Mill Street Lemon Tea Ale

Brewed by Mill St. Brewery
Style: Fruit Beer
Toronto, Canada

Draught @ C’est What: Pours amber, nice off-white foamy head. Smells exactly like it promises with tea bags and lemon. A bit too carbonated but very refreshing, lots of tea and citrus, bready, just a little bitter. Very nice.

On tap at the brewpub - came a clear light amber with a sticky white cap. Aroma citrusy, fruit and some hops, which mingle nicely with the lemon. Flavour is very intriguing, and I was expecting the worst, but was pleasantly surprised. The malty full body of the black tea backs up the malt in the brew, and the acidity of the lemon complements the hop presence, so what at first seems like kind of a strange pairing is in fact a beautiful marriage. Delicate, near-cask carbonation, and silky body. Tannic bitterness from the tea also shine through in the finish. A surprising winner, and a wonderful candidate for a summer patio session ale.

On tap at C’est What? Appearance: Orange body with a tiny white head. Aroma: Perfumy, malt, tea and oranges. Flavour: Woah, literally like a glass of iced tea. Very refreshing.

[2276-20090613] Tap. Lemon pepper tea aroma has a hint of apricot. Slightly hazy, amber orange body with a medium-lasting foamy off-white head. Some brewed orange pekoe tea flavour with nice lemon citrus hints. Medium body is mildly bitter. Comes together well.
(@ Mill St.; Toronto, ON)

On tap C’est What Spring Fest 2009. Mild lemon aroma. Orange, small white head. Great taste - lemon and tea as advertised, but tea in a good way (i find many Ontario pale ales taste like tea ) - this tastes like a refreshing properly made unsweetened iced tea a bit. Very herbal. Very refreshing. A terrific unique creation and one of my highlights of the fest, although it divided opinion at our table.

Draught at Volo. Pours a clear orange gold with average-sized, lacey white head. Fairly mild lemon and grassy aromas. Nice taste with lemon prominent but tea to moderate so that not too sweet. Crisp finish. Decent summer beer especially for a beautiful Friday on a patio.

Draft @ C’est What? (Toronto): Poured a hazy light amber with a nice head. The aroma was lemons. The flavor actually tasted like a lemon-tea. It was different, almost non-beer like. It was refreshing too. It was definitely outside the box.

2009-06-13. Lightly hazy amber, nice creamy off white head. (3+) Flavour is interesting, touch of peppery spice notes up front, light bitterness, muted lemon and tea, lemon grows, tea becomes more noticed as you go on but it still stays mostly in the background. Aroma is lightly lemony with a touch of mild lemon and tea. Lemon grows and develops as the glass warms up more. Average plus palate. Okay, kind of refreshing. Definitely leaves a bit of an iced tea impression. I would drink it again but would not likely buy it again. On tap, at Mill St, Toronto