English Bitter, Mild, and Pale Ale

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  Trans Canada Brewing Co.’s MisBEEhavin’ clone

  This extra special bitter blends the sweetness of buckwheat honey with the bitterness of the hops. As a homebrewer, this prize was an amazin

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  Spent Hop ESB

  This ESB is brewed using 100% second-use fresh hops for a mellow bitterness.

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  British Strong Bitter

  There are three classes of British bitter — with strong bitter being the biggest of the three. Still, it clocks in at a relatively low ABV

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  Gordon Strong’s Strong Bitter

  A fun strong bitter recipe with some unusual techniques, including no-sparge.

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  Blonde Bloke British Golden Ale

  This Golden Ale recipe uses two specialty malts that will add body and mouthfeel to what otherwise might be a fairly straightforward beer. T

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  Turning Point Brew Co.’s Nightcall Clone

  The bitterness of this Yorkshire bitter is below the minimum for a best bitter under the BJCP Style Guide. Bitterness is still present with

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  Marble Beers’ Manchester Bitter Clone

  You can see the focus on the distinctive color with the use of the extra pale malt, giving wiggle room to build some malt flavor with crysta

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  The Bitter Truth

  British bitter is broken into three distinct styles in the Beer Judge Certification Program style guide, largely based on strength. However,

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  Parti-Gyled English Pale Ale and Light Mild

  Create two recipes, but use the same grist for both. For the second batch, change the brewhouse efficiency setting to one half the first rec

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  Mild By Name, Mild By Nature

  English mild has been around for hundreds of years, yet it can still be a difficult style to put a finger on. That may be due to no single c

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  Cross Borders Brewing Co. & Dark Star Brewing Co.’s Intergalactic Mild Clone

  This recipe represents the hybrid mild. Brewed using Nottingham yeast for its strong attenuation for the higher gravity. This beer has a str

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  Steam Machine Brewing Co.’s Imperial Honeyed Mild Clone

  This is a good example of a modern homage to the heritage mild. Nick Smith at Steam Machine told me he was inspired by reading Ron Pattinson