Driftwood Spars Brewery Blackheads Mild

Blackheads Mild

 

Driftwood Spars Brewery in St. Agnes, Cornwall, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Mild - Dark Regular
Score
6.42
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 14
HOPS: Goldings and Progress
MALTS: Black, Brown, Cara, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast Barley
YEAST: Nottingham

Named after a local motorbike group who drink in the pub on a very regular basis. They are called the Blackheads due to their crash helmets. They're not ferocious, just very mild.

Blackheads is a traditional mild beer with smokey malt flavours and a peppery aftertaste.
 

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27/11/2010. CELTIC BEER FESTIVAL, The Brewery Cellars, St. Austell Brewery, 63 Trevarthian Road, ST. AUSTELL, Cornwall, England (ST. AUSTELL)
Tried on 27 Nov 2022 at 11:35

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2015. Pours a dark amber brown color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel aroma. Roasted malty caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty caramel finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Mar 2016 at 07:06

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Gravity pour, shared with Finn on the second day of The National Winter Ales festival. Deep dark brown body, spotty lacing from a filmy layer. Roasted dark malty smell. Roasted, almost burnt, malty flavours, notes of nuts and caramel. Dark fruity bitterness to a short finish. Tasty mild (Roundhouse, Derby 18.02.2016).
Tried on 10 Mar 2016 at 04:33

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Fra cask/gravity på NWAF i Derby 18 Feb 16. Delt med Rune. Ultramørkebrun. Skum langs glasset. Aroma av søt røstet malt. Smaken det samme. Snev av sjokolade etter hvert.
Tried from Cask on 02 Mar 2016 at 08:46

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask at GBBF ’15, day 1, 11/08/15. Light black with decent tan edgeing. Nose is light biscuit crumbs, toffee, chocolate notes. Taste comprises brown bread, light roasted notes, faint fruit, dark malt. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Average mild, taste fell away a little from the nose.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2015 at 07:23

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
12th August 2015
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear deep amber beer, thin pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry. Modest tangy dark malts. Tangy dark fruits. Modest bitterness. Dry finish. Tangy linger. Okay.
Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2015 at 05:38

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours dark brown with a deep golden amber glare, small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty, light fruity. Herbal. Dry. Light bitter. Bitter, dry and toasted finish.
Tried from Cask on 12 Aug 2015 at 07:36

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at GBBF 2015 day 1. Reddy caramel brown coloured pour with a loose light tan head. Aroma is mineral. Nutty, little tangy Apple charred wood. Flavour is light nutty, dried fruit, choc powdered , berry. Palate us light and watery, lowish carbonation. Boring.
Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2015 at 14:32

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared at a ChrisO Tasting - London. Pours clear, red-brown with a fine, filmy beige head. Toasty malt nose, some burnt cocoa. Light sweet flavor, toasty and roasty, faintly tangy, with a bit more cocoa. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Simple sweet finish, more toasty malts, bland cocoa. Just a little bland on the whole - but it is a mild.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2013 at 15:25

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On gravity at Bristol Beer Festival 14/3/2013. Almost black in colour with no head. Easy drinking mild with a touch of chocolate, some dark fruits and lightly toasted finish. Good.
Tried on 15 Mar 2013 at 11:03