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Today in our week long Into the mild segment, Peter
Mild is the most maligned of beers, seen as beer for old men in flat caps or as adulterated by dodgy publicans. It is the beer that fuelled the industrial revolution in the North of England. Slaking the thirst of dehydrated steel and foundrymen or clearing the dusty throats of coalminers alike. It was relatively weak and cheap allowing for consumption in volume.
By using a minimal amount of hops costs were kept low and allowed the malts to come to the fore. Most modern beer is heavily hopped and the trend is increasingly so as craft beer is now a premium product.
Hopefully good milds will continue to be brewed too.
- Name : Mild
- Brewery: Marble Beers Ltd, Manchester
- Hops : Not stated
- Grain : Malted barley and malted wheat
- Aroma : Roast malt but also a caramel sweetness
- Appearance : Dark brown, when held to a light it bleeds as more of a chestnut hue, with a cream coloured head
- Body : Medium body, well carbonated with good head retention
- Taste : Heavy on the malt flavours, some roast but not at all smoky. The finish is quite dry with a tangy aftertaste with hints of chocolate and caramel
- Dietary restrictions : Allergens highlighted
A beautifully complex beer as the low hopping allows the malts to express their range of flavours. It is intensely malty with the can noting that eight different malts were used (though not listed) and it is easy to believe.
A modern twist on a classic beer style. If breweries produce mild this good its future is certainly assured.
Our overall rating: 4.0/ 5.0
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