Earl Soham - That 'aint mild

Why wasn't it mild?

Peter would appear to subscribe to the view that all mild is dark and therefore if it isn't dark it's not mild.

A view that the LADS would give him a severe earbashing over.

I wonder how he classifies Hydes Light Mild.

Basically the BF "mild" was not the same as the pub "mild". A world of difference including colour and colour is not a pub-controlled variable. The BF brew was wonderful 'light bitter' the pub stuff was traditional mild.

The Gannet Mild I had a the Bury BF was certainly dark and it was more mild than bitter.

Are you sure you got the right one ??

Regards The Ale Fan

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Following on from Ale-Fan's message. . .

That's the point isn't it. My beer came from the tub with 'Gannet Mild' stuck on it. Perhaps by the time you went a labelling error had been sorted out.

FWIW(Steve) I accept that mild doesn't /have/ to be dark but it /usually/ is.

The reason for the original query was that there was a similar mix-up elsewhere five or so years ago.

BTW: I thought the new layout [old one was stillaging in the middle] is a great improvement. I know a lot of work has gone into new stillages etc. Well done to the fresh faces and old stagers.

Noted.

I've been in the position of taking delivery of a beer clearly labelled as one thing which when I broached it tasted like another beer from the same brewery - I enquired and was told by the brewer "ah, that's were that one went. I will make sure you don't get charged for the wrong beer"

Sometimes your tastebuds are better than a label.

Sorry for being a bit slow about understanding your point. I had Gannet Mild about an hour after BF opened.

I much preferred the new layout - made navigating at busy times easier.

Also good that there was no music this year.

-- Regards The Ale Fan