Cains 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.
Doctor Duncan's, Liverpool, Merseyside
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian |  | 28 Feb 2010 | My first Cains beer in 4 days in Liverpool. Has element of a good mild of the past. This is hard toffee rather than good roast flavour. Poor compared to how it was. |
| Ian | Not Tried | 19 Jun 2009 | |
| Ian |  | 20 Mar 2007 | Too cold maybe, but wow what a flavour. Good roasted malts. Just one of the best dark milds in the world. And it's a true mild, not harsh, just mild. |
| Ian | Not Tried | 20 Jan 2006 | |
| Ian | | 03 Mar 2005 | Black beer with excellent malty burnt flavours |
| Ian | Not Tried | 02 Mar 2005 | |
| Ian | | 07 Oct 2004 | Rich, burnt malt gives this mild structure and character. Cains usual taste, but a big taste for a 3.2 mild |
The Dispensary, Liverpool, Merseyside
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | Not Tried | 26 Feb 2010 | |
| Ian | Not Tried | 25 Apr 2008 | |
| Ian | | 02 Jan 2008 | Actually, this was pretty poor. Bit young/green perhaps. |
| Ian | Not Tried | 21 Mar 2007 | |
| Ian |  | 18 Jan 2006 | The mild was somewhat fruitier than normal, dark plums. Quite light in mouth and extremely drinkable. |
| Ian | | 02 Mar 2005 | Black mild. Burst of bitter burnt malt on mouth ending in dry bitter finish |
Brewery Tap, Liverpool, Merseyside
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Mick | Not Tried | 16 Feb 2010 | |
The Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton, Northamptonshire
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Mick Northants | | 20 May 2009 | |
Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2008, Margate, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Blair | | 21 Mar 2008 | I think this beer suffered from the cool temperature it was served at. Slight roasted malt flavour but nothing to it really. I didn't want to finish it. |
Rare Breeds Beer Festival 2007, Woodchurch, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian |  | 01 Jun 2007 | Lacks intensity of pint in Liverpool but still got the requisite choc/coffee and the distinguishalbe Cains flavour. Bit too smooth and not tight enough. |
The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 22 May 2005 | Black mild. Very chocolate malts on nose and flavours. Very burnt charcoal nose. Not like it is in Liverpool, but the choc malts are excellent |
The Thomas Ingoldsby, Canterbury, Kent
| Who | Score | When | Notes |
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| Ian | | 12 May 2005 | Looks like a dark mild. Bit thin, but burnt malt nose, good burnt caramel dark malty flavours, but a bit thin acidic finish. Not at its tip top best |
3.20% ABV.
This is a smooth, full flavoured, truly dark mild with a rich creamy head. It has a full body and distinctive roasted malt taste, balanced by its fresh hop character. Complex flavours and aromas are achieved by blending deeply roasted malt and adding a selected blend of English hops, including dry hops, to the cask conditioned beer..
We have tried this beer 12 times.
We have given this beer an average score of to .
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