hopIQ found 10 beers that share Maypole Mild's fruity and chocolate character. A fruity, chocolatey aroma and a warming, cherry-like flavour mark Maypole Mild, which Arkell's describes as a best bitter of just 3.6%. It pours a chestnut red and is a popular, easy-supping pint. The cask beer is available in early summer, brewed by Arkell's in Swindon.
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A touch more nutty notes, a notch stronger — dark fruit notes and malt character as with Maypole Mild.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
Like Maypole Mild on dark fruit notes and malt character — adds dryness, a notch stronger, but without the fruit notes.
Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.
Structure: a notch stronger
Mirrors Maypole Mild's dark fruit notes and malt character, plus bitterness, noticeably more bitter.
Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.
Structure: more bitter, a notch stronger
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