Tramway Mild

500ml bottle conditioned: brought back from the Tramway Museum by my sister-in-law, thanks Sue. BBE of Nov 15, poured at home into an Abbot Ale glass tankard on 29th July 15 while answering my questions as AMA #18 on the OY-Light forum pages. Very little head to speak of on the dark brown, almost black bodied brew, just a light wisp. The aroma and taste come from the high malt content and offer a pleasant sweetness before any bittering hops find their way into the flavouring. I shared a bottle yesterday with my brother-in-law and really enjoyed it: now with a full one too myself I can fully appreciate it’s finer points at leisure. Rich almost in depth and flavour, it belies it’s 3.7% ABV and comes across as much stronger. A lovely example of this old English style and I hope more get the chance to try this classic beer, Ratebeerians or not.