Swale Ale
Vol 4 Issue 2
The FREE Magazine of the Swale branch of CAMRA The Campaign for Real Ale
May is mild month
O
nce again CAMRA are devoting a month of campaigning to celebrate Mild beer in May. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of the growing number of Mild beers brewed in the UK; to encourage pubs that don’t usually stock a Mild to try serving one during May and to encourage drinkers who haven’t tried Mild beer before to sip a pint or two in May (or at any time of the year!!). Mild was once the most popular style of beer in Britain but was overtaken by bitter in the 1950s. It developed in the 18th and 19th centuries and was most popular with industrial and agricultural workers. Early Mild beers were much stronger than modern versions which usually vary between 3.0 – 3.5% ABV but some current versions reflect its earlier origins, for example Rudgate Dark Ruby Mild at 4.4% ABV. Mild is usually dark brown in colour, due to the use of well roasted malts or roasted barley, but there are paler versions such as Banks Mild or Timothy Taylors Golden Best. Recently local brewer Shepherd Neame produced a Mild called Old Faversham Dark (3.5% ABV); a dark mild brewed in the north western style.
Pint prices and discount… Brewery visits…
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