River Mink Mild Brown Ale
Weasel Boy Brewing Company

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From:
Weasel Boy Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
English Dark Mild Ale
ABV:
3.8%
Score:
85
Avg:
3.7 | pDev: 11.08%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
11
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 15, 2013
Added:
Dec 01, 2007
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by MbpBugeye:
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Reviewed by MbpBugeye from Ohio

3.18/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Bodega.

A- A ruddy brown colored beer that is slightly muddied up was served in a pint. The pour didnt have much head but that didnt stop this beer from lacing at least half the glass.

S- The aroma is pretty weird. It smells like wet dog and old grass clippings. There is a minerally tap water aroma as well. It actually smells like what I think a river mink would smell like. So in that respect they nailed it!

T- Extremely nutty. Sunflower seeds, some leafy, vegetal hops and earth. It doesnt taste bad but everything is pretty weak.

M- Quite dry with a nice even lighter body. Pretty quenching.

D- I found myself knocking back this pint much quicker than normal. Its a nice beer to session when you dont wanna be held hostage by flamboyant barleywines and arresting imperial stouts.
Feb 19, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3 by JJStorm from Pennsylvania

Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Gww1864 from New Jersey

Nov 14, 2012
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Reviewed by BDIMike from Ohio

3.87/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a nice cloudy brown color. There is a good amount of levity and carbonation to the beer, but it does not create much of a head at all.
Smell is great for a brown ale. Browns never seem to usually have much of a smell to me, but this one is great. Strong smells of roasted malts with maybe a bit of a coffee malt too. Nice balance to the smell with a bit of a sweet toffee smell at the end.
Taste is good, but let me down without all of the complexity of the smells. Beer does have a good balance of dark roasted malts that are not overpowering because hints of coffee and toffee give it a sweet kick.
Mouthfeel is a bit thin for my liking, but very smooth.
Drinkability is nice on this beer. It gives a good balance of malts and the flavors of each malt variety can be tasted. A very nice beer that I would like to drink in multitude on a nice fall day.
May 08, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by brown2cu from Ohio

Feb 11, 2012
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

4.27/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Weasel Boy this past weekend.

Pours a nice moderate brown color with a good off-white head and some moderate lacing on the way down. The nose carries some light chocolate as well as a good nutty presence in the background. Very faint roast. Really well put together and has loads of character for a beer of this style and ABV. Flavor isn't quite as pungent and well-integrated, but the nuttiness is certainly nice. Light body with good carbonation; this went down really easily and I would have loved another glass.
Aug 09, 2011
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Reviewed by nukem5 from Pennsylvania

3.95/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A: When poured and brought to table had 1 finger of head and that dissapeared rapidly..

S: Smell was good resembling a fresh pour of New Castle Brown Sweet malts mixing with a nice nutty flavor.

T: Nice smooth taste with a little bite of fresh hops.

M: Nice feel to the tongue and easy to drink.

D: very drinkable and have had several with dinner last night (Walleye) very well paired and tonight with ribs(pork BBQ) ok
Feb 26, 2010
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Reviewed by BeerBelcher from Ohio

3.8/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Like the Weasel Boy blonde ale, this beer had a very crisp "Dortmund" maltiness that I found very tasty and refreshing, but at the same time sort of a miss as far as a "mild" went. Still, "brown ale" still can be synonymous with "boring" (beers like Palo Santo Maron excepted) and that dortmunder-esque quality certainly prevented this beer from falling in the boring-brown-ale category.

Body was a pleasant gold-brown color with a pretty sturdy head. Aroma was a lot like that of the Ornery Otter blonde ale, malty with the heavy-pilsner/dortmunder characteristic I've already mentioned. Flavor was more of the same with some really nice fresh cereal-ness that didn't come across to me as grainy (the way I would describe a bad bock). Mouthfeel was appropriate and that dortmund character helped add some crispness.

Probably the best beer of the sampler I had at the Weasel Boy brewery. Recommended.
May 25, 2009
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Reviewed by JamesS from Indiana

3.85/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice brown color, fairly light, with almost no head or lacing. Nice sweet scent, but very mild. Good flavor, a very nice maltiness with a little hint of cocao and some jerky flavor. It does go down very smooth, very nice.

Fits the definition of an early Enlgish mild very well, and is more of an English mild or English brown, than an American, I think.
Oct 05, 2008
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Reviewed by mashedpotatoes from Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
This a good beer. Not extraordinary but good. Reminds me a less complicated, but well balanced and cleaner version of newcastle. Pours a decent brown with a decent head that retains fairly well. Drinkability is above average as this is an above average beer. Better than most but definitely not the best from this establishment.
Sep 15, 2008
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

4.01/5  rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Served on-tap in a 16 ounce pint glass at Mulholland Brewing Company, Reynoldsburg, OH. The beer pours dark brown with about an inch tan head. Head retention and lacing are both very good. The aroma was a bit weak, but I could smell roasted malt and some bittersweet chocolate. Taste is similar to the aroma, but there's also some hop bitterness in the finish. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, with average carbonation. Drinkability is very good, it seems to get smoother as the beer warms. I did drink this quicker than I planned to, so it couldn't have been too bad! Overall I think it's a pretty decent beer, hopefully I'll be able to try more Weasel Boy brews soon.
Dec 01, 2007
River Mink Mild Brown Ale from Weasel Boy Brewing Company
Beer rating: 85 out of 100 with 11 ratings