Mill Street Brewery, 9/5/08

Mill Street Brewery
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fri. 9/5/08, 1:30pm
[open]

House Brews:
Tankhouse Ale
Stock Ale
Coffee Porter (B)
Organic Lager
Fruit Beer - Raspberry (P)
Mill St. Winter Bock
IPA
Scotch Ale (J)
Cask Conditioned IPA (P ordered, but they had cask issues)
Wit Beer
Cobblestone Stout
ESB
Mill St. Pilsner

With our friend Patti, who did not participate in ranking her beer. She initially ordered the cask conditioned IPA, but we were told, shortly after hearing what sounded like an explosion from the bar area, they had "cask issues" and that beer was unavailable at the moment.

Coffee Porter:
Deep brownish-black color. Thin head. Roasty malty aroma. Thinnish body. Complex malt tastes. Coffee is the strongest malt, followed closely by chocolate. Hops aren't really present - some would add a lot of depth. I like the depth of malts. As it warms, a few hops show up but they're meek. The finish is a malty astringent taste - rather different. It's not a perfect porter, but it ain't bad. 8.3

Scotch Ale:
A nice dark reddish-brown color. Minimal head. A nice, smooth body. The taste is very warming and pleasant. It's not a very complex beer, but it's a nice malty taste. There is a mild hint of hops. A bit more hop presence would give the beer more character but still be consistent with the style. It's enjoyable, however. Warms up well. 8.3