Arbor Big Ben House Mild

Brewed by Arbor Brewing Company Pub & Eatery
Style: Mild Ale
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA

Tap. Decent for a mild ale. Really rather thin and light. I would prefer to have this beer with breakfast. Yellow colored with a whitish head. Some light fruits in aroma, as promised. Light hops. Fair.

Bottle: Real light sour malt and light hop aromas. LIght yellow with a white head. LIght all the way thru. LIght sourness and hops in the finish. Rather boring.

Fuzzy, light mouthfeel. A little too sweet in the finish. To be honest, I don’t think I would order a 3.5% beer on purpose, but I didn’t realize this fact until I rated it.

Sample at the brewpub. Hazy blonde, no real head...honey-sweet, grassy nose...buttery/biscuity sweet initial flavor, bit of apple, dry earthy hoppiness late. Fairly solid.

Tap sample: Cloudy golden/orange with a dry malty, sea salt nose. Thin bodied with hints of dry pear skin and apple. Refreshing and light.

Draft at the Arbor Brewing Company Pub & Eatery. Poured a small white head, uncarbonated, transparent, no lacing, and a yellow hue. Hoppy and fruity aroma. Lightly bitter and hoppy flavor. Smooth mouthfeel. Light bodied.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a medium sized head of unnoted finely sized mostly diminishing white colored bubbles that left behind an unnoted lacing. The body contained no carbonation, was transparent and yellow orange in color. Its aroma contained notes of sweaty sock . Its mouth feel is initially tingly with a lingering tingly palate and a aftertaste. Its flavor contained mild Pilsner like malt hop flavor that missed the hops of a typical pale ale notes. Definitely not a traditional Pale Ale.

Blond or Kolschish hoppiness - I beg to differ, completely, with the assembled judgments here. This is a mild, but well crafted, fresh. Super cloudy chill haze plus unfiltered, I'm guessing. Creamy lingering head. Fresh fruitiness. Flavorful with a touch of late bitterness. Very refreshing.