Beer Style: English Bitter, Mild, and Pale Ale
Ordinary Bitter
Jamil Zainasheff provides readers with a recipe to make a classic English Ordinary Bitter.
British Pale Mild
Jamil Zainasheff provides readers with a recipe for a classic British Pale Mild. These are generally less hoppy when compared to an Ordinary Bitter.
British Dark Mild Ale
Jamil Zainasheff provides readers with a recipe for a British Dark Mild. This British session ale is known for its low hop character when compared to bitters and pale ales with a lot more toasted malt presence in the dark milds. Often served via cask in its native land.
Best Bitter
Noted English beer writer Martyn Cornell described bitter as the “iconic pint” that is the “country’s favourite drink” in his excellent book, Amber, Gold & Black. That was certainly my impression the
British Golden Ale
by the numbers OG: 1.038–1.053 FG:1.006–1.012 SRM:2-6 IBU:20–45 ABV:3.8–5.0% Of all the places with a long brewing tradition, Great Britain has probably seen more changes over the years due to wars, government
Make Award-Winning Session Beers
One of the trends of the past few years that I’ve welcomed is the rediscovery of lower-alcohol craft beers. Perhaps it’s a reaction to the “imperial everything” trend or just consumers becoming
Australian Sparkling Ale
Australian sparkling ale was added to the Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guide in 2015, but it’s been brewed in Australia since the 19th century to compete against pale ales imported from England.
Pro Am Brewing with Mr. Wizard
For several years I wanted to participate in the ProAm competition at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), but was not sure how to go about teaming up with an award-winning homebrewer.
Meaningful Mild
Author Terry Foster provides readers an easy-drinking British mild ale.
Fuller’s ESB Clone
This recipe is for the bottled version of ESB. The cask version in the UK is 5.5% ABV.
Fuller’s London Pride clone
This recipe is for the bottled version of London Pride. In the UK, London Pride is brewed to 4.1% ABV for cask and keg. In North America, the keg version available is the same strength as the bottled 4.7% ABV.
A Stroll by the Wandle
This recipe is inspired by the wonderful time I had visiting Sambrook’s Brewery in London to meet with the London Amateur Brewers club. I based this recipe on information Head Brewer Sean Knight shared with me about their Wandle ale.
