Olde Stone Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Olde Stone Brewing
Style: Mild Ale
Peterborough, Canada

Draught. Dark black body with a slight ruby tinge and a large creamy mocha head. Sweet aroma consisting of oats, roast, and faint hop leafiness. Medium body with nice malt bitterness and coffee roast. Pretty solid, though how is it a mild ale?
Pint at the brewpub on April 21, 2007.

Well I felt like this was trying to be a stout....and then perhaps a porter....and still somehow was reminiscent of an English strong ale....all of which was rendered irrelevant as it turned out to be a really nice beer. Creamy near-black body with a creamy tan head. Aromas of coffee and butter and perhpas some subtle fruitiness too. Very easy-drinking ale from a somewhat hidden gem of a micro.

This had the colour of dark cherries with a creamy white head. Aroma of roasted malts, fruit (cherries). Flavour of fruit (cherries again), slight roastiness of coffee. Finishes like a light stout and dry.