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Mill Street Original Organic Lager

Mill Street Brewery
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🌍 Canada · Pale Lager · One of 28 Pale Lagers in hopIQ

The beer the brewery opened with in 2002 and the first certified organic lager in Ontario. It pours pale straw under a bright white head and carries a light to medium body. The aroma is quiet and grainy, light cereal malt with a soft floral-herbal hop note behind it. On the palate pale malt and fresh bread crust lead, the bitterness stays low and clean, and the finish is short and dry rather than sweet.

ABV
4.2%
Bitterness
Mild11 IBU
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale gold4
How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Mildly bitter and crisp.

Trim and gentle — the beer moves through with an unforced, easy rhythm.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Pale Lager.
Hop character
floral
herbal
grassy
Malt character
bready
malty
Fermentation & yeast
clean
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Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Mill Street Original Organic Lager

◎ Appearance

Pours a pale straw yellow with excellent clarity and a bright white head that settles to fine lacing. The carbonation is lively but restrained, presenting a clean and inviting visual profile. The foam demonstrates good retention and delicate adhesion to the glass.

pale strawbright white headcrystal clearfine lacing

◌ Aroma

The nose is understated and composed, leading with light cereal malt and soft bread crust notes. A gentle floral-herbal hop character emerges in the background, suggesting noble hop varieties used with restraint. The overall aromatic impression is quiet and refined rather than assertive.

light cereal maltbread crustsoft floral-herbalrestrained

◐ Taste

The palate opens with clean pale malt and fresh bread crust, establishing a simple and approachable foundation. Bitterness remains low and dry throughout the mid-palate, allowing the subtle malt sweetness to linger briefly before fading. The flavor profile stays linear and food-friendly, with no astringent edges.

pale maltbread crustlow bitternessdry and clean

◑ Finish

The finish is short and dries quickly, leaving a pleasant malt residue without sweetness or lingering hop bite. A refreshing quality emerges as the beer clears the palate, encouraging another sip.

short and dryrefreshing fade
76
hopIQ score
Aroma
75
Taste
76
Appearance
80
Finish
74
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Mill Street Original Organic Lager

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein
Recommended for this style

The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.

Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Mill Street Original Organic Lager

About Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Pale Lager?

Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

Finding a similar Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same dry, bready, clean character as Mill Street Original Organic Lager will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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