Mansfield Millennium Ale
Banks's Park Brewery
- From:
- Banks's Park Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 04, 2010
- Added:
- Jul 04, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
3.42/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.42/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Served in a Dogfish Head snifter.
I'll give: I have no idea what to expect from this beer. The label tells me it was brewed in 1997 and purposefully aged a couple years 'til bottling in 1999 (in order to be in good shape for the Millennium shift). It is now 2010. Get some. It pours a murky dark chestnut (or walnut...some sort o' nut used in cabinetry...) with a small head of large ecru bubbles. Apparently age has been both kind and cruel to this guy. The nose comprises healthy amounts of vanilla, violets, and a light bit o' graprefruity happiness. The taste still has a good amount of vanilla, with some lingering vestiges of caramel and toffee showing up, but only for short visits. Some oxidation is indeed apparent, but the flavors, decidedly faded, remain, giving a nice suckerpunch to Father Time. Some acetyls also show up, giving a bit of sourness a chance to shine, good or ill. The body is a solid medium, with a surprisingly active, though still very light, carbonation and a sorta sticky feel. Overall, considering the age, this wasn't nearly as bad as it could be, though it's clearly not what it once was. I will finish the bottle, oh yes, and it's not masochism. Give some credit to this brew, baby.
Jul 04, 2010I'll give: I have no idea what to expect from this beer. The label tells me it was brewed in 1997 and purposefully aged a couple years 'til bottling in 1999 (in order to be in good shape for the Millennium shift). It is now 2010. Get some. It pours a murky dark chestnut (or walnut...some sort o' nut used in cabinetry...) with a small head of large ecru bubbles. Apparently age has been both kind and cruel to this guy. The nose comprises healthy amounts of vanilla, violets, and a light bit o' graprefruity happiness. The taste still has a good amount of vanilla, with some lingering vestiges of caramel and toffee showing up, but only for short visits. Some oxidation is indeed apparent, but the flavors, decidedly faded, remain, giving a nice suckerpunch to Father Time. Some acetyls also show up, giving a bit of sourness a chance to shine, good or ill. The body is a solid medium, with a surprisingly active, though still very light, carbonation and a sorta sticky feel. Overall, considering the age, this wasn't nearly as bad as it could be, though it's clearly not what it once was. I will finish the bottle, oh yes, and it's not masochism. Give some credit to this brew, baby.
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