Black Gold
Castle Rock Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.28
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A well balanced dark mild ale with some bitterness, full bodied, but not overly sweet. An award winning mild that delivers a light fresh taste to one of the more traditional of beer styles.
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4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle from B&M. Inoffensive mild ale, black without a head. Some roasted aroma, little taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2013
at 15:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Gravity-fed cask at Barista, Chelmsford. Quite a basic mild, almost black with a tan head. Mild chocolate aroma. Not bad, inoffensive. but afraid there are much better milds about, maybe its aim at the โyounger palateโ making it rather more bland...
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Mar 2013
at 01:21
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Very thin watery texture with a sharp edge. Some light caramel and a drying bitter finish.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2012
at 11:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle - a solid black body with a thin beige head, a feint smoky nose, with a hint of mild fruits. First taste is a delicate malt, very thin palate, with a slightly acidic after taste. Nothing really screams out, it was just okay really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2012
at 11:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green - 21/04/12. Dark cola brown with medium off-white head. Sweet malt nose backed by hops and a little whiff of smoke. Malts, wood and a little dark fruit in the taste. Lightish bodied - a little on the watery side even for a mild, but drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2012
at 14:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle at 3.8%. Pours dark cola brown with a medium head. Aroma is bready malt and raisin. Taste has a caramel sweetness to start and a watery, raisin and co2 finish. A little coffee bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2012
at 13:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Tesco, ABV 3.8%. Deep magohany with a cherry red glow and a fading beige head; nutty, caramel, malty aroma; dry, with a earthy malt taste; and a very light touch of hops to lift and freshened the finish. A good mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2012
at 13:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask at Wellington, Birmingham, 3.8% ABV
The color is very dark, almost black, with creamy head. It has a mild and fresh aroma, light roasted malt and light apple juice, with traces of peach. The mouthfeel is light and smooth; the dark caramel and chocolate flavor is mild, subdued; it has a light fruity and lemony trace too. Balance and elegance. Some roasted malt appears in the final.
Excellent modern take for a Mild.
The color is very dark, almost black, with creamy head. It has a mild and fresh aroma, light roasted malt and light apple juice, with traces of peach. The mouthfeel is light and smooth; the dark caramel and chocolate flavor is mild, subdued; it has a light fruity and lemony trace too. Balance and elegance. Some roasted malt appears in the final.
Excellent modern take for a Mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jul 2012
at 14:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
June 2009
Draft. Clear dark brown beer. Soft palate. Very well balanced. Just a touch sour which makes it interesting. Malty sour with a little hop. Semi dry finish.
Draft. Clear dark brown beer. Soft palate. Very well balanced. Just a touch sour which makes it interesting. Malty sour with a little hop. Semi dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Apr 2012
at 07:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at the Edgar Wallace. Pours a dark, ruby-brown with a slight, beige foam. Charming aroma, definitely some citrusy, resiny hops in there. Nice flavor, a tad soapy but some nice grapefruit, slight bread, juicy oranges. Weird, delicious, but nothing like the milds I know. More like a black IPA Iโd say. Light to medium in body with fine to average carbonation. Some nice, understated bitterness in the finish, very citrusy with faint malts and fainter roast. The only thing holding this beer back are the soap notes. Otherwise, great stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Jan 2011
at 14:45