Mill Street Tankhouse Ale

Brewed by Mill St. Brewery
Style: American Pale Ale
Toronto, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Bright amber in colour. Aroma was of hops, earth, pine and a slight sweetness. Flavour was nicely hopped, with grapefruit and grass. Finishes with a medium dry bitterness. A straight forward and solid beer.

Well this one might be unfairly rated by a few points due to following on the heels of the Rogue McRogue Scotch Ale. Even so, it was a nice copper amber colour with plenty of thick foam on top. Nice hoppiness and pine on the nose and then a pleasant citrus bitter flavour and finish. Nice.

UPDATED: FEB 6, 2004 Light copper colour. Pours a thin(ish)white head. Aroma is mostly floral hop with some caramel an a hint of pine. Good malt flavour with a nice hop bite put this one up at the top of my local favourites. Also, I love the stubby! They fit in the fridge easier and pour better. About 25 years ago all beer sold in Canada was sold in this shape bottle.

UPDATED: JUN 27, 2004 Bottle. Reddish-orange with a small, disappearing head. Flowery hop aroma. Light to medium body with an emphasis on hop flavors. Citrusy and piney, mildly astringent, with some light maltiness in the background. Relatively abrupt finish. A good, hoppy ale that is a welcome addition to the under-hopped Ontario market. Ever so slightly disappointing, but only because it doesn’t quite fulfill it’s potential to be a very nice American-style pale ale.

Perhaps more of an amber ale than an APA. An aroma of pine trees is given off and the hop aroma and grapefruity-bitter taste is more prevalent up front, but doesn't linger all that long. The malt body is moderate in size with enough oomph to make this a flavorful brew. Kudos to Mill St. for putting this beer in such an odd-shaped and interesting bottle - it looks a little like a hand grenade. Very nice - Thanks Josh.

UPDATED: JUL 7, 2006 (Draught) Copper body with a thin, white head. Cascade hops. Smooth, grapefruit and malt spice. Tart, refreshing and likely the best beer in the Mill St. line-up. I’m glad to see its made it up to Ottawa!

UPDATED: SEP 2, 2005 Christmasy-copper ale with peppery, wooden hopflakes and a generous dose of citrus fruit...Malt is a bit low profile, but caramel and earthiness are steady and hold the hops efficiently...No grandiloquence here, just a plain and simply tasty pale...

UPDATED: MAR 16, 2006 bottle. pours a clear brown-copper with a large frothy white head. beautiful aroma of sweet caramel cookies, bread, and soft resiny hops. soft carbonation leads into a fairly resiny orange/grapefruit flavour with a tonne of creamy cookie malts. this is one of my regular session beers and I thought I should rerate it today since it tastes exceptionally fresh...

Very nicely balanced Pale Ale. Nice aroma, beautiful amber colour and excellent taste. Nice hoppy taste with smoth finish.

UPDATED: MAR 6, 2007 Tasted Blind, March 2007. Volo IPA Challenge Sample #1
Dark amber body with a very nice creamy off white head that lasts forever, and excellent lacing. (4) Hoppy aroma is muted a touch by the cold serving temperature, moderate resiny hops and light citrus, lightly dank earthy notes all emerge a bit more as it warms. Bitterness increases in a wave across the tongue; Light up front and almost astringently bitter at the back like lemon seeds. Average palate, touch under carbonated. Needs a touch more oomph and balance for the next level. 7/4+/7/3/14-15 - 3.5 <P>Volo Cask Situation, Cask #4 Golden amber, green hoppy aroma with mild notes of citrus. Thin resin, mild citrus in the flavour with a light leafy character. Malt is quite secondary. Average palate. Decent but lacks oomph and a defined presence. Underwhelming. 6/3/3/12-14 <P> May 2006 C’est What FOSB, Dry hopped cask. Orange body, small light white head. Orangey citrus aroma. Grassy green dry hopping is interesting but the light cask palate and diluted hoppy bitterness is a bit disappointing, green leafy character is strong in the aftertaste. A nice experiment, but I’d prefer a nice fresh pint of the regular draft version. 6/3/6/3/13 <P> December 2004: Dark amber body with a huge white head and decent lacing (3+) Aroma is a touch muted in this bottle with a pleasantly resiny bit of hops coming through. Touch of citrus. Flavour is exceptionally well balanced, with a fine malt base backing up the hoppy bitterness. Very nice citrusy hops in the finish, that lingers but doesn’t destroy the palate. Medium body with a pleasant mouthfeel. I find this one hit and miss as far as hops go, with a fresh bottle or a nice draft hitting the hops a lot better, particularly in the aroma. Always a nice beer, that in its prime is even better. 6/3/7/3/17<P> October 2003: Nice brown amber colour. Bit of hops in the aroma. Didn’t find the flavour as hoppy as I expected from the description of others. Nice malt backbone. I will probably give this one another go and re-rate it. 5/3/6/3/14