26/04/2014. OLDE TROUT TAVERN, 56 London Road, SOUTHEND ON SEA, Essex, England

04/07/2018. CASTLE TAP, 120 Castle Street, READING, Berkshire, England

7.1

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

Draught @ Indy Man Beer Fest 2022, Manchester. Pours black with a small creamy head. Roast, ashes and chocolate. Smooth and dry.

6.4

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

Cask at EBF Autumn 22. Aroma is coffee - so a bitterness plus berries. Opaque murky dark brown. Frothy off-white head. Very creamy coffee. Instantly followed by a tart berry streak. Malty. Medium bodied. Creamy. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long finish. Nice enough but ultimately quite muted Mild.

6.2

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

Keg @ Jack In The Box, Manchester. Clear golden with a creamy head. Has a flavoursome dominant hoppiness at a sessionable strength with a modicum of fruit finding its way through.

6.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Brewery Tap, Chester. Pours a dark ruby with a small cream head. Malts are very prominent in the nose. They are the mainstay in the mouth as well, being joined by berry fruits and figs, being slightly sweet overall. Finish is (guess what) malty, This is decent enough but a bit lacking in character. Still Boddingtons Mild never was their strong point.

7

keg at imbc 2022.. deep brown black.. thin tan lacing.. soft sweet chewy chocolate roast... soft sweet caramel.. soft sweet mellow ovaltine caramel toffee malts

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at imbc. Pours deep amber brown, nose is roasted, nutty, toffee, taste is similar, quite bitter.

7

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

Keg at imbc. Pours black, nose is chocolate, roasted, liquorice, taste is similar, sweet.