Mersea Island Brewery

Microbrewery in East Mersea, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Established in 2004

Contact
Mersea Island Vinyard, Rewsalls Lane, East Mersea, CO5 8SX, England
Description
Mersea Island Brewery was first established in 2004. We produce 5 core beers in both cask and bottle conditioned, including our award-winning Oyster Stout.

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5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried from Cask on 31 May 2025 at 09:34


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5.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

30/5/2025. Cask at the 38th Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival. Stewy fruity sweaty aroma. Tasted better but not great.

Tried from Cask on 30 May 2025 at 12:56


6.5

Tried from Cask on 30 May 2025 at 12:54


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from a trade with Grumbo, thanks! Aroma is soft roasted malt, caramel, chocolate, hint of smoke, bit earthy, touch of fruits with some fishy notes of oysters. Flavour is moderate sweet and slightly salty with some bitterness in the finish. Body is light to medium. Curious flavour, not a beer I’d like to drink a keg of, but not bad at all.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Feb 2025 at 04:49


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Gravity cask at Clacton-on-Sea CAMRA Beer Festival 2024. Pours jet black with tan foam. Aroma: rich roast, chocolate, cocoa. Taste: moderate sweet & bitter. Smooth on the palate, light to medium body. Very nice indeed.

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2024 at 12:38


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

500ml bottle - Pours a dark brown colour with a small thin tan head. The aroma is roasted malts, burnt toast and coffee notes. A light sweet roasted taste, roasted malts, bitter chocolate and coffee grounds with a drying bitter roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2022 at 17:33


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

19/11/2021. Cask at the Harwich & Dovercourt Bay Winter Ale Festival 2021. Pours clear golden amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, hops, fruit, orange, flowers. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation. OK session ale.

Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2021 at 20:18


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

15/5/2021. Bottle shared at the IpsCol beer share. Bought at Colchester Beer Festival. Impressive corked 750ml bottle. Pours almost clear golden with a small frothy white head. Aroma is yeasty, dusty, stewed fruits, caramel, apple, slightly woody. Medium sweetness and light bitterness with a subtle tart backdrop. Medium body, soft carbonation.

Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2021 at 13:32


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tried at the Nottingham beer festival 2018. Oily thick black colour with tan head. Aroma malty. Taste mineral and earthy. Full body.

Tried on 19 Oct 2018 at 08:34


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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. Source not recorded. No tasting notes kept, just rating.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Oct 2017 at 15:45