The Beer Bible
English mild, sounds like an Ed Sheeran concert. Mild not wild, lets hope tame is not lame. English milds, or English browns, are typically low on ABV and malty, but apart from that they exhibit a wide range of characteristics. According to my beer bible (Mirella Amato’s Beerology)* they could have flavours of “caramel, toffee, biscuits, toast, nut licorice, or dark chocolate”. You just never know what you’re going to get with one of these laid-back browns.
Whitewater’s Sled Club is part of their winter adventure series. They want us to imagine driving our snowmobiles across groomed trails and frozen fields on a brisk winter’s day, then settling down by a cozy fire with an English brown. Reality check, for those who imbibe before sledding and think they can cross the partially frozen lake by jumping the pressure cracks, some sobering advice. Instead of sitting down at your favourite poker run pub, you may end up in the drink for an unplanned polar bear dip, emerging in emerg and being treated for hypothermia with an oxygen mask and an intravenous introduced warm saltwater solution. In other words, don’t drink before or during sledding and stay on the trails.
On a more cheery and beery note, this brew pours an unsurprising dark brown, fairly clear and clear of head as well. A malty nutty caramelly smelly aroma, quite nice. It is a light beer by its very nature and has a light watery mouthfeel. A taste of roasted malt and caramel with a very slight bitter ale finish and a roast aftertaste. Consistent from top to bottom, it is light bodied and easy drinking and has full flavour for a light. An English mild is not my go to brew but I quite enjoyed this one as my wing can while I watched my beloved buds beat the hated Habs.
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