AK
McMullen in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Mild - Light / Pale Regular|
Score
5.64
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This Original Mild has been continuously brewed in Hertford by six generations of McMullens for over 185 years. A balanced mixture of pale, crystal and chocolate malts form the basis of this 3.7% amber cask ale, with one variety of Kentish hops - Whitbread Goldings - adding bitterness and light aroma.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Nags Head, Covent Garden, 16/07/18. Clear golden copper with a decent egg shell white head. Nose is straw, grains, biscuit, fruit esters. Taste comprises brown bread, straw, a touch twiggy, grains, biscuit, fruit rinds. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with modest bitterness. Passable bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jul 2018
at 16:14
5/10
Tried
on 16 Jul 2018
at 16:26
7/10
Benchmark bitter really
Tried
on 28 Aug 2017
at 13:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at the George IV, Sawbridgeworth. Golden brown, clear with a foamy white head and lots of lacing. Nutty and slightly astringent nose. Toffee, caramel. Taste is bittersweet with a sweetness from the malt balanced by a bitter tang from the hop. Some sulphur in the aftertaste. Probably much better as a light mild. Hops seem out of place somehow.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2017
at 11:36
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Woolpack - I believe that this is a pale mild and it certainly has a level of sweetness that you would associate with the type. No real hops, just quite an overpowering sweetness that I didn’t enjoy. Creamy mouthfeel, but I think that was due to the tap.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2017
at 03:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ McMullen Covent Garden. Clear rusty chestnut orange color, average sized creamy beige head. Smell and taste malts, a bit nutty, caramel, lightly bitter. Average body, soft carbonation. Ok beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2016
at 09:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask. Klare hell rostbraune Farbe, mittelgroße weiße schaumkrone. Geruch karamellig, nussig, dezent süß. Geschmack karamellig, süß, nussig, okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2016
at 09:41
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Spice of Life, London. Clear dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruit and light nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 260316
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2016
at 07:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Håndpumpet, på Nag’s Head (Covent Garden): klar mahognyfarge med flott skum helt til bunns. Frisk og samtidig meget myk, citrus, kjeks, kornblanding og bare et snev av gress mot slutten. Avrundet og balansert, mye å glede seg over i bare 3,7%.
Tried
on 30 Oct 2015
at 03:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Many, many years ago we used to drink this in my mate’s local in Stevenage. Bit of an old blokes local- the denizens were distinctly bemused by a group of young’uns striding around repeatedly saying "Ak! Ak! Ak!" in the style of the aliens from Mars Attacks. I remember it being a very tasty darkish beer, but understand it has had a major recipe change in the interim. It’s now amber with a thin white head. Very fruity throughout; not a particular fruit, the generic fruit of a child’s fruit drink. Sweet caramel behind. On the sweet side, but at least there’s plenty of flavour and it’s gor some character. However, it disappointed compared to my memories- it certainly failed to bring out the alien in me!
Tried
on 19 Mar 2015
at 15:59