Brown Ale - Mild

BJCP 10-A

AROMA

Slight mild malt/brown malt aroma, with some fruitiness. No hop aroma

APPEARANCE

Medium to dark brown or mahogany color. A few light brown examples exist. May have very little head due to low carbonation

FLAVOR

Malty, though not roasty, with a lightly nutty character. Flavors may include: vinous, licorice, plum or raisin, or chocolate. Usually fairly well balanced, though some are sweetly malt-oriented.

MOUTH FEEL

Light to medium body. Low carbonation and relatively high residual sweetness contribute to a full mouthfeel relative to the gravity.

OVERALL

A light-flavored, malt-accented beer that is readily suited to drinking in quantity. Refreshing, yet flavorful

INGREDIENTS

English mild/brown malt, or a combination of English pale and darker malts should comprise the grist. English hop varieties would be most suitable, though their character is muted.

HISTORY

May have evolved as one of the elements of early porters. In modern terms, the name "mild" refers to the relative lack of hop bitterness, Originally, the "mildness" may have referred to the fact that this beer was young and did not yet have the moderate sourness that aged batches had.

COMMERCIAL EXAMPLES

Brain's Dark, Banks's Mild, Highgate Mild, Fuller's Hock, McMullin AK, Robinson's Best Mild.

VITAL

OG: 1.030-1.038 IBUs: 10-20 FG: 1.008-1.013 SRM: 10-25 ABV: 2.5-4.0%