Tring Mansion Mild

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Six Bells, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		16 May 2026	1st beer of this visit: Presented with a supremely creamy top and with its lacing lasting all the way on this mild from Tring in West Hertfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, and roughly 20 miles north-west of St Albans. While St Albans boasts Roman roots near the centre of the county, Tring sits right on the western border, just a stone's throw from Buckinghamshire. Though Tring was historically a hub of brewing, it suffered a 50-year dry spell where no beer was produced locally until in 1992 the Tring Brewery Company was set up and revived the town's liquid heritage. This handsomely served mild is named after Tring Park House, a local landmark mansion originally built in 1685 to a design by Sir Christopher Wren and frequently visited by King Charles II. A very dry bitter first hit. A dry malty bitterness rising and emanating from its dark roasted malts, crystal malt and biscuit malt. A hoppy fruitiness of hedgerow berries from its restrained British hops aiding a subtle spiciness. Sweet caramelised biscuity flavours from its dark roasted malts prevailing before its final descent with a lingering dry bitterness. Very moreish indeed. Served in top form.

White Hart Tap, St Albans, Hertfordshire

The White Horse, Hertford, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		29 Nov 2025	This Tring-based ruby dark mild ale, brewed north-west of Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, was very welcome indeed as displaying a fine head and lacing which resolutely hung on to the end. A dry fruited first hit. Named after Tring Park House, originally built to a design of Sir Christopher Wren in 1685, a pleasant maltiness rising with the merest hint of chocolate and a moreishly dark fruited note bobbing up. A dark berry flavouring paddling out. Very moreish!

Orange Tree, Baldock, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		10 May 2024	Creamy sweet with subtle chocolate and vanilla notes.

Old Ticket Office, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Tring Brewery Shop, Tring, Hertfordshire

Dog House, Norwich, Norfolk

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

The Kings Arms, Upper Upnor, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		29 Jun 2014	Dark brown. Very malty with flavours of raspberry.

Bricklayers Arms, Luton, Bedfordshire

The Brunswick Inn, Derby, Derbyshire

Blakes of Dover, Dover, Kent

The Bridge End Inn, Ruabon, Denbighshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		16 Jun 2013	Standard mild.

Southampton Arms, Gospel Oak, Greater London

Express Tavern (use other entry now please), Brentford, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		17 Jan 2013	Dark brown with dryish malt flavour with hints of choclate malt. Some hop in the finish. My score 15/20.
Martin the Mildman		12 Aug 2010	Malty mild with nutty flavours and quite a hoppy finish. My score 15/20.

The Speaker, Westminster, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		27 Dec 2012	Dark brown mild with a full flavoured malty character with hints of chocolate and roast malt. A little hop in the background leading to a fruity finish. My score 16/20.
Martin the Mildman		03 Jun 2010	Very malty dark brown mild with lots of biscuity malt flavours balanced by a little hoppiness in the finish. My score 16/20.

01st Loughborough Winter Beer Festival, Loughborough, Leicestershire

The Vat and Fiddle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

The Elephant, Faversham, Kent

The Mermaid, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Martin the Mildman		15 Jul 2009	Malty and fruity with a little roast to start then a bitter finish. My score 15/20.