Best Features: roasted aroma

Canterbury Dark Mild is a beer that has been available in BC for several years. The pour produced a darker beer (amber) that has a light tanned loose and wispy head. The aroma is a sweet mixture of roasted malts; chocolate, cereal, coffee and caramel but with little to no hop aroma. The start was sweet followed by a crisp short finish with a subtle roasted flavour, similar to amber or cream ales. The light body created a light mouthfeel and short finish that does not linger. Overall I think Canterbury Dark Mild is what it advertises, dark in colour and mild in taste. This would be a great beer to cook with, especially because of the price point ($9.50). It will give you the characteristics of some darker beers but also provide a light texture to baking. Also, try this beer with Sunday stew, light BBQ sauces and teriyaki sauce.

Beer Fact: According to the Pacific Western Brewing website, Canterbury is Canada's first Dark Mild beer.

(3 out of 5)

Best Feature: price point

Canterbury Dark Mild, is a dark ale brewed by Pacific Western Brewing up in Prince George , B.C.  We sampled this ale out of a standard 355 ml can with the red, white, and, blue of the Union Jack splashed across it.  In the glass, this ale poured a delicious looking red brown colour topped with a rather loose off-white head.  The aroma was distinctly roasted malts.  The mouthfeel was a bit cloying on the tongue with a very subtle flavour and finish.  I was a little disappointed with this beer, I was hoping for something more complex.  A good beer for those who tend not to like darker beers.

(2.5 out of 5)