CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE

• Take it to the Top
• Mild make a May comeback
• Roy Rides, from Ashwell to Sandy
• CAMRA Beer Club

Previous medal winners in the Champion Beer of Britain Mild Category are being celebrated by The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) to mark the resurgence of this delicious beer style.

CAMRA has developed a map of the UK which shows 11 previous medal winners in the national Champion Mild Category, as well as six highly recommended milds, so drinkers can find out where their nearest recommended mild is brewed and ask for it at their local.

Mild is one of the most traditional beer styles, and is enjoying a revival in today’s real ale market. Varying from black to brown to amber in colour, it is less hopped than bitters and is lower in calories than most beers. But milds have distinctive and impressive flavours, often with a light roast malt or liquorice character or nutty flavours. Paler milds often have a gentle hoppy and fruity character.

But despite finding favour among breweries and real-ale drinkers, Mild can be difficult to find at the handpump in many parts of the country.

In Huntingdonshire the Lord John Russell on Russell Street stocks Batemans Dark Mild with its fruity and roasted nut character. The Wheatsheaf on Great North Road in Eaton Socon always stocks a real mild, often the dry and liquorice flavoured Black Dog from Elgoods brewery at Wisbech.