Beers similar to Derwent Mild

Dark Mild·United Kingdom·3.4% ABV·One of 25 Dark Milds in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Derwent Mild's malty and caramel character. Malty aromas and sweet caramel flavours give way to bitter hops in a slightly drier finish. Derwent Mild is a dark Cumbrian mild of 3.4 % and the one beer in the Jennings core range that is cask only, never bottled. It took silver in the regional cask British dark beer class at the SIBA Independent Beer Awards 2025.

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10 beers like Derwent Mild

Black Gold

Castle Rock Brewery

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 3.8%

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87%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Shares sweetness and hop character with Derwent Mild; adds fullness, fuller-bodied, but drops dryness.

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Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Structure: Very close — a touch more body, a touch less texture.

Structure: a touch fuller, softer

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Bathams Mild Ale

Bathams Brewery

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 3.5%

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79%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same sweetness and hop character as Derwent Mild, adds fruit notes, but without the caramel notes.

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Structure: very close

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Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Marble Mild

Marble Brewery

United States · Dark Mild · 4.1%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with Derwent Mild, same dryness and roasted notes; adds chocolate notes, a notch stronger, no sweetness.

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Structure: a notch stronger

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Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Dark Ruby

Hydes Brewery

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 3.4%

77%

MATCH

Like Derwent Mild on sweetness and roasted notes — adds richness, but without the bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Robinsons Dark Smooth

Robinsons Brewery

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 3.4%

75%

MATCH

Mirrors Derwent Mild's sweetness and roasted notes — plus coffee notes, minus bitterness.

Structure: very close

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Red Rascal

Hall & Woodhouse

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 4%

74%

MATCH

Keeps bitterness and roasted notes like Derwent Mild, adds juiciness, a notch stronger, drops sweetness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Adnams Old Ale

Adnams Brewery

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 4.1%

74%

MATCH

A touch more chocolate notes, a notch stronger, no sweetness — bitterness and roasted notes as with Derwent Mild.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Classic Mild

Titanic Brewery

United Kingdom · Dark Mild · 3.5%

74%

MATCH

Alongside Derwent Mild on roasted notes and cleanness: adds fruit notes, drops sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Dunkel

Zillertal Bier

Austria · Dunkel · 5.2%

72%

MATCH

Stronger — same sweetness and bitterness as Derwent Mild, adds chocolate notes, a notch stronger, but without the dryness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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Mediterranean Tostada Sin Alcohol

Cervezas Althaia

Spain · Alcohol-Free Brown Ale · 0.5%

72%

MATCH

Lighter — same sweetness and dryness as Derwent Mild, adds toasty notes, lighter-bodied, but without the hop character.

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

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