Woodshedding Fresh Mild Beer

Tasting Summary

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St Albans Beer Festival 2026, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		26 Sep 2026	8th beer of this festival visit: A light ABV one to finish on indeed but alive and kicking with its handsome head and lasting lacing on this Pale Mild Ale from apparatus set up in 2024 in the former Wild Beer Co premises at Lower Westcombe Farm, Evercreech, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. A very dry bitter first bite. A fruited maltiness bursting forth from its Warminster Floor-Malted Heritage Barley, the Plumage Archer Variety, sourced directly from sustainable local farms. This organic, old-school grain lending a rounded toffee maltiness mixed with regenerative agroecological wheat sourced straight from the soil to give the body a slightly rustic texture on the tongue. A hoppy note waving but not in the least tropical with only the British hedgerow varieties rearing up with a tangy citrus, black and red currants and sweet hedgerow berries. For me very much the old fashioned earthy, floral hoppiness getting in on the act which I heartily applaud with sweet berries and toasted toffee to boot. A dry bitterness prevailing and lingering for me. In good nick but slightly thin due to its lower ABV.

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