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Fox Nina’s Mild

First published in BEER May 2008 as part of a piece about Norfolk milds. More Norfolk milds in previous post.

ABV: 3.9 per cent
Origin: Heacham
Website: www.foxbrewery.co.uk  

Fox Nina's Mild

A more traditional example of vertical integration [than with Uncle Stuart's in the previous post] can be found at Heacham, a village on the Wash in northwest Norfolk [...]

Uncle Stuart’s Pack Lane Mild

First published in BEER May 2008 as part of a piece about Norfolk milds. More Norfolk milds in previous post.

ABV: 4 per cent
Origin: Lingwood
Website www.littlebeershop.co.uk

Uncle Stuart's Pack Lane Mild

Uncle Stuart’s on the outskirts of Norwich is one of a small but growing number of small breweries that are finding an alternative route to market with [...]

Tipples The Hanged Monk

First published in BEER May 2008 as part of a piece about Norfolk milds.
Beer sellers: Beers of Europe

ABV: 3.8 per cent
Origin: Acle
Website www.tipplesbrewery.com

Tipples The Hanged Monk

The English region most associated with mild is, of course, the West Midlands, still home to a good few classics in cask. But if you’re planning to celebrate the style [...]

Wells & Young’s Young’s Champion Live Golden Beer

First published in BEER November 2007 as part of a piece about beers from Booths supermarkets. More Booths beers in previous post.

ABV: 5 per cent
Origin: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Website www.youngs.co.uk

Wells & Young's Young's Champion Live Golden Ale

Like many people I was sad to see Young’s quit Wandsworth but I’ve been impressed with the subsequent flavour matching [...]

Farmer’s Ales Golden Boar

First published in BEER September 2007.

ABV: 5 per cent
Origin: Maldon, Essex, England
Website www.maldonbrewing.co.uk

Farmer's Ales (Maldon) Golden Boar

The Golden Boars were flying off the shelf at the Little Beer Shop just outside Norwich a couple of months back. While I nerdily checked my wants list I noticed two obviously regular customers back for repeat orders, and [...]

Mauldon's Black Adder

First published in BEER June 2007 as part of a piece about Threshers off licence chain’s Local Ale scheme.

ABV: 5.3 per cent
Origin: Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Website www.mauldons.co.uk

Threshers Local Ales: Alcazar Bombay Castle IPA, Mauldon's Black Adder, Three B's Shuttle Ale, Corvedale Dark and Delicious

A couple of decades back, home drinkers looking for life beyond Liebfraumilch [...]

Elmtree Nightlight Mild

A shorter version of this review was first published in BEER February 2010 as part of a piece about beers to taste with chocolate. For more beers tasted with chocolate, see Sambrook’s Wandle.

ABV: 5.7%
Origin: Snetterton, Norfolk, England
Website: www.elmtreebeers.co.uk

Elmtree Nightlight Mild

A darker pairing [compared to the amber ales reviewed in previous posts] is Elmtree Nightlight Mild [...]

Humpty Dumpty Bad Egg

ABV: 4.1%
Origin: Reedham, Norfolk, England

Humpty Dumpty Bad Egg

This beer featured as a British Real Ale in a Bottle on the bottled beer review page in the May 2010 issue of BEER magazine, sent free every quarter to CAMRA members, who can also view it online. The magazine is also available in selected newsagents. For more beers [...]

Crouch Vale Amarillo

London Drinker Beer Festival March 2010

ABV: 5%
Origin: South Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
Website: http://www.crouchvale.co.uk/

Crouch Vale Amarillo

Beer blogger Mark Dredge, of Pencil & Spoon fame, pointed me in the direction of this fine hoppy golden ale at the London Drinker beer festival. From one of Britain’s oldest and most respected new generation micros (founded in 1981), it [...]

Old Chimneys Redshank Strong Old Ale and Good King Henry Special Reserve

First published in BEER December 2006 as part of a page about strong beers.

ABV: 8.7 and 11 per cent
Origin: Market Weston, Suffolk, England
Website: http://www.oldchimneysbrewery.com/ 

Old Chimneys Redshank Strong Old Ale

With the nights drawing in, the weather – at least in theory – getting colder and the festive season approaching, I’m turning this month to the strong [...]


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