Dark Mild
Machine House Brewery

 

The can arrived leaking, so had maybe 1/2 to 2/3 of a can to pour. The color is a murky brown and visually opaque in the glass; some initial carbonation, very loose and bubbly and soon faded to nothing. The smell is incredibly rich and sweet, infused with notes of dark chocolate and brownies. Odd taste; faint notes of dark malts; very bitter, almost acrid. Medium-light mouthfeel but also flat, watery mouthfeel; very dry finish.

First off, the can I received had a leak, so I'm sure a lot of the CO2 was lost and likely greatly affected the looks and mouthfeel. That said, I scored the Look, Smell, Taste and Feel as I perceived them but also bumped up my overall impression score simply because I wouldn't consider this a proper sample to judge a beer by yet wanted to imply some sort of 'likelihood' of what this beer might actually be like. Perhaps someday I'll get another chance at this beer and give it more of a realistic tasting.

ABV: 3.7%; pouring temperature: 42.5 ℉; canning info: no date, can-conditioned
Source: @snaotheus

500mL bottle (no dates or codes visible) into an English pint. Pours a somewhat hazy cola brown with a thin head that dissipates quickly.

Aroma is sweet and malty with notes of caramel, toffee, and vanilla. Warm and bready.

Taste is likewise mostly sweet and caramelly but with some underlying bitterness that I presume comes from gently used Old World hops.

Mouthfeel is surprisingly full bodied and satisfying for a 3.7% beer. Extraordinarily drinkable.

Overall an outstanding, enjoyable, understated session beer. Could enjoy many of these without having to think much about it.

 

Pint can, (can-conditioned!) from Machine House, of their 3.7% ABV Dark Mild. Served in a goblet. Faintly roasty aroma. Flavor, too, is mild of course, but has a distinct and flavorful barley grain. Very subtly hopped and carbonated. Tasty!

Pours an effervescent chestnut with 2+ fingers of whippy mocha colored head. Great lacing & above average head retention

S: Cocoa & roasty notes, nose stays strong through the pour

T: Follows the nose, pretty dry, some woody hop notes & faint stone fruit notes up front. More roastyness, woody hops & dryness as this beer warms up, coffee notes push through. Finishes a little too dry for the style, with cocoa, coffee & woody hops

MF: Medium body, dialed back carbonation

Decent stab at the style, could've used more fruity notes. Dryness didn't help drinkability. Good not great, blind tasting I would've said Stout

 

Sent to me from @snaotheus

Pours very dark brown, mostly clear, backlit shows some awesome ruby hues, lightly browned head, OK retention but a nice film persists with spots of lace.

Nose is lightly burnt toast, some underlying nuttiness and light dark chocolate with black tea.

Taste leans more into rich roasted malts, there is a very light sweetness that comes with it; a pleasant dark brown roast bite pops on the finish, get some faint tea black character, light dark chocolate too.

Light body, light on carbonation, smooth clean drinking with a lingering nut skin like bitterness.

 

Poured at fridge temp. Pours a very dark brown with tan head. The nose is wonderful. Chocolate, mild roasted malts, toffee, pipe tobacco, some licorice, and dark German bread.

The taste is fantastic. Really rich and vibrant taste. The roasted malts really shine here. Molasses, charred wood, dusty leather-backed books, and just a hint of soy sauce. Really nice.

The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied. It's incredible just how much flavor is packed into this one. Just a great beer.

 

Pored into a 20 oz nonic. As with all the MH brews, they are true to style. Very clean dark roasted malt forward with just a touch of bitterness on the finish. Very low carbonation. Almost not enough. No date on the bottle thst we could ffnd.

A cask in box (seems like box wine idea) thank you to from @snaotheus in NBS BIF #15

Fast fading head that dispears instantly, clear and deep black.

Smell is light burnt sugar

Taste like good bitter ice cofffee

Mouthfeel is on the thing low carb

For 3.8 abv I can drink it all day would love to compare it to real cask or a canned!
/bottle verison.

Saturday, November 6, 2021 12:08 AM
500 mL ounce bottle to wine glass
Sight: Black, reddish against the light, small head, lacing 3.25 Smell: malty aroma, not a lot
Taste: slightly bitter, no full bodied complex flavors
Mouth feel: slightly tart,good cabonation, good follow through, dry finish, slightly bitter aftertaste
Overall: Very good beer, ok to repear not to look for

this beer is the bomb, especially from the cask, not enough breweries in american even touching this style, let alone the format, and this makes me want to visit this place even more next time i am in seattle. deep brown. luscious chocolate color, high shine, not much head just a thin tan layer of suds thats fading slow, slick looking and relatively viscous for its modest abv. it smells fantastic, english yeast and a ton of malt nuance, soy and molasses, raisin and fig, rum and cola, chestnut and acorn, really earthy and dynamic, just a little bit sweet, complex for something so seemingly simple, and all of this translates to the flavor. it might be the most flavorful mild ive ever tasted, nutty, roasty, dry chocolate, clove, bready yeast, light toffee and maple, birch syrup, licorice, tobacco, its gorgeous, and it gets better and better as it warms a little. smooth to drink, not many bubbles here but it doesnt feel still either, just sort of patient and mellow, i dig it. good body for the low alcohol content, nice fermentation profile, and on the whole just a wonderful example of the style. a beer i could drink all day long and a heck of a contrast to all the sours and wild beers i was drinking in this session. these guys are top of my list next seattle trip!

edit: a little sweeter the second time around, on tap at the brewery, finally made it! milk chocolate notes and some molasses richness lingering past the swallow, sweeter than i remember for sure, hearty and delicious in chilly weather, one of their best beers no doubt!

Very dark brown pour with a tan finger of foam head and spotted lacing. Mild cocoa, herbal hops and general mild malt in the nose. Taste adds a tiny stream of caramel and toast to the mix, very malty complexion overall. Indeed it is mild, smooth, light and clean. Very nice dark mild for any time of year

 

 

2021-03-06
500ml bottle served in a big nonic pint glass. Bought it at PCC in Ballard earlier today. No date on it that I can find.

Pours very dark, almost black, with a very small head. Smell is roasty, nutty, a little burnt toast.

Taste is rich, nutty, roasty, maybe a little coffee or chocolate. Almost stout-ish, but not quite.

Mouthfeel is rich but light bodied. Overall, I really like it.

Almost no head production (true to style). Nutty, dark brown body.

Smooth, sweet, malty aroma, featuring nuts, bread, and dark fruit. Prunes, plums, and toffee.

Smooth, lightly carbonated. Quite roasty, on par with a porter. That roastiness dominates the flavor profile, although there are hints of bread, dark fruit, and toffee behind. Ton of flavor for the low ABV.