Cest What M.B.A. (Mild Brown Ale)

Formerly brewed at County Durham Brewing
Style: Mild Ale
Pickering, Canada

I find it curious how skewed ratings are towards the big, bold and strong. Subtlety has its place too, and as much as I like a beautiful imperial stout, its not something I would be able to go back to day after day. Why the lack of love for milds? Anyway, rich dark brown appearance with a creamy nitro head. Roasted malts in the nose. Creamy roasted malt flavour with coffee hints. Very smooth and light on the palate. A nice example of a sadly unpopular style. Good session beer.

Deep mahogany under a nitro-cream head. Worty nose with dark chocolate notes and candle wax. Felt and tasted like a creamy Guinness-clone, with a darker chocolate persona along with some red wine to linger.

<font size=-4>On tap at <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/ontario/toronto What?, Toronto, ON, CAN</font>

draft at c’est what in toronto. dark brown with brown head, it has malty aroma and flavor. well balanced.

NIce one, with a touch of nut, but somewhat incipit after a while. I mean, nothing special after some zippings. NICe colour though.

nice mild ale. we need more of these! nice caramel choclate aroma and flavour! really solid stuff.

Big round butterscotch and caramel aroma with plenty of chocolate apparent also. Opaque brown body is topped by a decent sized nitro tan head that lasts throughout and coats the glass. Mildly fruity flavour has some butterscotch and caramel along with bitter sweet chocolate, roast and a light saltiness in the aftertaste. Medium body is quite slick with soft, bland, nitro carbonation. Sampled on tap at the brewpub.

[040-20060909] Tap @ C’est What (Toronto, ON). Fruity brown aroma. Black body with a creamy light brown head and lacing on the glass. Very thick, tar-like coffee, malty flavour. Full body, heavy on the tongue. Surprisingly dark and fully stouty for it’s name. Ɩ/5/7/4/14) 3.6

[833C-20071113] Tap @ C’est What (Toronto, ON). Yeasty earthy hops aroma. Hazy, dark brown body with a medium-lasting creamy light brown head. Tastes like earthy mushrooms in a field of grass. Medium-full body. Initially unknowingly irritating, eventually quite enjoyable. Ɨ/4/8/4/15) 3.8

(Draught) Pint at the bar. Pours a very lightly carbonated, deep brown body with little head. Nose of roasted malt and mild jerky. The flavour is nutty and very malted with a hint of hops in the finish. Tastes more of a Nut Brown Ale than a Mild; but hey...