English Dark Mild
Ravens Brewing Company
- From:
- Ravens Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- English Dark Mild Ale
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 4.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Apr 22, 2018
- Added:
- Aug 20, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by JonCorbett from Canada (BC)
3.77/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Dark caramel as it pours and looks a very luxurious dark brown in the glass. Good 1 finger head that is between khaki and off white, settles into a nice continent of surface foam at a steady rate, the lacing doesn’t stick much to the glass.
Aromatics: Mostly malty sweetness, dark plum and date and tangy grape juice. Underneath are some great toasted nuttiness and caramel/toffee throughout.
Taste: Refreshing clean water carries an espresso level shot of flavour and bitter. After the coffee dissipates you get some great earthy grass with mild dark chocolate straggling flavour.
Feel: I always like Raven’s crisp clean water I usually pick up on as it rolls over my palate. It does retain a little carbonation that keeps it snappy - great medium body, I think this is this first one I have come across where it felt smack dab middle - not on the light or heavy side. The coffee bitter clings to the roof of the mouth while the other components glide underneath. That dry bitter cling is only part of the finish that sticks around a bit.
Overall: Not bad overall, my first dark mild I think so I don’t have much to compare it to in style - but if this is mild, it must be at the stronger end of mild, because it does have a dark roasted coffee profile that is fairly well developed. If I compare it to other dark ales I’ve have, this is really good on the bitter end but falls a bit short on sweet maltiness for me - but fairly clean and refreshing - sensations I find more typical of lighter beers, so to get it from this one is a nice change.
Pairing : Raven’s is always really good at suggesting pairings, and I think 90% of the time I’d agree or agree with slight modifications. For this ale they list: Gouda, Roast Pork, Split Pea Soup, and Herb Crusted Lamb. As I said - I Agree - although I do like the idea of a spiced or smoked gouda, and if you go the roast pork route - make sure to develop a thick dark caramelized crust, and I would add a cinnamon and clove apple sauce as well.
Sep 12, 2016Aromatics: Mostly malty sweetness, dark plum and date and tangy grape juice. Underneath are some great toasted nuttiness and caramel/toffee throughout.
Taste: Refreshing clean water carries an espresso level shot of flavour and bitter. After the coffee dissipates you get some great earthy grass with mild dark chocolate straggling flavour.
Feel: I always like Raven’s crisp clean water I usually pick up on as it rolls over my palate. It does retain a little carbonation that keeps it snappy - great medium body, I think this is this first one I have come across where it felt smack dab middle - not on the light or heavy side. The coffee bitter clings to the roof of the mouth while the other components glide underneath. That dry bitter cling is only part of the finish that sticks around a bit.
Overall: Not bad overall, my first dark mild I think so I don’t have much to compare it to in style - but if this is mild, it must be at the stronger end of mild, because it does have a dark roasted coffee profile that is fairly well developed. If I compare it to other dark ales I’ve have, this is really good on the bitter end but falls a bit short on sweet maltiness for me - but fairly clean and refreshing - sensations I find more typical of lighter beers, so to get it from this one is a nice change.
Pairing : Raven’s is always really good at suggesting pairings, and I think 90% of the time I’d agree or agree with slight modifications. For this ale they list: Gouda, Roast Pork, Split Pea Soup, and Herb Crusted Lamb. As I said - I Agree - although I do like the idea of a spiced or smoked gouda, and if you go the roast pork route - make sure to develop a thick dark caramelized crust, and I would add a cinnamon and clove apple sauce as well.
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