Someone once told me Timothy Taylors Ram Tam Mild was simply Landlord with extra caramel as Wikipedia states "some dark milds are created by the addition of caramel to a pale beer." Well I can tell you now that jaded review is wholly inacurate. I haven't tasted this dark ale for a few years, it seems to have fallen off my ale spectrum and I had forgotten how good it tastes. In what could only be described as a sea of weak, hoppy home brews the classic Taylors pump clip stood like a becon welcoming me home. Who could say no? Not I.
A sensible 4.3% ABV Ram Tam is not heavy drink like its inky dark colour suggests. Indeed on the Timothy Taylors website it suggests its a winter warmer but there I was drinking it on a warm summers evening no problem but it is a mild. It most definately has its own character distinct from any other Taylors brew and is genuinely mildly hopped.
Caramel is present in this ale alongside roasted malts, giving it a mild nutty flavour with earthy tones with just a hint of freshly roast coffee beans. Ram Tam is not overly bitter and drinks a little below it strength.
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