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Ipswich Ale Brewing Company

Mercury Brewing

23 Hayward Street
Ipswich MA 01938
Telephone: +1 978-356-3329
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Notes

Opened: 1991

Contributors: Nate McDonald, Ralph Wells

Formerly Ipswich Brewing, then Mercury Brewing, and now Ipswich again.

Updated: March 18, 2022

11.50% abv.

Date: November 11, 2018 (#9951)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low brown head.

Aroma (4)
Floral. Roasty. Malty.

Mouthfeel (10)
Thick and malty. Roasty and floral and really nicely balanced. Grassy bitterness shows up late. Deceptively not warming; it doesn't show off its strength at all.

Overall Impression (3)
Real good beer on a cold Omaha afternoon.

8.00% abv.

7.00% abv.

6.00% abv.

8.00% abv.

8.00% abv.

Date: May 28, 2021 (#10538)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Some haze. Huge head.

Aroma (3½)
Really fruity. Piney, grassy hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Big body, smooth. Biscuity malt behind a ton of fruity hop flavor. Nicely bitter. Grassy, mildly piney, resiny. Fruity hoppy grassy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Not as bitter as it could be, but mighty tasty.

10.50% abv.

Date: November 11, 2018 (#9952)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 14½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Low beige head.

Aroma (3)
Mild vanilla, mild malt.

Mouthfeel (7)
Thick, smooth. huge vanilla up front with bourbon close on its heels. Sweet vanilla more or less dominates all the other flavors. The bourbon takes a back seat, and the Stout rides in the trunk.

Overall Impression (1½)
Probably a real good beer without the added vanilla.