Dark Mild
The Kernel Brewery in Bermondsey, Greater London, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
7.27
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We didn’t go for an old Victorian recipe this time, hence no year on the label. This is more an approximation of the kind of Mild that was rife in the 1950s. Dark, aromatic & complex but low in alcohol & easy drinking at the same time. Five different malts including Amber, Medium and Dark Crystal and Chocolate might stir memories of a Werther’s Original. Hops: From the UK-Ernest and Goldings.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 13th March 2026. Deep ruby brown with shallow diminishing pale tan foam and scant lacing. A roasty malt aroma. Coffee and cake fruits in-mouth. Generalised roastiness in finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 13 Mar 2026
at 17:30
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask at the brewery taproom bermondsey. A clear deep Ruby red mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting magnolia head. Aroma is woody bark, caramel, vanilla, woodland walk, burnt malt loaf. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, layered malts, toasted malt load, bark, twig, some caramel sweetness, light tangy fruit. Lovely. Palate is semi sweet, little thin, delicate cask condition. Lingering faint roasted barley.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2026
at 17:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask some weird dispense. Beer Shop Folkestone. Black beer lasting tan head. 3.4% abv. Good chocolate mild like chocoalte ice cream. Really easy drinking. Lovely chocolate flavour. No real bitterness. A good chocolate malt led dark mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2025
at 16:40
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Half cask at Beermoth. Dark brown pour, tight, creamy beige head. Light roasty aroma, dark toast. Taste is roasty, sweet, cola, light. Creamy smooth.
Tried
from Cask
at
Café Beermoth
on 18 Feb 2025
at 02:30
8/10
Friend pinged me last night that she was having this, and had I. Turned out I hadn't, so making ammends. Lovely roasty, malty body, smooth finish.
Tried
on 16 Feb 2025
at 19:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson's Green, London, 21 May 2023) Dark brown colour with foamy, beige head. Malty, roasted taste with dark bread, dark fruit, plums and herbal hops. Malty, roasted taste with notes of caramel, dried fruit, prunes, dark bread and a mild herbal bitterness. Light body, with a touch of sweetness. Well made and highly drinkable mild. Very nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Oct 2023
at 20:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home, 20th July 2023, pours a black or dark brown. Aroma is caramel, ash, chocolate, cocoa. Taste is smooth, ash, grains, cocoa, tobacco, caramel. Nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2023
at 12:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap@Taphouse, Copenhagen (10/06/2023) - Toasted and sweet malty with notes of caramel and cocoa, some coffee roast, brown sugar, dried fruit, toasted sweet malty finish. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2023
at 17:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Frothy off-white good mostly lasting head. Dark red amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried
on 15 Jun 2023
at 18:17
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jun 2023
at 14:35