Traditional Mild (Keg)
Theakston in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular|
Score
6.10
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Mild as a beer style is one of the oldest in the British brewing tradition. As its name suggests, Mild is mild in terms of alcohol and hop bitterness, the superb flavours of this style of beer are driven by the use of top-quality crystal and roasted barleys. Theakston Mild is almost certainly one of the original two or three beers brewed by Robert Theakston when he first started brewing in Masham in 1827. As a beer style Mild was very popular in Britain before the last war but since then has been over-shadowed by the growth in popularity of lighter ales and lagers. The malty flavour of Mild makes the ale an ideal accompaniment to sandwiches and ploughman lunches.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Drank in the British Legion Club, Dawley in Nov 2006. This keg version was jet black in colour and had a firm white head which stayed to the end of the pint. The aroma was of caramel and burnt malt, with undertones of chocolate. The taste was also of burnt malt, caramel and chocolate, but with the added strange hint of mushrooms somewhere in the flavour. Add to that a sweet overtone, which tries to mask out the other flavours and you end up with a strange but not unpleasant taste. The taste stayed a while in the mouth and overall, it was OK.
Tried
on 04 May 2012
at 01:50
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at the Gainsborough Hotel, Kidderminster. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma has mild coffee and dark fruity notes. Taste is a little bland, watery coffee and some roasty hints. Served far too cold.
Tried
on 06 Feb 2012
at 01:08
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Our Mutual Friend, Stevenage, described as Theakston Dark Mild. Deep chestnut with a tight beige head; nutty aroma; thin but with powerful earthy and nutty malts, becoming slightly sweeter, then some light hops before a bready finish. A full bodied mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 May 2011
at 02:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Lightly smokey chocolate/coffee malt aroma. Dark black/brown color with moderate head. Light chocolate and coffee malt flavor. Decent body. Excellent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2010
at 11:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
At brewery (Smooth Dark). Chocolate/coffee malt aroma. Dark brown color with moderate head. Lightly sweet chocolate malt flavor. Nice body. Tasty and very nice for a kegged mild.
Tried
on 22 Aug 2010
at 11:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
At GBBF 2009. Amazed that I have never rated this before. Some caramel, some ok dark toffee. Inoffensive.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2009
at 04:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 09 ... deep black ... creamy tan head ... soft toffee malts ... creamy mild toffee ... light roast ... ful soft mouth feel... totally suprised me with how delightfull this was.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2009
at 01:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Deep ambery brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, nuts, roasted malts and mild coffeeish notes. Flavour is the same along with caramel, dark fruits and some mild notes of syrup.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2009
at 23:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF 2009 as "Traditional Mild". According to Beermad different beer than 3.6% mild ("Mild ale" in Bm and listed as "dead") in the database. Dark nut brown, beige creamy head. Coffee-chocolate aroma. Light pear-grass-caramel flavor. Light coffee too.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2009
at 08:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
KEG at No1 Dundee ...Deep red brown ... sweet toffee malts ... bit artifical creamy smooth... chocolate and roast malts.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2009
at 11:59