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Originally published in BEER May 2006 Note this brewery has since closed. For more milds see previous post. ABV: 4.2 per cent Origin: Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England Buy from: Brewery, specialists Mail order: tel 01353 699966, www.elybeer.co.uk Fenland / Isle of Ely Smokestack Lightning Fenland opened in Chatteris in 1998 and moved to […] Originally published in BEER May 2006 ABV: 3.6 per cent Origin: Ickburgh, Norfolk, England Buy from: Brewery, local farmers’ markets, specialists Mail order: tel 01842 878922, www.icenibrewery.co.uk Iceni Honey Mild and Thetford Forest Mild A few years back, each May arrived with a tough challenge for your humble reviewer: finding a new bottle […] Originally published in BEER January 2007 ABV: 3.8 and 4.2 per cent Origin: Larbert, Falkirk Buy from: Brewery (tel 01324 554000), specialists Website www.trystbrewery.co.uk Tryst Brockville Dark Hogmanay is imminent as this issue leaves the press, with Burns Night soon to follow, so it’s the time of year for this column to look […] Originally published in What’s Brewing May 2005. This beer has since been discontinued. Origin: St Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands ABV: 3.5 per cent Buy from supermarkets R W Randall Cynful It’s been an interesting year for bottled milds. Not only have more real milds appeared in bottle, but an excellent new […] Originally published in What’s Brewing May 2004. Origin: Shefford, Bedfordshire, England ABV: 4.3 per cent Buy from Specialist stockists, brewery’s pubs, direct sales (tel 01462 815080, www.banksandtaylor.com) Banks & Taylor Black Dragon Mild As I noted this time last year, real mild in a bottle must be one of Britain’s rarest styles. Historically, […] Originally published in What’s Brewing May 2004. Note since publication the brewery has been taken over and closed by Fuller’s. Origin: Horndean, Hampshire, England ABV: 4.8 per cent Buy from Specialist stockists, brewery’s pubs George Gale Festival Mild Bottle-conditioned mild must be one of Britain’s rarest styles, perhaps because the low strength […] |
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