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==Brewing==
Mild ales are generally based on [[mash ingredients#Barley|mild malt or pale malt]]. Most milds contain, in addition, a quantity of crystal malt; dark milds, meanwhile, make use of chocolate malt, black malt or dark brewing sugars. Milds tend to be lightly hopped compared to [[pale ale]] and are usually low in alcohol; strong mild ales used to reach six or seven per cent [[Alcohol by volume|abv]], but very few such beers are still brewed. Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild, brewed to a pre-World War I recipe, is a rare example of a strong Mild (6.0% ABV).

As part of the first American Mild Month, the project organizers challenged participating breweries to create a new variation on the mild ale style by brewing with American malts and hops. They defined American Mild as "a restrained, darkish ale, with gentle hopping and a clean finish so that the malt and what hops are present, shine through".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mildmonth.com/2015/03/an-american-mild.html|title=American Mild Month: An American Mild?|access-date=14 August 2016}}</ref>