Brown British Beer

While Dark Mild, Brown Ale, and English Porter may have long and storied histories, these descriptions cover the modern versions. They are grouped by similar flavors and balance, without implying a common ancestry. The similar characteristics are low to moderate strength, dark color, generally malty balance, and British ancestry. These styles have no historic relationship to each other; especially, none of these styles evolved into any of the others, or was ever a component of another. The category name was never used historically to describe this grouping of beers; it is a convenient modern grouping. “Brown Beer” was a distinct and important historical product, and is not related to this category name.