Brew Review – Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project February 27th, 1832 Mild Ale
July 1st, 2010
Style: XXXX Mild
Brewery: Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project (Cambridge, MA)
ABV: 10.5%
IBUs: 75+
Availability: single brew, limited release
Next up in my “quick, drink this beer, there’s no more room in the fridge” series is the Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project’s February 27th, 1832 Mild Ale, the first in their historical recreation series. This XXXX Mild Ale, brewed without refrigeration, is a recreation based on a brewday document uncovered by brewing historian Ron Pattinson. The result is a surprisingly hoppy, surprisingly strong mild unlike any you will find on the shelf today. From the back label:
Tags: mild ale.In Dickensian London, “mild” ales weren’t necessarily the watery dark beers we know today. The term “mild” indicated that the beer was sold young, rather than aged. So here you will find a young and hoppy beer from the past.
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