Mild in May 2016

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  1. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    I've seen quite a lot of mild around lately and it's all been decent. Apart from the one I had one by Oakham, assuming it was an attempt at a mild.
     
    #41 Hoppsbabo, May 16, 2016
  2. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Yesterday I had a pint of White Horse Brewery Black Beauty dark mild on Richmond Hill which was okay.
    Today I sampled some Partizan X-Ale Courage 1915 pale mild which was nicer, but very sweet, like a true historic mild, which my taste buds aren't used to.
     
    #42 CwrwAmByth, May 18, 2016
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  3. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Timothy Taylor's Ram Tam. Listed on here as a dark mild but described on their website as a winter warmer. A nice tipple with lots of dried fruit.
     
    #43 Hoppsbabo, May 19, 2016
  4. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    Its an old rumour but it is said that Ram Tam is Landlord with added caramel
     
    #44 Aye, May 21, 2016
  5. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Yet another cracking, sunny Spring day for the trip. It seems to happen to us year after year that we can cruise round the Vale and drink our beer outdoors.
    Eight of us clambered aboard the minibus at 11.45 yesterday and sallied forth. First stop was the Martin's Arms in Colston Bassett (well known for Stilton cheese) where we had Elgood's Black Dog.
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    Back on to the bus and a few miles furter on found us in Hickling , a lovely pub sited by a canal basin.Here it was the delectable Timothy Taylor's Dark Mild.
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    Off again to the Golden Fleece where we had one of our favourite milds last year , sadly none was on when we got there
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    so we turned round and headed for the Belvoir Brewery hoping to eat. But it was rammed full of diners , we decided to go to the next pub and return later. So it was the Crown in Old Dalby ;
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    The mild was Spitting Feathers' Dark Velvet ; as can be seen it was not particularly dark. But it was particularly delicious.
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    Back to the brewery , still too busy so we just had some beer. The delicious Dark Horse , basically a clone of Shipstone's Mild,
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    Just a few miles down the road lay the Crown and Plough in Long Clawson.Another village better known for its Stilton! Milestone Dark went down very well , and the landlady was happy to provide us with some excellent food.Lovely stuff indeed.
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    Just a mile or two away was the Rose and Crown in Hose , one of the first pubs to offer beer from small breweries around the country.About 20 years ahead of the rest.
    Then came the long haul up the hill and over the Belvoir Ridge to the outstanding Geese and Fountain.Exmoor Beast was my choice and the owners very kindly brought us a large bowl of potatoes roasted in duck fat and a jug of delicious gravy.I love this pub, saved from extinction a year ago.
    I posted a pic of this pub earlier in the thread.
    On to the mighty Marquis of Granby , the original pub of that name , in Granby. The actual Marquis was once televised drinking there.It was Nottingham Rock Mild, one of my favourites , and being in the Marquis it was in perfect condition.
    The bus dropped off at the Horse and Plough in Bingham , I stayed on for a ride home.
    That was it then , just another three pubs to visit to close the book for this years trail.
     
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  6. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is. Many dark milds are not brewed with dark malts.
     
    #46 marquis, May 23, 2016
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  7. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Slipped into my local pub yesterday. Began with Tim Taylor's Dark Mild (yummy) then it was Castle Rock Black Gold. On with the dark beers ; Brewster's Stilton Porter,Elland's Porter and back on to milds with Sarah Hughes Rich Dark Ruby.
    Wonderful lunchtime session :slight_smile:[​IMG]
     
    #47 marquis, May 30, 2016
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  8. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Back to the Chestnut for more Tim Taylor's Dark Mild and Sarah Hughes rich Dark Ruby. Great stuff, after a day or two that had developed nicely. I think it has all gone now :slight_frown:
     
    #48 marquis, May 31, 2016
  9. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Lovely early summer day so pinched the wife's MG and went for a little tour of the Vale of Belvoir which is on my doorstep. Called in at the Plough in Hickling , opposite a picturesque canal basin and discovered, joy of joys, Tim Taylor's Dark Mild.Two pints of this disappeared without a trace. The pub staff rell me that mild has been selling extremely well, glad to hear it :slight_smile:
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    #49 marquis, Jun 6, 2016
  10. Euroglot

    Euroglot Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2015 Belgium
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    Went to Devon and Cornwall from the 17th till the 24th of May and tried to get some milds, but none of the pubs I visited had it...
     
    #50 Euroglot, Jun 6, 2016
  11. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Round my way, Cambridgeshire, it was a pretty good show this year. Certainly better than last year.
     
    #51 Hoppsbabo, Jun 7, 2016
  12. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    0 milds spotted 0 milds supped
     
    #52 Aye, Jun 7, 2016
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  13. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Had a pint of "Four for a Boy" from the Magpie Brewery this lunchtime.
    Followed this by a pint of Marquis bitter. But it was Marquis drunk in the Marquis of Granby at Granby.
    Had to do it. Excellent pint too.[​IMG]
     
    #53 marquis, Jun 11, 2016
  14. Lurchus

    Lurchus Zealot (733) Jan 19, 2014 Germany

    It has been ages since I've been to the UK, so I am wondering now, seeing those lovely photos of outdoor seating areas of pubs: How common are these beer gardens in the UK, and how are they usually set up? Are those small, individual tables with nice seats normal? They look very different to Bierkeller and Biergärten I know from bavaria:wink:
     
    #54 Lurchus, Jun 11, 2016
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  15. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    You need to stick this stuff in a 'Mild in June' thread
     
    #55 CwrwAmByth, Jun 12, 2016
  16. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Pub gardens are everywhere in the UK, from the big cities to the countryside. Yeah, all the tables are separated. Some with benches, some with armchairs. This is my beautiful local:
    https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Locat...ckoo-Peterborough_Cambridgeshire_England.html
    Unfortunately though its cask selection is very pedestrian.

    Well, I'd give anything to experience a Bavarian biergarten. Germany has the only other beer culture I'm interested in outside the UK.
     
    #56 Hoppsbabo, Jun 12, 2016
  17. Lurchus

    Lurchus Zealot (733) Jan 19, 2014 Germany

    Wow. Those look awesome, yet totally different to Biergärten I know and love. Way smaller, more intimate and more comfortable ....Fascinating. Differences like this amaze me, because I take the concept "Biergarten" for granted...
     
    #57 Lurchus, Jun 12, 2016
  18. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    There aren't as many pubs here with good beer gardens, problem with having rather crap weather! Here's one at our most German brewery, West, in the city.
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    Just some picnic tables. Very pleasant though to have a beer on a nice day. A lot of pubs here tend to be at the corner/ground floor of tenements which have shared gardens out the back, so they don't have space for outside seating save for maybe a few chairs on the pavement outside if the council allows it
     
    #58 Hanglow, Jun 13, 2016
  19. Lurchus

    Lurchus Zealot (733) Jan 19, 2014 Germany

    Wow. Somehow I feel the need to contrast those pictures with some of my favorite Biergärten:
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    Please correct me when I'm wrong, but the whole concept seems different to me. In Biergärten, you often can bring your own food, and it's otherwhise pretty basic-often no or only minimal food offerings, simple benches just placed at random, a few trees to spend shade- that's it. Beer selection is mostly limited to 1-3 options, mostly Helles,Dunkles,Weizen... Depending on where you are. Yet it's perfect for me...
    Pub gardens seem smaller, yet more..sophisticated? I mean most cases I see there have individual chairs and tables, and even the most basic example with the picnic tables has more refined and robust furniture than most Biergärten I've been in.And they seem way more spacious, maybe because it's just not as big a part of everyday culture as it is in bavaria, eleminating the need to make as much space as possible?

    And- all pub gardens are attached to normal pubs,right?
    Are there such things as outside-only drinking establishments in the UK?
     
    #59 Lurchus, Jun 13, 2016
  20. Hoppsbabo

    Hoppsbabo Pooh-Bah (2,053) Jan 29, 2012 England
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    Based on your pictures I'd say our beer gardens tend to be more spread out. Some are big and some are small. Probably not as many tables as in Germany Yeah, they're normally attached to pubs although they can be separated by a road. Outside only drinking establishments I haven't seen before. Also, and I'm only assuming this from your pictures, British beer gardens tend to be set on lawn rather than on something paved, although there are plenty of exceptions.
     
    #60 Hoppsbabo, Jun 13, 2016
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