Candleriggs
Drone Valley Brewery in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Mild Regular|
Score
6.80
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A stunning strong dark mild. Brewed to an adapted Scottish Edwardian recipe, Full, Robust and mildly hopped. A classic of its genre
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @GBBF Winter Beer Festival CAMRA, Burton on Trent, 18/02/2023. Color oscuro aromas café, torrefactos, sabor café, tostadas, cuerpo medio. Rica
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2023
at 20:52
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle conditioned: BB Mar 2021. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home on 4th Sep 2020. I allowed the sediment to leave the bottle, so my dark brown body had a few floating articles within, the head was an impressive foaming affair in a tanned colour. Slightly harsh body feel, a bit too highly carbonated from the bottle conditioning. Hedgerow fruits in the nose and taste, red and black berry like, prunes and dates too. Liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2020
at 11:38
6/10
Tried
on 04 Sep 2018
at 20:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF '18, day 3, 09/08/18. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent beige cap. Nose is lIght roasted tones, dried fruits, brown bread, cocoa sprinkle. Taste comprises fruit loaf, liquorice, dried fruits, raisins, toffee, burnt brown sugar, light chocolate. Medium bodied, softcarbonation, semi drying close. Decent mild ... fairly complex for the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2018
at 08:22
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2018 - Day 1 🇬🇧 [ Great British Beer Festival 2018 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.
[ As Drone Valley Candleriggs ].
ABV: 5.8%. Clear dark red brown colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt, wood, light smoke. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, dark malt, roasted - chocolate, smoke. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180807]
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Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2018
at 03:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the GBBF 2018 day 1 07/08/2018. A hazed reddy brown coloured pour with a speckled tan hesd. Aroma is burnt twiglets, brown sugar, char, balsa. Flavour is composed of brown sugars, earthy trig, burnt cake.. Palate is semi sweet, tangy, sugars. Moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 20:01
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2018. It pours hazy dark brown with a small beige head. The aroma is sweet, oily, toasty, roasted malt, umami, cacao, leather, toasted nut and fruit cake. The taste is dry, bitter, earthy, charred wood, umami, tannin, spicy, toothy and cocoa with a drying finish. Medium body and soft carbonation. Toothy and ashy. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 17:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
7th August 2018
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, hint of tangy sourness. Smooth dry dark chocolate, little soft dark chocolate cream. Whisper of smoke. Smooth tangy chocolatey finish. Not bad at all.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Opaque dark brown beer, small pale tan head. Smooth palate, semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth dark malts, hint of tangy sourness. Smooth dry dark chocolate, little soft dark chocolate cream. Whisper of smoke. Smooth tangy chocolatey finish. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2018
at 17:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at Coach and Horses, Dronfield - Dark red-black body, long lasting off-white head. Aroma of Peaty, smoky malt, vanilla and chocolate, almost porter like. Flavour similar but with a refreshing fruity hop finish with some acidity, and very smooth mouthfeel. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2017
at 13:01