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6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Mill Inn. It pours darkest brown - black with a small beige head. The aroma is earthy roast, liquorice, treacle, umami, dried berry, fruit compote and malt loaf. The taste is dry, roasted malt, toast, earth, coffee, mild fruity tartness, quite light, blackcurrant and raspberry pip with a dry, earthy finish. Light body and soft carbonation. A decent fruity mild.

6.5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle as Meadow Brown Dark Mild Ale. Small head with short duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are rich nuts, caramel, malt and hops. Smooth and oily palate.

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Brown-amber colour. Moderate malty and light hoppy aroma. Chocolate notes. Light bitter very dry roasted flavor. Average light bitter finish. Watery palate. Nice.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle. Very dark brown with tiny tan head. Flavour is light roasted malts, chocolate, coffee, nuts and a bitter.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, dried fruit and nutty. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Dry and light bitter finish. 020711

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Very dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of dried fruit, caramel and chocolate. Sweetish, clean malty flavour with toffee and dried fruit

7

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled (as Meadow Brown, thanks fonefan!). Very deep brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is nuts, dark dry fruits, some caramel malts as well as some notes of mild spices. Flavour is dark dry fruits, wood, and some slight earthyness. BBE was 2009, but is still in good condition.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled (BB 04/2009) as "Meadow Brown"
Dark nut brown color, almost opaque, small off-white head. Caramel malty aroma, slightly nutty. Decent body for this ABV. Light palate. Caramel, nuttyness, light toasted note and paperness. Old bottle but not yet infected.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at Chris’ Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia tasting. Thanks Thomas. Brown ruby, lasting beige head. Odd date aroma. Inoffensive quite tasty mild. I rather liked it.