Little Mayhem
Marshall Wharf Brewing Company in Belfast, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Stout Regular|
Score
7.05
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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught over the years, most recently at the brewery, 6/20/15
Even in the brewery’s 7oz glass (which is the largest they offer), this thing still manages a large, off-white/beige head that is really well retained for a non-nitro stout. The body is a fairly clear, drab mahogany with very minor amber/ruby highlights.
Light sourdough, milk chocolate nose is quite unique. Not your typical coffee/cigar/dark chocolate roastiness. Of course, this is a small beer, so it’s bound to be a little more tame/mild, yet I’m surprised they get as much softness/suppleness out of the malt character. Seems like they must add back in some new pale malts to it, or maybe my expectations are always so due to Anchor Small beer being my introduction to the style, so many years ago (wow, what a terrible beer that is). Soft roast, like a blonde roast coffee, touches of vanilla and even light cinnamon, with a pinch of leafy, green, floral hops. No alcohol or diacetyl.
Flavor is similarly mild, with light milk chocolate notes and spicy hop notes balancing. I see the complaints of it not being roasty enough, but it certainly dosent bother me. As not much of a dark beer enthusiast, it’s nice to see a bit easier drinking stout; the damned things are always so bitter, roasty and difficult to drink. But of course, that’s a matter of preference and this one strikes me almost perfectly. Medium maltiness, moderately bitter hops and a touch of water/mineral character. Moderate carbonation, maybe a bit above average for a stout, makes it come across lighter than it may actually be.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from bier cellar Portland. Solid dark brown with a frothy off white head. Big caramel roasty chocolate notes with a bit of earthy hop to balance. Sweet grainy maltiness with big mocha notes. Light earthy hop to counter. Medium body light carbonation. Decent stout, crushable but big on roast bitterness.
CLW (16859) reviewed Little Mayhem from Marshall Wharf Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 oz can. Dark brown color when held to the light, fast disappearing head. Nose has a large amount dirty pine, old coffee bean and caramel. The flavor has a good amount roast with a big amount of lingering pine. It finishes on the astringent side. Don’t get me wrong, lots of flavor for a 5% brew. Just very Happy and more like a Black IPA or CDA rather than a stout. Roast in the nose bit not found in the flavor or body. A little more roast would do wonders.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from can dark brown color with thin white head. Aromas of roasted malt and chocolate. Taste is smooth, thin and slightly smoky and has a bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draught @ Bjergtrolden, Ringstedgade 30, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark.Clear dark brown colour allmost black with a large, frothy - creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, cold coffee. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, roasted, burnt malt, salty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110915]
yespr (55501) reviewed Little Mayhem from Marshall Wharf Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From tap at bjergtrolden. Pours dark brwn to black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, caramelish and breadish. Dark liqourice and bitter flavoured. No sweetness. Dry, bitter and almost salty liqourice. Dark roasted malty, bitter, roasted and dry bitter finish.