Midnight Bell
Leeds Brewery
- From:
- Leeds Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Dark Mild Ale
Ranked #30 - ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #21,555 - Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 8.72%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 24, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 28, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Premium dark ale. First Gold and Willamette hops combine with roasted chocolate malts and our unique strain of Yorkshire yeast to create a smooth, rich beer
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned in a little stubbie crafty craft can part of a Beer52 ‘Awards’ pack finally delivered today, three weeks after the original went missing due to either tge delivery driver giving it someone else, or pocketing it himself.
Pours a Jet black body with thick tight tan head
Aroma is treacle and semolina flour
Flavour is molasses and hay
Nov 24, 2025Pours a Jet black body with thick tight tan head
Aroma is treacle and semolina flour
Flavour is molasses and hay
Reviewed by vinicole from England
4.05/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Cask. Clear, very dark ruby with a narrow creamy head. Sheets and rings of lacing.
Dark hedgerow fruits and malt when smelt. A bit of black forest gateau present.
A lightly charred bitter flavour.
A beautiful cask conditioned feel.
Amazingly drinkable even on the warmest day of the year so far.
Jun 18, 2025Dark hedgerow fruits and malt when smelt. A bit of black forest gateau present.
A lightly charred bitter flavour.
A beautiful cask conditioned feel.
Amazingly drinkable even on the warmest day of the year so far.
Reviewed by Gatch from Massachusetts
4.01/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pint from the cask at Eagle & Child in York in what seems to be a Leeds Brewery pub. Dark milds are quickly turning into one of my favorite styles. So easy drinking and smooth. A perfectly balanced malt profile with plenty of roasted, charred goodness. Rich flavor but not heavy, that’s why I love this style. A clean, tasty brew for £5.50, which is on the pricey side.
Mar 26, 2024
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.28/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.28/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On cask at Midnight Bell in Leeds
Pours a dark brown with soft, tan head.
Smell is roasted with notes of bitter coffee, chocolate and leather.
Taste is roasted and a bit fruit with moderate bitterness. Notes of leather, coffee, pumpernickel and some citrus. Almost a bit tart on the finish.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and softly carbonated.
Overall, a very nice dark ale, smooth and drinkable.
Oct 07, 2023Pours a dark brown with soft, tan head.
Smell is roasted with notes of bitter coffee, chocolate and leather.
Taste is roasted and a bit fruit with moderate bitterness. Notes of leather, coffee, pumpernickel and some citrus. Almost a bit tart on the finish.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and softly carbonated.
Overall, a very nice dark ale, smooth and drinkable.
Reviewed by Malt_Man from England
3.39/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Served cold from 500ml bottle into pint mug.
L) Very dark brown with a yellow tinge, opaque, thin white bubbly film and little carbonation evident.
S) Lightly roasted chocolate malt. I've probably chilled this one too much.
T) Slightly sourish taste, with lightly roasted malt. Very faint bitterness, from roasting malt, not from hops.
F) Nice active carbonation and lightish mouth feel. No harsh bitterness.
O) This doesn't claim to be a stout on the bottle, but I would class it as a light stout or porter. Had it both on cask at the brewery tap in Leeds and from the bottle, and have not been that impressed either time. Its not horrible, its just lightweight.
Jun 12, 2015L) Very dark brown with a yellow tinge, opaque, thin white bubbly film and little carbonation evident.
S) Lightly roasted chocolate malt. I've probably chilled this one too much.
T) Slightly sourish taste, with lightly roasted malt. Very faint bitterness, from roasting malt, not from hops.
F) Nice active carbonation and lightish mouth feel. No harsh bitterness.
O) This doesn't claim to be a stout on the bottle, but I would class it as a light stout or porter. Had it both on cask at the brewery tap in Leeds and from the bottle, and have not been that impressed either time. Its not horrible, its just lightweight.
Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On cask at the Belfast Beer Festival, 2012
Chocolate gone ruby in light with tan froth.
Cocoa, leaf and humus on the nose.
Soil, cherry stone, and carob up front with tobacco leaf hops.
Vinous grape finish and clean linger. Medium, chewy, soft.
Old ale or strong mild? Brewery calls it the latter, though there are some deeper notes. Lots of flavor which, at this gravity, is a bit easier. Malt forward, with a touch of molasses and a nice bit of chew.
Nov 28, 2012Chocolate gone ruby in light with tan froth.
Cocoa, leaf and humus on the nose.
Soil, cherry stone, and carob up front with tobacco leaf hops.
Vinous grape finish and clean linger. Medium, chewy, soft.
Old ale or strong mild? Brewery calls it the latter, though there are some deeper notes. Lots of flavor which, at this gravity, is a bit easier. Malt forward, with a touch of molasses and a nice bit of chew.
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