The Dickens
Mills Brewing in Thrupp, Gloucestershire, England 🏴
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Special|
Score
7.67
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The Dickens is our take on one of Jonny's favourites, the Belgian Golden Strong. An effervescent, heady, pale, dry, and lightly bitter beer that remains delicate and balanced despite its considerable strength.
A clear wort was drawn from an infusion mash of pilsner malt and spelt. Large quantities of European hops and cane sugar were added during the boil.
Fermentation took place in our open coolship at warm ambient summer temperatures. The young beer maturated in large oak casks with wild yeast and bacteria until the winter. Finally, the beer is dry-hopped with whole-leaf hops and bottle conditioned for three months before release.
A clear wort was drawn from an infusion mash of pilsner malt and spelt. Large quantities of European hops and cane sugar were added during the boil.
Fermentation took place in our open coolship at warm ambient summer temperatures. The young beer maturated in large oak casks with wild yeast and bacteria until the winter. Finally, the beer is dry-hopped with whole-leaf hops and bottle conditioned for three months before release.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Color: Hazy golden, white head. Aroma: Fruity, floral. Taste: Fruity apricot and some red fruit and grapefruit. floral notes, some wild yeast funk, notes of oak wood, vanilla. Medium body, lightly foamy mouthfeel, below average carbonation. Moderate tartness and sweetness, light bitterness. Somewhat more bitterness at the finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Independent Spirit
on 11 Aug 2026
at 18:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 29/07/2026.
Almost clear golden to amber with a just off white cap that thins to a spiders web swirl.
Nose is stewed fruits, modest funk, vinous tones, damp oak.
Taste comprises wood must, damp oak, stewed fruits, hedgerow, tired vanilla.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sharp edge.
Solid flavoursome affair.
Almost clear golden to amber with a just off white cap that thins to a spiders web swirl.
Nose is stewed fruits, modest funk, vinous tones, damp oak.
Taste comprises wood must, damp oak, stewed fruits, hedgerow, tired vanilla.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a sharp edge.
Solid flavoursome affair.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2026
at 17:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Light sour aroma. Sour and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Sour and grapefruit linger with light earth.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2026
at 21:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
7th June 2026
Not a gusher but the head was doming out of the neck of the bottle. A mild haze on this orange gold beer, tidy small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth and mildly dry, decent superfine carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a light sweetness. Plenty of funk, fairly soft and mildly savoury. Smooth crystallized fruits citrus on the back end, again quite soft. A light finish. Hides the abv well. A fairly simple affair but it's quite drinkable.
Not a gusher but the head was doming out of the neck of the bottle. A mild haze on this orange gold beer, tidy small bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy palate, smooth and mildly dry, decent superfine carbonation. Light bodied pale malts, a light sweetness. Plenty of funk, fairly soft and mildly savoury. Smooth crystallized fruits citrus on the back end, again quite soft. A light finish. Hides the abv well. A fairly simple affair but it's quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2026
at 17:47
8.5/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home from RAD. Golden colour with thick whitehead. Aroma and taste are buicuity and fruity slight sour. Rich body.
Tried
from Bottle
from RAD Beer
on 23 Sep 2025
at 19:14
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Хорошее чистое пиво по вкусу. Но это Бельгия в стиль? Конечно нет. Хмель совершенно не тот. Горчит сильнее чем надо. Сладости немного не хватает пшеничной. А так просто как пиво хорошо.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2025
at 18:43
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Small Bottle. Shared by SirAlex. Thanks. Pours cloudy Golden Yellow with a White head. Funk, sesame, slight citrus, barnyard and Bready malts. Refreshing, easy to drink and tasty. 4.1
Tried
on 05 Jul 2025
at 08:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle picked up from Hereford Beer House and consumed sat in Frank at WOMO Stellplatz Plattling Friday 20th June 2025 after a day with Mum and Keith in Plattling at World Canoeing Championships and then Volksfest. Pours gold/orange with a mid sized white head, aroma is funky and with a little unripe summer fruit. Taste is funky, tart refreshing and bretty, dry finish, a little woodiness, this is very nice, like it
Tried
from Bottle
from
Hereford Beer House
on 20 Jun 2025
at 20:30
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Another Mills I missed. Rating off UT. This from the 3rd check in. Twanged up to the nines. Losing that Duvel like sweetness. Constantly evolving no doubt. Every one has been like a different bev. Beauty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2025
at 20:37