Chelmsford (also branded as Blueshack) Vintage Ale 1837 X Mild

Tasting Summary

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The Naval & Military Club, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		22 Nov 2025	7th beer of the visit: This collaboration with TO OL from Denmark came lightly coloured for a mild. Good head and lacing and lasting on this mild from south-east of Chelmsford. A sweetened hoppy first hit. A marmalade-infused hoppiness rising from its jar, no doubt attractive to Paddington Bear, and a fruited spicy note or two sailing out. It has been brewed to a 1837 recipe using barley that has been revived by UK Maltsters which began in 1827 working with the UK malting industry. According to the company, there were about one thousand eight hundred member companies in 1827, and today there are eleven but still representing more than 98% of the UK malting industry, buying around 2 million tonnes of choice UK malting barley so as to make about 1.6 million tonnes of malt.