Milton Mammon

Brewed by Milton
Style: Old Ale
Cambridge, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

Cask, Gravity at Merton Winter Beer Festival Feb’ 08 Brown with more than a touch of redness there, some white bubbles on the head. Very fruity to start with but then sweetness, spice and malts start to show, quite warming. Fruits become more discernible with plenty of dried stuff figs and dates notably. I liked this but have to confess that it wasn’t quite the barnstormer I was expecting it to be.

Hand bottle at home ... from the Merton Winter Beer Festival ’08 ... Huge thanks to FIN for this ... Deep brown hint of red ... quite still but that could be the hand bottling ...light sweet malt nose ... soft sweet fruity notes with a tartness in the background ... huge winey grapes and raisins ... with a light gentle spicyness ... Alcohol doesnt show in the slightest.

Cask conditioned at Merton Winter Beer Festival ’08. Red brown with white bubbly head. Another fantastic beer at this brilliant festival, Fin & Loz have done a cracking job. Superb rich and slightly tart notes, winey, grapes and fruity, sultanas with a noticeable spiciness. Lots of rich roasted chocolatey malt. A winner.

Stillage @ CAMRA York Beer Festival, november 07. Dark brown color with some copper/ maber hues and a medium white head. Nice, warming, spicy vinous flavor with some strong dried fruit notes and captivating vinous finnish. Medium palate, uite a flavor punch and a warming fruity ending. Penetrating, cinammon and medicinal aroma. Spicy. Nice, warming, spiy old ale.

Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Golden(1)->Dark brown(5) : 4     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 2   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 2   Lacing : 2
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 2   Bread : 3   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX   Fusel : XX  
Malt : 4   Biscuity : 5   Hay : XX   Toasty : 2   Caramel : 3   Fruity : 2   Nutty : XX   Honey : XX   Maple : XX   Molasses : 3   Cereals : 3   Grainy : XX
Hops : 2   Noble(1)->American(5) : 1   Leafy : XX   Spicy : XX   Floral : 1   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : XX   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : 2   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : 2   Smoke : XX   Dates : XX   Bourbon : XX   Bubblegum : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 4   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 1   Complex : 1   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 4   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 1   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : 3   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : 2   Mineral : 1   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A strong and very malty ale with terrific biscuit and liquorice flavours. A standout.

Cask, GBBF 07. Dark brown light, lacy head. Complex aroma of dried fruits, Christmas cake. Rich, mouth filling flavour, some spiciness evident. Long sustaining finish is warming.

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2007, London. Clear dark brown black color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, rasin, dry fruit, moderate to heavy licorice. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a long duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat.

(Cask at GBBF, London, 8 Aug 2007) Very dark brown colour with ruby notes, almost no head. Malty, sweet nose with dried fruit, raisins, prunes and dates. Malty taste with notes of dried fruit, raisins, prunes and chocolate. Slightly vinous, rather sweet. Full body. Very warming stuff.