Tasting Notes: Sawbridgeworth Brewery: Mead Mild

Sawbridgeworth Brewery: Mead Mild (England: Mild: 3.4% ABV)

Visual: Slight cherry brown with a thin rash of a creamy head.

Nose: Light hops, dry malt chocolate, slight sour black cherry. Light powdered milk.

Body: Very sour, lemon, tart raspberry. Slightly acidic, banana.

Finish: Sour raspberries, milk chocolate, lemon. Very refreshing. Coffee.

Conclusion: Ouch! A sour fruit burst from what was presumed to be an unassuming mild. Initially overpowering in its sharpness, it does slowly develop a more rounded character.

Very refreshing, reminds me of a milder form of rodenbach. A nice pick me up pint with almost lambicesque sourness. Though I must say the amazing amount of deviation from the expected style is astonishing.

Note: It in no way tastes like mead.