Merrimack Mild Ale
The Tap Brewing Company (MA) in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Mild Regular|
Score
6.89
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
on tap-pours a tan head that bubbles and brown color. Aroma is roasty/coffee/chicory/chocolate-dark malt, some earthy hops. Taste is roasty/chicory/chocolate/toffee-drk malt with some spice hops. Easy/tasty towards medium body.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On draught at the brewery January 2005. Fabulous color for a mild. Dark amber/light burgundy red body, almost transluscent with a small off-white head. Aroma is surprisingly strong and smells of coffee beans, light tinges of dark caramel malt, brown sugar and a touch of anise and even some note of yeast. No hops in the aroma! Flavor starts out with a very apparent roast flavor. It’s light but yet so tastey. Mixes well with the soft malting and yet dosent overpower. Smooth, watery, but not thin, body. I’m not very experienced at describing mild ales, but I do know that this stuff was fantastic. It just hit the right flavor notes and didnt leave anything in there that shouldnt have been. No excessive sweetness, little to no hops. Lightly bitter/sour yeast is present on the finish. Probably my favorite sample during my visit. Reminds me of Dragonmead’s Crusader Dark Mild, though less astringent/dry and has a better balance.