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Mild... and the CAMRA Mild Month of
May Mild
Ales range
from black to dark brown to pale amber in colour. Malty and possibly sweet
tones dominate the flavour profile but there may be a light hop flavour or
aroma. Slight diacetyl (butterscotch) flavours are not inappropriate.
Alcohol levels are typically low. Pale
milds have
a lightly fruity aroma and gentle hoppiness. Dark
milds may
have a light roast malt or caramel character in aroma and taste. Some
Scottish cask beers will have mild characteristics with a dominance of
sweetness, smooth body and light bitterness. If
cask mild ales are to survive as
a style, then ... they need your
support! For May this year, BADRAG will
once again be organising a mild
trail and also encouraging local breweries
and pubs to produce and stock
mild ales for you to do your own DIY trails. Please support
them! Organised
trail The
one organised trail is the South
Gloucestershire Mild Trail which will
take in the Cross Hands, Winterbourne
Down; the Globe, Frampton Cotterell;
the New Inn, Mayshill (lunch stop); the
Swan Inn, Nibley; the Horseshoe
and George Hotel, Chipping Sodbury; the
Beaufort Arms, Hawkesbury Upton;
the Salutation Inn, Ham (CAMRA national
pub of the year for 2015) and
the Anchor at Thornbury. The South
Gloucestershire Mild Trail
will be on
Saturday 16th May,
11:25am - 7.30pm . Early
booking is advised for a place on
the coach for this popular event
(email branch social secretary Andy Gray
on social@ camrabristol.org.uk or sign
up at branch meetings). The
coach will depart from the Cornubia
at 11.25 prompt. The trail leader
will be Brian Abbott, contactable on 07455
080678. DIY
trails You
are also encouraged to do your own
mild trails taking in the pubs
listed below (in postcode area order)
which, at the time of going
to press towards the end of February,
had agreed to have mild ales
available during May. (If you would like
to invite CAMRA members to join
you for a trail of your choice,
please email the date, start time
and place and your contact details
to badrag@camrabristol.org.uk and we
will circulate details.) *
Commercial Rooms,
Corn Street, BS1 1HT *
Bank Tavern,
John Street, BS1 2HR *
Crofters Rights,
Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW *
Famous Royal Navy Volunteer,
King Street, BS1 4EF ␣ * Gryphon,
Colston Street, BS1 5AP *
Kings Head,
Victoria Street, BS1 6DE *
Seven Stars,
Thomas Lane, BS1 6JG *
Bridge Inn,
Passage Street, BS2 0JF *
Miners Arms,
Mina Road, BS2 9YQ (early May) *
Robert Fitzharding,
Cannon Street, BS3 1BN *
The Hare,
North Street, BS3 1EN *
Chelsea Inn,
Chelsea Road, BS5 6AU *
Red Lion,
Whitehall Road, BS5 9BP *
Quinton House,
Park Place, BS8 1JW (Thursdays to
Sundays) *
Kings Arms,
High Street, Kingswood, BS15 4AB (early
May) *
Kingswood Colliers,
High Street, Kingswood, BS15 8HP *
Cabot Court Hotel,
Knightstone Road, WsM, BS23 2AH (Fri
to Sun and maybe at other times)
*
The Old Bank,
Keynsham, BS31 1DQ (early part of May)
*
Hawkes House,
Thornbury, BS35 2AB
*
Swan,
Thornbury, BS35 2AE *
Rising Sun,
Frampton Cotterell, BS36 2HN *
New Inn,
Mayshill, BS36 2NT (occasionally
during May) *
Salutation Inn,
Ham, GL13 9QH Mild
ale brewers and wholesalers We
have been advised below of mild ales that will be available
please ask your licensee to support
them. *
Bath
Ales
Bath
Ales Mild Manners
3.6% ABV, a
traditional 3.6 ABV dark mild with a toasty aroma and a good biscuit
flavour. tel 0117 947 4797 to order. (delivered
as of 4/5/15 to the Hare on the Hill and Royal Navy Volunteer in Bristol,
the Hop Pole in Bath and the Plough in Congresbury. *
Celt
Experience: Dark Age
Dark
Age
- A resinous mild ale ABV: 4% with elegant a smooth chocolate and caramel
body and a spicy dry finish. Inspired by the tranquility of the myths of
Avalon. tel 02920 867 707. *
Cotleigh
Brewery: Nutcracker Mild
A 3.4% mild which Cotleigh
has brewed for more than 10 years
now. It has a delicious hint of
liquorice that is easy to drink and
leaves you wanting more. Cotleigh
will probably bring in a few milds
from other brewers to sell wholesale
into the West Country. (Tel: 01984 624
086.) *
Cotswold
Spring: OSM (Old Sodbury Mild)
A
complex 7 grain mild at 3.9% abv. Initially dry with a bitter sweetness.
Chocolatey notes and a long finish. Old Sodbury Mild is the Supreme
Champion at the SIBA 2011 National Beer Competition.
(Tel: 01454 323088.) *
Great
Western Brewing: Meerkat Mild
The colour is a dark red,
brought upon by the chocolate and crystal
malts used in the grist. Milds
were traditionally low in ABV
and the Meerkat is no exception
at 3.9%. It has a light aroma
of dark roasted malts with just a
hint of chocolate. Its taste isnt
far off the nose with the added
zesty hop character at the
forefront of the palette along with an
essence of nuttiness. (Tel: 0117
957 2842.) *
Moles:
Double MM
This is Moles 3.6% mild,
a light bodied, dark beer with fruit
and
toasted toffee flavours and with smooth bitterness from the careful blend
of Fuggles and Goldings hops.
(Tel: 01225 708842.) *
Moor
Beer Company
Phone from March for Moor
details! (Tel: 0117 9414460.) Late Extra
Moor will be brewing A
Traditional Mild at 3.9%, & Half & Half, a 4.1% blend of
Mild & Bitter! *
Otter
Brewery - At
3.8% ABV, Otter Dark is a traditionally dark brown session beer with a
soft mouth feel. The wide range of floor malted barleys deliver a
substantial malty base flavour with balanced bitterness from the
chocolate.
The traditional English hops ensure this beer is
traditional to the Otter stable and deliver fruit and bitterness in the
taste with a gentle bitter finish.
(Tel: 01404 891 285.) *
RCH
Brewery: Hewish Mild
At 3.6% ABV, a dark traditional
mild
with a bitter sweet taste and a long sweet finish. Also wholesaling Mild
Ales for about twenty five other breweries. Tel 01934
834447 Late Extra: Crouch Vale Blackwater Mild 3.7% available as at 1/5/15 *
Severn
Vale Brewing: Monumentale
At 4.5% ABV
it is a little stronger than
most milds and has a smooth balanced
maltiness set against a noticeable
but not overpowering hop character. (Tel:
01453 547 550.) *
Anita
Sully
Wholesaler (Tel: 07737 119910.) No
doubt some other pubs that regularly offer rare ale styles,
mainly in the central area of
Bristol, will also support Mild Month,
as will other pubs, brewers and wholesalers. They
will be added to this list when BADRAG hears about them - please email |
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