Pizza Port Dawn Patrol Dark Mild

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Not expecting much from this one, especially within a flight including some pretty big beers. but it sure held it's own. Really well done english style mild with light hops and a nice dark sweet slightly fruity malt that was very pleasing to quaff.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 7

I had this beer at Mikkeller Bar on 15 January 2011 in Denmark. This beer was quite nice - it tasted very much like an English pub ale or bitter. The most striking feature of this beer was the color - I've never seen anything like it. When you hold it up to the light it is the rubiest of ruby reds I have ever seen - absolutely striking!

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

Sampled at PP San Clementes Rooftop tasting. How is it that some beer that is coming in at 8-9% can be so bland when this one is so flavorful at 3.7%? Brown pour with a decent head. Malty, nutty nose. Reminds me of a nut brown but better. Light but not watery body. An excellent session brew.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Took a roadtrip up the Coast Road today, to do some beer and music shopping. Stopped into the Pizza Port Solana Beach location to pick up a few bottles -- and figured "Hell, while I'm here, I might as well grab a quick pint, eh?". This was featured Cask-Conditioned off of their hand-pump, so it was a no-brainer for me what I'd go for here... :)

The epitome of an easy drinking Session beer -- we're only talking about 3.2%ABV here folks! And it's great to see an American brewery do a style that is dying out even back in it's native U.K.

"3.2%!? Bah...! Where's the flavor?" No, on the contrary, kind sir -- this packs in a ton of flavor for such a small package. Nice chocolate notes in the flavor and the mouthfeel through and through.

Not extremely complex (by definition), but a nice quick quaffer, especially off of the hand-pump. A tasty pick-me-up of a drink, that would be a welcome kick-off to an all-day-stay at Pizza Port, if I had the time. But either way, this is a recommendable beer, from an always-recommendable brewpub....
//TB

P.S. The name refers to the old moniker of the morning FM radio show that would later became simply The Dave, Shelly, and Chainsaw Show....

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Medium brown color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is malt, dark fruit and sweet. A medium bodied mild. Malts are fruity, malty and sweet. Mild flavors. Slightly spicy hops. A nice mild. Would be a great session beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Had this on draft at P.P. San Clemente’s Nov roof top party in November 2004. This is a very nice Mild Ale. This pours a clear reddish brown color and has a malty nose. The flavor is slightly sweet. This beer is an extremely easy to drink beer, but very flavorful. It’s a session ale, by defintion, at 3.7% abv, but who cares about the alcohol level when you have nice flavor

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

I did not feel this one, but its got the english bitter feel to it so thats mostly why. Looked like an old penny with a lill head. Rememinded me of blarney stoned, yet only if the blarney was really funky and english bitterlike.

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

This brew pours with a dark amber brown body topped by a thin to medium thick head with lots of lacing. The aroma is sweet, fruity and malty with a very slight bitter roastiness. The aroma seemed a little weak to me. The flavor is slightly sweet and malty with nice roasty notes and slight bitterness. Medium bodied and relatively smooth.