Go Wild for Mild

Mild is that weird and wonderful flavour of beer that encompasses many different beer styles. Gone is the seventies image of flat-capped men calling in for a pint from M & B on their way home. A traditional mild has dark and delicious flavours and are full of tasty roasted malts. Some brewers have added interesting ingredients like chocolate, honey or hazelnut to their brews to sweeten the taste to appeal to a new age of drinkers. Milds have traditionally been low in strength such as Cannon Royall’s Fruiterer’s Mild (3.7%), but some milds like Bewdley brewery’s William Mucklow’s Mild go all the way to 6%.

CAMRA is urging Mild drinkers in the West Midlands to go Wild for Mild by joining them for the regional Mild trail on May 13^th in historic Burton-upon-Trent. The local branch will be on hand to provide maps and advice on the best pubs to visit; and it’s a great chance to meet other like-minded drinkers from across the West Midlands. For more information, visit www.burtoncamra.wordpress.com.