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.

As a big fan of the (single) dark Mild I remember I've had, I've been on the lookout for Dark Milds constantly. Pure joy when I found not one, but multiple at tilquin fest - as well as bitters ! The kernel's bitter was absolutely gorgeous, so I couldn't wait anymore for this one!

Pours an unclear, very dark brown with a dark amber hue to it. Medium large white, creamy and crazy stable white head - i'm talking Nitro style stability. Scent is caramelly, toasted bread, biscuit, fairly sharp and dry impressions, hops are fairly silent but prefent a green earthy note. Yeast is silent. Taste is smooth indeed, sharp by the carbonation and the roasty touch, minor coffee aspects - more so than the caramel that presented itself in the aroma. Pilsner-like mouthfeel, as well as carbonation level. At 3.8 ABV it doesn't lack in taste at all, yet it's recognoizably low ( and drinkable) Hard to pick appart in tasting notes, since it's a lot of minor (Mild, one might say!) aspects that work together and present something that's still ... Mild ! But what a pleasure to drink. More depth and longer lasting aftertaste than your average pilsner / industrial lager (for sure on the latter) at a lower ABV? Can we make this as standard as Pils / industrial lagers? Pretty please ?

Draft @ Tilquin English Beer Festival '23.
Couleur pâle/cuivrée, col blanc-cassé.
Arôme est frais sur le malté caramel, dark chocolate, effet un peu crystal fini délicatement grillé avec un rétro--nasal léger sur des houblons nobles anglais. Effluves houblons - fleuri, herbacé avec léger côté prairie.
Palais est pâle, chocolaté, finement grillé, voire sur le biscuité avec une petite note d'amertume houblonnée en retrait. Ces derniers apportent des notes fraiches fruitées - aromatiques / herbacée tout en gardant cette approche très anglaise.

Bottle ordered from Clapton Craft. Aroma had light coffee with a creamy edge. Opaque dark brown. Thick foamy off-white head. Medium bitter. Coffee. Tangy berries. Underlying malts. Light-medium bodied. Thin if creamy. Average carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Enjoyable.

29/IV/23 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Fest, BB: n/a (2023-361) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Clear deep maroon brown beer, creamy dense beige head, stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: malty, very malty indeed, caramel, grains, hay, cow fodder, barnyard, sweet impression. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter, malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, a bit spicy, earthy, hoppy. Aftertaste: cow fodder, grains, hay, caramel, very nice bitterness, malty backbone.

Bottle from Great Grog. Hazy ruby/brown body with a thick beige head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of coffee and blackcurrant. Flavour of plum and blueberries. Thin body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. It’s predictably lovely but if I’m being hyper critical, I’d love it to be a touch sweeter.

Bottle at home, picked up from Mother Arch ii, 28/04/23. Light black with a big old lasting khaki head. Nose is dried fruit rinds, burnt toffee, dark malts, dates, figs. Taste comprises brown bread, faint cocoa dusting, pipe tobacco, charr, raisins, biscuit. Medium bodied, soft massaging carbonation, light drying close. Solid flavoursome mild.

Bottle picked up at The Kernel Taproom. It pours dark brown - black with a beige/khaki head. The aroma is sweet, toasty, earthy roast, quite chocolatey, bourbon biscuits, malt loaf and a touch of treacle. The taste is fairly drying upfront, bitter - sweet, toasty grains, roasted malt, earthy, slightly charred, umami, liquorice, toasted oak, cacao nibs, light tannins and malt loaf with a dry, deep roasted finish. Light+ body and moderate carbonation. Quite fulsome and robust for the abv. Quite dry also, maybe a touch too much? I like it anyhow.