tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8765191143743028781..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Let's Brew Wednesday – 1958 Fullers Strong AleRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-72090877890950088442015-12-18T10:50:40.246-08:002015-12-18T10:50:40.246-08:00Anonymous,
I drank school milk in the 1960's ...Anonymous,<br /><br />I drank school milk in the 1960's and 1970's. Nothing like Mild. <br /><br />It all makes sense to me, sort of. But I have a pretty flexible view of beer styles.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-54730545734581130362015-12-18T07:17:28.299-08:002015-12-18T07:17:28.299-08:00So Strong could be Mild and Brown could be Mild......So Strong could be Mild and Brown could be Mild... I suppose next that the bottled milk served to six year olds in the 1950s was actually just a variation of Mild....<br /><br />Every day it gets clearer to me how little sense there is in rigid style definitions of beer geeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-5399766784617906122015-12-18T02:15:06.129-08:002015-12-18T02:15:06.129-08:00Anonymous,
most brewers didn't have a standar...Anonymous,<br /><br />most brewers didn't have a standard Brown Ale recipe. It was mostly just a version of their Dark Mild by this period. There were stronger Brown Ales, but they usually had totally different recipes from the weaker ones. At least in the brewing records I've seen.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-82345872641077355662015-12-17T13:48:12.348-08:002015-12-17T13:48:12.348-08:00OK, I see the point. So in theory a brewer might h...OK, I see the point. So in theory a brewer might have done something similar with their standard recipe Brown and brew a stronger version and call it a Strong?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-71995215772591607022015-12-17T06:31:29.749-08:002015-12-17T06:31:29.749-08:00Anonymous,
I didn't say I'd classify it a...Anonymous,<br /><br />I didn't say I'd classify it as a Mild Ale. I'd call it a Strong Ale. I was just pointing out that it was really just a much stronger version of their standard Mild.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-89566211369656524902015-12-17T05:53:39.605-08:002015-12-17T05:53:39.605-08:00Could you explain the differences you're think...Could you explain the differences you're thinking of when you split this off as a Mild rather than a Strong? Is it a more clear cut division than trying to sort out from the muddle that makes up the Porters and the Stouts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com