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Light & Mild Month of May - the story
We said:
"Each year in May CAMRA runs a UK wide campaign extolling the virtues of Mild beer. Traditionally Mild was mainly found in England & Wales - the closest equivalent beer in Scotland being Light. CAMRA has to campaign for the retention of these types of beer because over the last thirty years the availability of them has declined in a major way. In itself this is nothing new. Types of beer have often gone in and out of fashion. After all - how many real ale drinkers could have found Golden beers thirty years ago?"
We said
"Mild may however be making a come back. After all it is usually a lower alcohol level, refreshing beer that could fit well with many present day health concerns. It is fair to say that Light in Scotland is at the present time very much a minority taste. However CAMRA did not get to where it is today by giving up on beer styles, particularly if their ready availability could be of advantage to today's drinkers. Below is news of Light and Mild possibilities in our branch area this May."
What happened?
Two Light or Mild brews were produced during May, each one by one of the breweries within our branch area. They were:-
Stewart Brewing
Stewart LED - Light Edinburgh Draft (3.5% ABV)
and
Caledonian Brewery
Caledonian Mild Mayhem (3.5% ABV)
Note: The brewery describes this beer as being brewed to a traditional Porter style of the 19th century, with spicy hop aroma.
Both these beers were outstanding in terms of presentation and taste. Bring on more next year!