Mersea Island Brewery

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

Established in 2004

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Mersea Island Vineyard, 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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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 50cl.Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light heavy malty, roasted, burnt, coffee. Flavor is light heavy chocolate sweet and bitter with a long duration, salty notes and a dry finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090724]
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2009 at 02:54

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50cl.Clear dark red brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, burnt, smoke. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and smooth, carbonation is soft. [20090724]
Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2009 at 02:50

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear dark amber golden with a rough off-white head. Sweet nutty nose. Medium body, unclean nutty accents, a whiff of smoke and a dry finish. Doesn’t appear completely clean. 240709
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2009 at 14:26

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Pours a hazy dark brown with a vague orange hue and a small, rough beige head. Aroma of licorice and some hard roasted malt. Medium body, hard roasted malt, dried fruit and licorice. Fairly malt bitter finish. 240709
Tried from Bottle on 16 Sep 2009 at 13:44

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear dark orangey brown with a beige head. Aroma of hard roasted malts and licorice. Medium body, hard roasted malt and a little ashes. Dry, malty bitter finish. 240709
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2009 at 15:53

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Star Inn, Huddersfield, England. @ [ The Star Inn Summer Beer Festival ] Amber color with medium creamy head. Fruity hop and malty. Very average.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2009 at 07:57

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is light caramelish and fruity. Light fruity and subdued roasted flavoured finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2009 at 13:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottled. A dark amber beer with a thin orangey head. The aroma has notes of nuts, caramel, and nuts. The flavor is sweet with notes of nuts, caramel, and malt, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2009 at 13:16

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is light caramelish and roasted malt aroma. Mild roasted malt body. Roasted and light breadish malt flavoured. Subdued bitterness and roasted flavour into the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2009 at 12:10

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled. A red-brown beer with a thin tan head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and some caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt lending it a bit of acidity as well as notes of nuts, leading to a bitter and roasted finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2009 at 11:23