25/01/2006. SWAN, 1 The Square, DOBCROSS, Greater Manchester, England (JENNINGS)

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

Cask gravity at Planet Thanet BF 2015. Clear dark brown beer. Not much condition. Some dark toffee some chocolate. ok interpretation of a modern dark mild. Fine. Some malty interest.

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

Cask @ The London Bar, Llandudno [290115]
Very dark brown, dense beige head
Aroma of very soft roast, soft malts
Taste of soft roast, dab of bitter plain chocolate, soft light bitter hops, bit dry bitter
Palate - Thin body. Finish is a bit dry, soft bitter roast
Overall - Rather too thin and weak, suffers due to the very low abv

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

Cask at the Anchor, Digbeth, Birmingham. Poured a clear dark brown with a bubbly off white head. The aroma is malt, yeast and lots of badness. The flavour is light bitter with a light watery malt yeasty, light medicinal palate. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Way too light and lacks body. It was approaching the end of the cask too.

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

Cask at the brewery. Dark brown in colour. Raisins, caramel and some roasted notes in the aroma. Fruity, roasted and slightly sweet taste with raisins, caramel and cocoa detected.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Hand-pulled pint in the front bar of Loggerheads, Shrewsbury on 19th Dec 13. Dark brown with a ruby hue, on top an off-white blanket of foam. Malts in the nose and taste: subtle (or weak depending on your stance) rather than strong or powerful. I had to re-visit the pump-clip to check the ABV, it wasn’t a surprise when I saw it was 3.1%. A bit too thin in every aspect/department: it lacks oomph and depth throughout.

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pint at the Loggerheads, Shrewsbury. Pours a coffee colour with a very mild cool taste. Ultimately rather tame with subtle liquorice and a hint of chocolate.

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

Gravity cask at the Bree Louise - London. Pours deep red-brown with little in the way of a head. Aroma holds mostly ripened dark fruits. Light sweet flavor with more ripe and dark fruit character, some hints of chocolate, a bit of dirty earth bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Nicely toasted malts to finish, dirt, charry leaves, dried and leathery fruits. Decent mild.

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

A weak textured mild ale, but releases a decent subtle flavour that’s worth a look.