridge. Pours deep brown with beige/tan foam. Mild toasty malts, fruity with some plum/berry type notes. Light to medium body with soft carbonation, semi dry finish. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
at
Cambridge Blue
on 25 May 2026
at 09:33
6.5/10
Another good dark mild in Essex. Pint in the Queen's Head, Chelmsford.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queens Head (Crouch Vale)
on 29 Jul 2025
at 20:00
06/11/2018. BLACK BUOY, Black Buoy Hill, WIVENHOE, Essex, England
Tried
on 22 Nov 2022
at 07:00
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at PoW, Farnborough. Low key sour chocolate aroma. Opaque cola brown. A few beige bubbles cling to the rim. Initially light bitter before some underlying creamy choc sweetness comes through. Sour berry edge. Medium bodied. Slick verging on creamy. Long dry astringent finish. OK if bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2019
at 11:46
6/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 20:42
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF '18, day 1, 07/08/18. Black with a well presented lasting tan covering. Nose is brown bread, toffee, dried fruits, grains. Taste comprises liqourice, spice, fruit slice, dried frutis, brown bread, nutty, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2018
at 08:51
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2018, Olympia, London. A dark brown coloured pour with a small beige head on top. Roasty, malty, chocolate on the nose. Tastes similar, roasty, malty, chocolate.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2018
at 22:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF. It pours deep brown with a small beige head. The aroma is earthy, umami, leather, liquorice, spice, tangy, treacle and chocolate. The taste is slick, oily, umami, liquorice, earthy, bark, cacao nibs, ashy, treacle and fruit cake with a slick finish. Medium body, fine carbonation and slick mouth feel. Not too shabby.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 13:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Dove Street, Ipswich. Medium head with medium duration. Color is black. Aroma and taste are roast malt, hops, fruits, caramel and has a nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2017
at 12:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Pours very dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma of malt, little caramel, wood, little hops. Flavor is light bitter, light sweet, malty, caramel, little chocolate, little fruit. Medium body, soft carbonation, light sweet finish. 150217
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Feb 2017
at 12:50