Left Handed Giant Dark Mild

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		17 Apr 2026	A warming blend of rich roasted coffee, crunchy hazelnut chocolate and bready malty goodness.
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	04 Jun 2025

Gadds' Beer Shop & Taproom, Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		03 Apr 2026	Black. Good head. Black current. Hint of sharpness.

Star & Garter, Bromley, Greater London

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		30 Aug 2025	Very good head and lacing and lasting on this Bristol-based brew-pub's mild of a mahogany hue. A malty first bite. A dry bitterness rising up with a hint of smooth caramel-infused roasted maltiness winning over with English hedgerow berries pleasantly presenting themselves to my palate. A dry bitter note or two prevailing on its slide downwards with a hint of spiciness in on its mix. Very moreish! Their brewing first started in 2017 at their own outfit after beginning as a cuckoo brewery in 2014. Their first mild was brewed in early 2021 from a love of tradition at their brew-pub site on the grounds of the former Bristol brewery, Georges & Co, which then became the site of Courage. Georges & Co was founded in 1788 by Phillip George, the son of William George, a distiller.
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	26 Apr 2025
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	11 Feb 2025
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	19 Nov 2024

Halfway House, Brenchley, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		24 May 2025	1st beer: Came with very good head and lacing on this Bristol-based dark mild and lasted. A bitter/hoppy first hit. A maltiness rose up in the mouthfeel with just the merest hint of caramel. The odd blackberry or two presented itself and a satisfying fruity bitterness lived on in the aftertaste. According to CAMRA's own research, mild ales accounted for 75% of all beer produced in Britain following the Second World War, and so a good one to kick off the festival with and on my mission to seek out the traditional ales here.