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it here. The inspiration is what we think a mild ale of the Victorian era would be like – to our current tastes this would come across as something warming, stronger than we would expect, lush and rich with caramels, toffees, burnt sugars on both the flavour and the mouthfeel. Fruity US hops playing an untraditional but pitch perfect supporting role that buttresses and reinforces the malt at play in its dessert like qualities. The colour runs to dark autumnal hues, browns and russets and heavily concentrated reds. All tempered however through the spice brought on with our house London Ale yeast character, bready / gingerbread, and marmaladey all round. Yet the finish is clean, bitterness arrives to wrap things up.

Malt – Maris Otter, Vienna, Crystal, Dark Crystal, Chocolate Hops – El Dorado Yeast – London Ale Less