Can you still get a pint of mild in the pub these days? Only ask as I am reading an excellent cricket book called Slipless in Settle and as it is set oop north, people drink mild. not something I have seen over here in Canada - does it still exist/does anyone here drink it even?
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Sure Shepherd Neame do one, dont ask me what its called though.
Britain's oldest brewer is reviving a delicious flavour of the past, bringing a quality mild back into pubs for a rare taste of gentler times.
Abbey Mild, hand-crafted by Shepherd Neame's expert brewers, is a 3.4% abv traditional mild ale, packed full of delicious flavours.
Its drinkability and lower bitterness are complemented with a refreshingly pleasant dry hop character.
Brewer Stewart Main said: "A delightful blend of pale, aromatic, crystal and brown malts, topped off with generous quantities of the finest pinhead oats give Abbey Mild its special flavour - a real taste of yesteryear."
Abbey Mild, hand-crafted in the microbrewery at Faversham's historic Court Street brewery, is now available on draught at selected Shepherd Neame pubs and freehouses for a limited period.
Shepherd Neame's production and distribution director, Ian Dixon, said: "During the 19th century, breweries would make three or four mild ales at varying strengths but since the 1960s this easy-drinking style of beer has virtually disappeared, particularly in the South East. In creating Abbey Mild, our skilled brewers have revived a subtle and thirst-quenching style of beer that would have been familiar to our great-grandfathers."
Lovely stuff!
The mass-produced, chemically enhanced "Lager" we have in the UK is a tasteless imitation of a particular style of continental beer (Pilsner), which is made cheaply and sold at a premium. You can see why it's popular with the brewers!
Let me say that again .........."The mass-produced, chemically enhanced "Lager" we have in the UK is a tasteless imitation......."
;o)
Someone start a campaign for real ale.
Like a pint of mild but it is rare in SE other than in Harveys and now it seems Shep Neame pub.
Like a mild and bitter too
Lager is an alcopop.
Our local community centre has a bar and we have Mild (and we all have our own glasses).
I'm sure you get the idea of where to look!
I really love a beer brewed in Cardiff called 'Dark' from the Brains brewery.
I drank it almost daily as a student down there in the late 80's.
It most definitely has 'mild' tendencies.
Is that Harry Pearsons book or am I confusing it with something else? Wrote the one about Belgium? Any good?
I go regularly to such a club and they've got Mild on tap, but I've never seen anyone ordering it or drinking it! So I don't either.
Is it just the Free Houses, and other breweries buying it in as a Guest Ale, that are moving it then, Ketters?
Or is it just not selling at all?
Yes it is......he spends a season touring the Northern cricket leagues, if you like and know your cricket history you will love it. Some great stories in there.
I do remember drinking mild up north when at uni in Manchester, it was very cheap and a bit of a last resort. Am currently on holiday in Oregon, the brewing scene in the USA is very healthy at the moment and have had some excellent local brews the last few days!
My all-time favourite beer, that stuff!!!
Wish you could get it in London!
The craft brewers in the states really take their beer seriously and they brew some truly stunning stuff. They're influenced by European and especially British traditional ales, but they have their own take on it. Some of the hops they use impart a distinctive taste, which is not to everyone's liking (although I do like).
The Sierra Nevada beers are pretty awesome.
Well I do like a good lager or pilsner, have been drinking this all week it is lovely!! Nice booze
Gorgeous!
And we're going back in Feb next year.
Make sure the barrels are full!!!!
Mind you in them days pubs used to sell Watneys Red Barrel as a beer !!!!!!!!!!