I’ve not had alot of Mild Ales but this was the best of the ones I have had. Would really like to try more. Loved this one!

Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, pours dark brown with a beige head. Aromas & tastes of chocolate, caramel, hints of spice & malt. Medium body. Smooth finish

Bottle from September 2011 Bottle from New Beer. Sat in the fridge for an additional month. Poured into a rounded tumbler. I refrained from using a straw this time. I've become quite lazy this summer. Color is sort of like ebony. Near black, with rich, reddish-orange veins. Lasting light sand-colored mushroom head that leaves grimy blotched lace that probably won't rinse off without some Palmolive. Smells like chocolate wafers & wet potting soil. Subtly sweet & earthy. Bitter sweet, slightly charred grain. Though only mildly bitter, there is a decent amount of acid upfront that drags along with it some underachieving bitter-green hops. It eventually makes way for a softly sweet wafery middle-end, though that itself, suddenly seems quite minerally. The end rides out on that mineral aspect, along with some char, & regurgitates a bit more acid before it's all done. Alcohol isn't a factor, & I don't feel myself yearning for a shot of bourbon on the side. Carbonation is stronger then expected; small, prickly & sharp bubbles. Body is non-existent except for a dusty, almost chalky texture. Sort of like those over fortified fruit juices that don't quite run smooth. Overall a decent beer, but not worth the import price($5) unless I could find it absolutely fresh. So my ignorant opinion is thus: It tastes like a diluted brown ale. /shrug

Syrupy, sugary aroma with some roasty bitterness. Sugary flavor, though not too sweet, with notes of espresso. Thin but very tasty. Malt character. Good beer!

From Jul 2008

I got this in a trade with getkrunkhoe. Thanks Carlos!

This pours a dark brown with reddish hues and a very small head of foam that leaves the scene almost immediately. Just a ring around.. the glass left but it does have a little lacing.

The smell is pretty darned nice! I get some dark chocolate, some fruit, some caramel, and some roasted malt.

The taste is very nice as well! Good dark chocolate with some caramel brings a sort of ying yang with the sweetness/bitterness and there's some good dark fruity flavours with a touch of plum and some toffee. The more I sip, the more I notice the chocolate and that's making this son of a gun very tasty and very drinkable. Hell, 3.4%abv....I could drink quite a few of these, for sure.

It's light bodied but not as light as I thought it would be. Carbonation is close to medium, and it finishes on a slightly sweetish note.

This is my first real Mild Ale and I tell you what. I am now a fan! Great style and I envy the peeps in the UK for having a lot of them to choose from.

Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks kerenmk. Dark brown. Aroma of malt, caramel, nuts, toast, dark bread, minerals, vegetal notes. Sweetish flavor with malt, toast, nuts, caramel, minerals, bitter finish. Medium-bodied.

Cask Alexandra Derby. 10/09/16. Not much of an aroma. Deep and dark. Drops a point for lack of head. Sweet and sour. Soft. Enjoyable.

(Bottle) Pours very dark brown with deep red hints and a nice thick, but short-lived, beige head. Good aroma - dark malt, toasty, hints of nuts and flint. Medium body with lovely soft carbonation. Nice taste - toasty malt with great balance, some nice bitterness. Excellent mild.