Elgood's Black Dog 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 River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

The Black Dog, Whitstable, Kent

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

The Cherry Tree, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		25 Sep 2017
HSB	Not Tried	25 Nov 2014

The Potting Shed, Hythe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		16 Sep 2017

Falcon, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

The Coal Hole, Charing Cross, Central London

Island Queen, Islington, Central London

Kings Arms, Norwich, Norfolk

Olde England 2, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Rochford Beer & Cider Festival 2015, Rochford, Essex

Railway Tavern, Chelmsford, Essex

The Reindeer, Norwich, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB	Not Tried	14 Oct 2015
HSB	Not Tried	24 May 2014
Andrew		26 Jul 2007	Some roasted notes, hint of cream. Short lived bitter finish
Ian		26 Jul 2007	Quite toasty, roasty, bit like burnt toast, roasty finish. Bit doughy/bready on aroma. Good mild.

The Pilot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Tobes		11 Jul 2015

The Mad Bishop & Bear, Paddington, Central London

The Angel Gardens, Norwich, Norfolk

Lewes Arms, Lewes, East Sussex

Bricklayers Arms, Luton, Bedfordshire

The Magpie, City, Central London

Woodin's Shades, City, Central London

Boat, Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire

The Kingston Arms, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

London Tavern, Attleborough, Norfolk

The Alexandra Arms, Rugby, Warwickshire

The Brewery Tap, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	25 Aug 2013
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	25 Aug 2013
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	24 Jul 2013
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Jun 2013
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	03 Jun 2013
Stephen	Not Tried	15 Oct 2010
Stephen	Not Tried	02 Oct 2010
Stephen		22 Mar 2010	Easy drinking flavorsome pint fruit a hint og licorice and chocolate nice
Stephen	Not Tried	10 Oct 2009
Ian	Not Tried	07 Oct 2009

The Fat Cat, Norwich, Norfolk

The Cambridge Brew House, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

The Lyric, Soho, Central London

Ship Centurion, Whitstable, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris	Not Tried	27 May 2013
ChrisE		01 May 2013
Andrew		20 Apr 2013
Blair		28 Feb 2009	Yup, really good as usual. Black with roasted malt and chocolate. Good beer.
Blair		07 Feb 2009	Rich, chocolatey with a fair amount of roasted malt. How do they get so much flavour into a 3.6?
Andrew		25 Jan 2009	This is why I came really. It was fine but a little one dimensional (just strongly burnt malt).
Andrew	Not Tried	05 May 2008
Blair	Not Tried	07 Mar 2008
Andrew		18 Sep 2007	Milky cold coffee. Very smooth.
Steve		10 Aug 2007	excellant quaffing mild this is the other house beer

The Flower Pot, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Dosser	Not Tried	16 Feb 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	15 Feb 2013
Pedro		13 Feb 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	08 Jan 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	07 Jan 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	06 Jan 2012
Pedro		05 Jan 2012
Dosser	Not Tried	04 Jan 2012
Pedro		04 Jan 2012
Pedro	Not Tried	05 May 2011

The Basketmakers Arms, Brighton, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		26 Jan 2013	Good condition but too much roasted malt.

Royal Blenheim, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		26 Jan 2013	Black mild on top form here with a really deep sweet malt flavour with hints of chocolate and liquorice. Low hop rate and some berry fruit in the finish. A much improved mild. My score 17/20.

Rochford Beer & Cider Festival 2012, Rochford, Essex

The Wig & Pen, Northampton, Northamptonshire

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

The Wellington, Birmingham, West Midlands

The Swan in the Rushes, Loughborough, Leicestershire

The Fat Cat, Ipswich, Suffolk

The Rising Sun, Twitton, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		06 May 2012
Pedro		20 Aug 2010

The Falcon, Battersea, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		03 Mar 2012	A good sample of this classic East Anglian mild. Black and malty with caramel and liquorice notes, low hoppiness and some fruit in the finish. My score 15/20

White Hart, City, Central London

The Newshouse, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		06 Dec 2011
Andrew	Not Tried	06 Jan 2007

The Bedford, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Royal Oak, Long Whatton, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		19 Nov 2011	Too cold but the roasted malt and hints of smoke came through well. Very drinkable.

The Druids Arms, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		13 Nov 2011
Alenomore		13 Nov 2011	In fairly good condition.

7th Redhill Beer festival 2011, Merstham, Surrey

1st Spa Valley Railway Beer Festival, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		23 Oct 2011	Another top class Mild.

Express Tavern (use other entry now please), Brentford, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		14 Jul 2011	Sweetish malty flavours backed by a hint of liquorice and dark chooclate. Finish is fruity with hints of blackberries. My score 16/20.

The Bull, Horton Kirby, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
thebrewingman		08 May 2011	Seemed to be approaching the end of it's life.

Bull's Head, Pratt's Bottom, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	02 May 2011
Pedro	Not Tried	02 May 2011
Pedro		10 Sep 2010

Charters, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

The Haywain, Bramling, Kent

The Lobster Pot, West Malling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		27 Aug 2010

The Vat and Fiddle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		10 Jul 2010	Best beer of my East Midlands trip today, on form and served in good condition. Toffee and liquorice malt flavours and a fruity finish. My score 16/20.

The Archibald Simpson, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		26 May 2010	Classic lightly hopped dark mild. Very deep ruby red. Slight fruit on the nose with complex flavours that develop in the mouth. Satisfying.

Ship Inn, Oundle, Northamptonshire

The Samuel Lloyd, Corby, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		16 May 2010	good fruit and choc in the malts a good mild

Anne of Cleves, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		10 May 2010	Black head lasted very well roast choc/coffee malts great beer

Approach, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		03 May 2010	Excellent toffee, liqourice and chocolate malt flavours balanced by a little fruity hoppiness. My score 16/20.

The County Hotel, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		29 Mar 2010	Maybe just a touch of diacetyl butter/toffee takes the edge off the enjoyment, but still a very tasty dark mild.
Ian		06 May 2007	Not as fresh as when I had it before.
Ian		25 Apr 2007	Outside of Moorhouses Black Cat and Cains Mild, probably my favourite mild. And this was good, plenty of malts with that slightly acidic side to it. Choccy, but more coffee. Just a beer you can knock back and savour.

The Ribs of Beef, Norwich, Norfolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		13 Feb 2010	Good, but I've had better samples than this. Not as sweet as sometimes, with a bitter finish. My score 15/20.
Ian	Not Tried	27 Jul 2007
Andrew	Not Tried	27 Jul 2007

Swan & Rushes, Leicester, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		18 Sep 2009	Black in colour,with a roast chocolate taste with some coffee and a short bitter malt finish.

Smallhythe Place Beer and Music Festival 2009, Smallhythe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		12 Sep 2009	The beer of the festival for me.Black , roast, chocolate. Epic

The Grand Union (formerly Broood@ Vin Quatre), Leicester, Leicestershire

Prince of Wales, Herne Bay, Kent

The Flying Horse, Smarden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		28 Feb 2009	As we left, Gerard was putting this on, and gave me a sample:really moreish, roast chocolate-wish I could have stayed for the rest of the pint.

Kent Beer Festival 2008, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		19 Jul 2008	Very nice mild with lots of roasted malt flavour. Nice one.
Mick		17 Jul 2008	Dark red/black sweet with a dry finish, excellent

The Bree Louise, Euston, Central London

Red Lion, Snargate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		10 May 2008	Probably just behind Moorhouses Black Cat and Potbelly Beijing Black as my favourite mild, very tasty.
Ian	Not Tried	05 Apr 2008
Ian		11 Jul 2006	Wonderful mild. Charcoal aroma with good dark malts, grainy in mouth. Consistently one of the best dark milds.

Kings Head, Norwich, Norfolk

Duke of Wellington, Norwich, Norfolk

The Red Lion, Histon, Cambridgeshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		07 Jul 2007	What a great beer and brewed near by too. Black with a well ballanced earthy toasted malt bite with some background sweetness. So good I had 2.
Ian		20 Jan 2007	Black with dark brown edges, lasting beige head. Lovely mild, fine roasted malt aroma. Full in mouth, good malts on finish. Slightly grainy/powdery. Great dark fruits, blackberry. Excellent mild.
Ian	Not Tried	19 Jan 2007

The Yew Tree Inn, Barfrestone, Kent

The Samuel Peto, Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		31 Oct 2005	Cylced here straignt from work and this was a real joy as a first drink. Dark ruby colour with bubbly thin beige head. Some roasted malt on the nose. Refreshing mild. Bit of toastiness. Like well done toast. Really good after cycle ride. Some coffee on finish. Good mild