Gale's Festival Mild
Fuller's Brewery in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Mild - Light / Pale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.86
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Full-bodied premium mild ale brewed to 4.8% ABV with a careful blend of malt and hops for a complex, moreish character that has won this famous ale many awards. The palate is rich with blackcurrant, raisins and raspberry, with citrus notes in the finish.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask @ Charlie’s Bar. Balck colour with a brown head. A little sweet malty aroma with some fruitiness. Flavor is malty and fruity, hints of licourice and raisins. Smooth mouthfeel and a nice malty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jan 2006
at 05:49
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Deep black, almost no head or carbonation. Although stronger than a typical Mild this is fairly light-bodied. Strongly roasted notes, yet mild and smooth with only a vague bitterness. Nice and very quaffable. 250302
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2005
at 14:11
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle conditioned, a dusty 500 ml bottle at Plan B, Copenhagen, august 2005 - "best before" date was Oct. 2004! Tasted definitely a bit "off". Black colour, low head. Weak roasty aroma and flavour. Sourish and thin. Very disappointing, as my expectations were high. Will need to rerate a fresh bottle or cask.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2005
at 14:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This bottle was really old (probably 98-02). Pours a dark brown bottle conditioned and unfiltered with a medium sized milk chocolate brown head. Wow, head on a gales beer? Very bubbly, obviously taken good care of. Aroma of chocolate, toffee, sticky caramel, a hint of light coffee. Big hint of cinnamon and nutmeg, where’s that coming from I wonder? Flavor is similar; sticky caramel, light bubbly coffee, with a firm carbonation and some milk chocolate. Hmmm, quite good, with a medium body, no hop apparency and just a well homogenized flavor. Perhaps a good deal too sticky sweet and thin as has been mentioned, but that’s gale’s consistency for you. I’m still in shock that there was a big mocha colored head.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Oct 2004
at 16:49
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask Conditioned, 2004-04-04, 7-3-7-4-14=35
Dark brown color. Grassy nose; good caramel body, quite sweet, with a pretty long bitterness. Pleasant Mild.
Bottle, 2004-07-30, 4-3-5-3-9=24
Dark brown color, poor head. Strange aroma, sweet, candies, caramel. Bitter, average body structure, caramel, dry final, poor.
Dark brown color. Grassy nose; good caramel body, quite sweet, with a pretty long bitterness. Pleasant Mild.
Bottle, 2004-07-30, 4-3-5-3-9=24
Dark brown color, poor head. Strange aroma, sweet, candies, caramel. Bitter, average body structure, caramel, dry final, poor.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2004
at 01:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Deep, reddish brown in color, with a frothy, tan head, nice lace - aroma of yeast, chocolate - flavor is initially bitter, almost tart - bitterness subsides and flavors of bread (or pastry) and some subtle notes of dark fruit - chalky texture that is quite unenjoyable - finish tastes like I imagine cola without the sugar added would taste - nothing special.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2004
at 20:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Good mild appearance with a lightly hopped aroma and a very mild flavour. An average beer, very sweet.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2003
at 14:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[cask at Cockney pub in Århus] A brown almost black beer with a small light brown head. The aroma is very faint with hints of the malt, fruit and a bit smokey. The flavor is really good - a lot better than the aroma promises - it is soft and filled with malt and fruit notes. A very nice beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2003
at 15:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottled. Dark ruby. Neutral aroma. Malty, and raisiny, notes of toffee. salty and fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2002
at 23:49
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried it cask-conditioned. Almost completely black, a faint taste and aroma of licorice together with a light body.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2002
at 04:14