Mild ales are brown to dark brown in color and range in alcohol from 3-4.5%. These beers feature sweet malt flavors and subtle hop bitterness, all within a lower alcohol framework. This beer is the epitome of a “session” beer and peaked in popularity in English pubs in the 1940s. Today this style has since declined in popularity, but occasionally appears in the U.S. market. Noteworthy examples of this style include: Three Floyds Pride & Joy Mild Ale, Moorehouse’s Black Cat and Revolution Workingman Mild.