Comments on: Session #3 announced: Misunderstood Mild

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[...] Milds. At 5.7%, the alcohol content isn’t exactly mild, but luckily there aren’t any Style Nazis out [...]

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Thu, 17 May 2007 22:11:19 +0000

Given how loudly Fred Eckhardt has beat the drum for low-alcohol session beers that they haven’t taken hold in Portland probably means they aren’t going to.

By: Jeff Alworth

Jeff Alworth — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:38:55 +0000

Milds don’t really exist in Oregon, for a couple reasons. Since we don’t tax on the basis of alcohol, there’s no commercial impetus. But more significantly, people in the Northwest like their beverages strong. You should be able to stand a spoon up in your coffee and your beer’s head should be mossy-green from the hops. Whenever a “mild” beer hits the market, it’s at least 5%. Full Sail’s “Session,” specifically designed to be a, well, session, is five and a half. And BrigePort’s new “Haymaker” is described as an extra pale, but is only .2% lighter than the brewery’s IPA. (Both beers, it can be said, are a little out of range.)

Milds don’t exist here. We could write about their absence, but that’s not the same as writing about them.

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:11:27 +0000

We need a little more lead time, I guess.

Although a mild from a brewpub could surely be ready to drink inside of 3 weeks. I’ve had plenty of brewpub beers that were younger than that.

By: Donavan

Donavan — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 14:39:10 +0000

The Abbey Single out at Southampton is based (as you know) on the Westmalle Extra. It’s easily the lowest alcohol beer brewed on the Island. It will be a challenge to find commercial examples of milds state side. They’ll be scarce on Long Island unless one of the brewpubs decides to put one on for May. This might be a good test to see how much influence the beer writers have over/on the brewers. (Not holding my breath.)

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:12:39 +0000

Lew, Dawn Patrol Dark (about 4% abv) from Pizza Port in Solano Beach won a silver medal in English Style Mild Ale at the 2006 World Beer Cup.

Who would have thunk it?

By: Loren

Loren — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:16:26 +0000

Is it truly a misunderstood style…or more of a forgotten style? Especially here in the US where the focus in more recent years has clearly been on *gulp* bigger and bolder styles.

A perfectly executed Mild Ale is seriously a thing of beauty.

Another session reading to look forward to.

Cheers!

By: Lew Bryson

Lew Bryson — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:15:20 +0000

Cheers to Jay for the idea!

It’s beginning to look a lot like homebrew, Stan…I’m going to be in San Diego for a homebrew conference that day, and I may be wrong, but I suspect that homebrewed mild is going to be my best bet in Stone City.

Mild Thing…I think I love you…

By: Stan Hieronymus

Stan Hieronymus — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:50:37 +0000

Interesting, Donavan. I probably don’t want to start writing about homebrew in The Session, but I do have a 4% abv beer (99% pils, 1% Munich, no sugar) I made, inspired mostly from tasting the Westmalle Exra brewed for monks consumption.

A lot different that a CAMRA-certified mild ;>)

By: Donavan

Donavan — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 20:45:37 +0000

For National Homebrew Day last year I brewed a “Mild Saison” that was around 4% ABV. I’m looking forward to this one. I already have two NY beers in mind. Cheers!