Dark Mild
Highgate in Smethwick, West Midlands, England 🏴
Mild - Dark Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.30
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Tasting notes: This winner of three gold medals at international level has a complex palate with chocolate, liquorice, roast malt and fruit notes all discernible. A perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness is evident and makes for a satisfying, yet more-ish beer.
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dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at The Queens Head, Birmingham. Pours black with small consistent beige head. This one had notes of dark malt, chocolate, dust, hint of prickly spice, light fruity sour berry note. Light bodied but slick, drying, soft carbonation. Good mild.
jjsint (8566) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Handpull cask at the Stamford Arms, Groby. Very dark brown. Almost black. Light cream/khaki head with considerable lacing. Aroma of light coffee, liquorice, sulphur. Sweet malty taste with astringent bitterness in the latter half of the sip. Light oily body lifted by natural carbonation. In perfect condition which of course helps. Not the best mild in the world but not bad by any stretch.
Mr_Pink_152 (17035) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tried at the Felix Holt, Nuneaton. Dark brown colour with a tan head. Light nutty and roasted malt. Taste has caramel and fruity. Full body.
Grumbo (24130) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle, source not recorded. Poured darkish brown with an average sized creamy off-white to beige head. Aroma of malt, hop, light roasted coffee, caramel and chocolate. Medium sweetness and moderate bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, and soft carbonation. Quite a decent light mild.
RichTheVillan (12544) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask at the Square Peg; clear dark copper pour with a creamy tan head, aroma has light red fruits, taste has red fruits, chocolate, nice.
fiulijn (28444) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask at Briar Rose, Birmingham
Dark brown color with some red reflex on the edges, and beige creamy head. Besides the light notes of roasted malt, and the low bitterness, it has a light acidity, noticeable both in the aroma and flavor, possibly this beer is off.
BlackHaddock (17179) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Highgate ’Dark Mild’ in a 500ml brown bottle, best before Oct 2010, tatsed on one of my random beer evenings in Sept 2010. 3.4% ABV, poured into a UK pint sleeve glass. Deep ruby red, cream coloured head which gave some, but not much lacing. The aroma was of malt molasses and dark chocolate hints. The flavours in the taste were again chocolate, molasses and some liquorice added for good measure. fairly thin body wise, which let it down somewhat. OK, but not one of the better Dark Milds.
Tommann (7627) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours very dark brown with a medium head. Aroma is nutty, roasted malt. Nutty start. Cola and some roast malt in the finish. Full in the mouth but taste is a bit watery.
oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Dark Mild from Highgate 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottled (thanks hanniku). Amber colour, small brown head. Aroma is nuts, dark dry fruits and some raisins. Flavour is dark dry fruits, nuttyness as well as mild raisins and wood.