tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post5727209738368635662..comments2024-02-29T11:54:28.419+00:00Comments on Ed's Beer Site: Lumpers and splittersEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-37418914733869615822011-03-07T23:05:46.710+00:002011-03-07T23:05:46.710+00:00Ah, but Ron is a beer historian and I'm sure h...Ah, but Ron is a beer historian and I'm sure he has figures for historical milds that were strong and full bodied. Like Sarah Hughes Original Dark Ruby Mild come to think of it, which they say is from a Victorian recipe.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-13066932122207682322011-03-06T23:12:48.222+00:002011-03-06T23:12:48.222+00:00Give over. Milds are sweetish but light, in body a...Give over. Milds are sweetish but <b>light</b>, in body and alcohol (although not necessarily in colour).<br /><br />In other news, I had a pint of cask BrewDog Edge today & it was fantastic - one of the best milds I've had in years. Bastards!Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-80027270666617497642011-03-05T23:25:48.989+00:002011-03-05T23:25:48.989+00:00I suspect most of those beers will come under '...I suspect most of those beers will come under 'mild' Martyn. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB4MFiHH1qwEdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-26295348167930512172011-03-05T20:35:52.237+00:002011-03-05T20:35:52.237+00:00Actually Phil, I think what you were drinking woul...Actually Phil, I think what you were drinking would be what I'd like to see called a "dark ale", which is the one category Ron left out, and which covers beers from Owd Rodger and Young's Winter Warmer (ie Burtons) through Old Peculier to Hobgoblin and Black Sheep's Riggwelter via something like Speinghead's The Leveller: they're not bitters, because hop character isn't predominant, they're not porters/stouts, because roast character isn't predominant. This would even cover something like Fuller's new/old XX, and Gale's POA, which is a "sour dark ale".<br /><br />Sorry I called you a Stalinist, Ed: clearly I should have said Makhnovist.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-42458906205428798312011-03-03T00:10:32.319+00:002011-03-03T00:10:32.319+00:00Back on topic, this is an interesting one. Most of...Back on topic, this is an interesting one. Most of the time I don't think it matters - people can slap the label of 'bitter' on everything from Wild Swan to Old Peculier, and nobody really minds. The problems start with dark beer; I've had several in the last few months where I honestly didn't know what I was drinking - porter? stout? dark mild? unusually dark bitter? - and it did bother me. (In some cases even the brewery doesn't seem to know - Lymestone describes Stone the Crows as "A rich red to black beer".) I think what we need is<br /><br />- a single generic name for all dark beers, like 'bitter' for pale beers which aren't lager; ideally this would be 'porter'<br />- much more use of descriptive style labels, including on pump clips ('dark'/'pale', 'sweet'/'dry' etc, rather than 'IPA', 'old ale' etc)<br />- more brewers producing milds (dark and light), just to complicate thingsPhilhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-70963179701613722812011-03-02T23:58:47.589+00:002011-03-02T23:58:47.589+00:00What would Nestor say?
Just out of interest, what...<i>What would Nestor say?</i><br /><br />Just out of interest, what % of readers are you expecting to know which Nestor you're referring to? <br /><br />(First Stringers and now this. Old anarchists never die, apparently...)Philhttp://ohgoodale.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com