Henok's Mild
Newbarns Brewery in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 🏴
Collab with: OmnipolloMild - Dark Regular
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Score
7.41
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We first brewed a dark mild with Omnipollo in March 2024 at their church in Stockholm, named Gordon’s Comfort Mild. Although Omnipollo are known for their delicious fruit, pastry, hoppy and modern beers, there’s a love and interest in delving into historic British beer styles. The UK is steeped in tradition when it comes to its brewing history and pub culture. Something to be proud of. It’s something we truly love and are trying to harness here at Newbarns.
Aaanyhoo, later in 2024 they re-brewed the mild and called it Emma’s Winter Mild. So we felt it was time to brew it at ours and named it Henok’s Mild. The first batch we brewed was cask only, and a handful of kegs that made their way over to Stockholm.
This mild is pretty dark, super comforting, very moreish and is now available right in time for the change of seasons.
Aaanyhoo, later in 2024 they re-brewed the mild and called it Emma’s Winter Mild. So we felt it was time to brew it at ours and named it Henok’s Mild. The first batch we brewed was cask only, and a handful of kegs that made their way over to Stockholm.
This mild is pretty dark, super comforting, very moreish and is now available right in time for the change of seasons.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Blue Blazer. Pours dark brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of chocolate and blackcurrant. Taste adds some nuttiness. Quite a dry finish. Nice.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2025
at 13:54
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from House Of Trembling Madness. Dark brown body with a thin beige head that holds well. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of blackcurrant and roasted malt. Flavour of blueberry and woody malt. Medium body with a smooth mouthfeel. Soft fizz. A subtle and well balanced beer.
Tried
from Can
at
House Of The Trembling Madness (Lendal)
on 20 Oct 2025
at 22:32
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2025
at 19:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep brown with a semi-fizzy tan head. Chocolate, lightly roasted malts, toasted malt, nutty. Body is a touch thin. Finish has a slight sourness. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2025
at 16:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Draft at Omnipollos Hatt, Stockholm, 26 June 2025) Dark brown colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, roasted nose with notes of chocolate, coffee, prunes and raisins. Malty, roasted taste with coffee, dark chocolate, raisins, prunes, dark bread and a mild herbal bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty and well balanced strongish mild. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
at
Omnipollos Hatt
on 01 Aug 2025
at 22:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
29/4/2025. Cask at Craft Beer Co, St Mary Axe. Also 3/5/2026. Can at the ITFC Promotion Party (2026) beer share. From Seven Cellars, Brighton. Great pour. Liquorice, malted, chocolate, black treacle, dried fruit, nutty, bready. Only gave the cask pour a 6.3. Can scores much better.
Tried
from Cask
at
Craft Beer Co - St Mary Axe
on 29 Apr 2025
at 16:00
8/10
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2025
at 15:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Tried
from Cask
at
Café Beermoth
on 18 Feb 2025
at 02:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at CBC, Covent Garden on 8th February 2025. Deep sepia with shallow tan foam spot lacing. Roasty coffee aroma. Coffee roastiness in-mouth and a finish of bitter chocolate. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
Craft Beer Co - Covent Garden
on 09 Feb 2025
at 16:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
I've had a pretty wet day of trying to dodge the rain whilst bar hopping in Leith, for the most part I have managed it, but it doesn't take much to make you feel like you've just been wet all day. Then comes along a lovely softly roasted good-looking dark ale to make things better. Easy strong mild at Joker & The Thief.
Tried
from Cask
at
Joker & The Thief
on 04 Feb 2025
at 18:58