Mummer's Brew
Quidi Vidi Brewery
- From:
- Quidi Vidi Brewery
- Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 6.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 09, 2021
- Added:
- Apr 10, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.67/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
341ml bottle, a part of the current QV mixed pack available in Alberta, or New Newfoundland, if you will. Regarding the name - can you guess who I am before I crack this bevy? No? Oh well, Christmas is a bit far away, anyhow.
This beer pours a crystal clear, medium brassy amber hue, with one finger of bubbly beige head, which bleeds away at an alarming rate (ok, maybe not so much for beer, but still), leaving pretty much nil in the way of residual lace.
It smells of caramel malt, some astringent treacle, dusty packaged toffee, a bit of dried trail-side fruit, and some musty, earthy hops. The taste is more of the moderated caramel malt, biscuity and sugary in the same space, that same sweet toffee essence, and consistently understated leafy and earthy hops.
The bubbles are fairly reserved, but not altogether absent, the body on the light side of middleweight, with a decent sugar-borne smoothness. It finishes fairly off-dry, the sweetness shedding most of the caramel and toffee tendencies, but thankfully not the balancing, if still plain hoppiness.
An agreeable enough amber ale - something that the flying spaghetti monster knows that this land of ours, coast to oh so distant coast, needs in spades, or at least to replace the existent dreck we must deal with. Anyway - tasty, and it's too bad you gotta buy a variety pack to get it here.
Jun 19, 2012This beer pours a crystal clear, medium brassy amber hue, with one finger of bubbly beige head, which bleeds away at an alarming rate (ok, maybe not so much for beer, but still), leaving pretty much nil in the way of residual lace.
It smells of caramel malt, some astringent treacle, dusty packaged toffee, a bit of dried trail-side fruit, and some musty, earthy hops. The taste is more of the moderated caramel malt, biscuity and sugary in the same space, that same sweet toffee essence, and consistently understated leafy and earthy hops.
The bubbles are fairly reserved, but not altogether absent, the body on the light side of middleweight, with a decent sugar-borne smoothness. It finishes fairly off-dry, the sweetness shedding most of the caramel and toffee tendencies, but thankfully not the balancing, if still plain hoppiness.
An agreeable enough amber ale - something that the flying spaghetti monster knows that this land of ours, coast to oh so distant coast, needs in spades, or at least to replace the existent dreck we must deal with. Anyway - tasty, and it's too bad you gotta buy a variety pack to get it here.
Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)
3.43/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.43/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
The glossy, clay-red tone not only makes good on the label's claim of an 'amber ale' but actually looks rather stunning, especially into the light. Mummer's Brew is clear and freckled with airy, almost microscopic bubbles. There's not much head overtop yet the glass curiously becomes studded with tiny white suds.
The aroma and taste both feature sticky-sweet crystal malts, very lightly toasted and brushed with a caramelly glaze. Hops are absent though sweetness is kept in check. Still, the beer lingers with a biscuity and toffee-like flavor that is surprisingly fulfilling. A sprinkle of 'winter warmer' spice is noted too, only lightly though.
In other parts of North America, Mummer's Brew might not be all that exciting. But for a Newfie offering Mummer's Brew has an impressive amount of malt. The lack of additives, preservatives or any other funny business is apparent and drinkability benefits immensely. This is a wholesome beer through and through. Engineered for drinkin'.
'Mummers parties' is an old Newfoundland tradition wherein at New Year's groups of people dress up and wear masks, crashing houses singing and dancing and intoxicating themselves on Christmas grog at each stop (at the hosts' expense, of course). Mummering is a weird custom but Mummer's Brew is actually quite conventional. Conventional, but good also.
Apr 10, 2012The aroma and taste both feature sticky-sweet crystal malts, very lightly toasted and brushed with a caramelly glaze. Hops are absent though sweetness is kept in check. Still, the beer lingers with a biscuity and toffee-like flavor that is surprisingly fulfilling. A sprinkle of 'winter warmer' spice is noted too, only lightly though.
In other parts of North America, Mummer's Brew might not be all that exciting. But for a Newfie offering Mummer's Brew has an impressive amount of malt. The lack of additives, preservatives or any other funny business is apparent and drinkability benefits immensely. This is a wholesome beer through and through. Engineered for drinkin'.
'Mummers parties' is an old Newfoundland tradition wherein at New Year's groups of people dress up and wear masks, crashing houses singing and dancing and intoxicating themselves on Christmas grog at each stop (at the hosts' expense, of course). Mummering is a weird custom but Mummer's Brew is actually quite conventional. Conventional, but good also.
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