Arbor Big Ben House Mild Pale Ale

Brewed by Arbor Brewing Company Pub & Eatery
Style: Mild Ale
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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I had this on tap as part of a sampler, this was one of most disappointing beers for sure...It actually looks really nice, nice gold color, good retention...The aroma is nice too, light but gives off some decent hops...The taste is terrible, all skunk from start to finish, nothing redeeming here at all. At 3.5% I’d almost rather drink an American macro.

On tap at the brewpub. Poured a clear yellowish gold with a white head that dissipated slowly to the edges. Aroma began with musty grain and hay with a hint of backing sweet biscuit. Flavor had lots of hay, wet grain and a bit of biscuit coming out as well.

shared at RBSG’10 - golden, with nice light malts. not to much hops. Not much to say, but very drinkable.

Draft… RBSG 2010… Hazy light golden ale with a small, creamy, white head. The nose is neutral, nondescript and inoffensive. Light-bodied and watery with stinging carbonation. The flavor is well-hopped. Low malt. Thin. High drinkability. Crisp, refreshing finish.

Draft. Pours golden with a dissipating white head. Faint fruity ester aroma. Flavor pale malts with a low bitterness rate. Dry finish and perhaps a too overattenuated for my tastes

On tap at arbor brewing co. cloudy orange straw color with small white head. Aroma is dry caramel and herbal hops. Flavor iis herbal/earhty hops, a little grain, medium well blanced hops. Medium, creamy body with lighter carbonation. Solid and in style.

From 10-Beer Flight at Arbor Brewing Company Brewpub on December 1, 2008. Light, citrus aroma. Light-bodied, bittersweet, subtle fruit flavor. Has a hay/grass flavor to it. Very good and interesting recipe for a light beer.

on tap-pours a thin white head and cloudy straw color. Aroma is clove/banana, wheat. Taste is clove/banana, wheat, continental (saaz?) sharp hops. OK effervescence.

I never thought I’d be excited to try a mild, but so few people make them - much like their bitter, this is very authentically british - clear golden - aroma of bready malt, light fruity character, faint hops - light mineral character in the flavor - nice and easy drinking, with a mild bitterness, and bready character on the back end - milds get no love.

sample at brewpub. It is fruity and smooth with a crisp and bitter finish. The palate is mild and subtle, and intriguing enough to want to drink more. This one is underrated.