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And here’s the XX which was parti-gyled with the PA above. Though, at first glance, it might not look that way. Because this was almost all ...

There was sill a range of Mild at Chapman. With XX the middle one of three.     At 7% ABV, it’s a pretty powerful beer. Though it wouldn’t h...

Unlike most big London brewers, Russell was still producing more than one Mild Ale. Logically enough, the next one up the strength pole was ...

Another recipe as the result of a Twitter poll. Of the four options - X, XX, XXX and XXXX - XX was a narrow winner, just pipping XXXX. I...

Not quite so many in this set, you’ll be pleased to hear. Logically enough, the next up is XX. It’s not a huge amount stronger than X. A mer...

In 1887, XX was by far Hancock’s most popular beer, accounting for 75% of their production. Not so a decade later. When XX was only brewed o...

I was looking for something completely different. Well, same thing, a price list, but for a completely different brewery. I hate to let any ...

The standard Mild Ale of Hancock which made up the bulk of their output. Obviously, the favourite of drinkers in their pubs. It’s not a comp...

Next up the Mild chain is XX Ale. Though, in terms of strength, it’s about equal to a London X Ale. Don’t expect anything exciting to report...

Proof here that beers were constantly evolving, no matter how much breweries might claim to be using age-old recipes. For a start, there’s b...

English hops are the most commonly used. Again, the majority coming from Kent, though with Worcester well represented and in one case from S...

It’s an indication of many fewer ingredients were used relative to X Ale in that I can fit them all into a single table. All a bit dull, rea...

We now move up a class to XX Ale. Or whatever a specific brewery might call a Mild stronger than X Ale. The stronger X Ales had been rapidly...