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I warned you there would be more numbers. I have these episodes where I go statistic crazy for a week or two. The family have learnt to ignore when an attack strikes. Feel free to do the same if numbers aren't your suitcase.
Below are the sort-of figures for Scottish exports that I thromised. Why sort-of? Because, while exports clearly make up the bulk of the figure, there are other categories of duty-free beer included. They're the best I can do, basically. In the last column I've included the actual amount of beer exported.
Well, almost, because it's in standard barrels. As are all the other figures. That's a nominal 36 gallon barrel with an OG of 1055. So if the beer A actually had an OG of 1027.5, 1 standard barrel of beer A would be two bulk barrels. Is that clear?
In most years the duty-free beer figure is about 10% large than the exported figure. Though there are a couple of years where it's around 20%. Very roughly, knocking 10% off the duty-free number should get us close to the number of standard barrels exported.
The period 1921 to 1930 is revealing. Scottish exports increased steadily while English exports remained fairly flat, but with a small decrease. 1927 being the turning point, where Scottish exports, probably for the first time ever, outstripped English ones.
That's an incredible achievement for Scottish brewing. remember that they were competing against the likes of Bass, Worthington and Whitbread. Much larger companies with far larger resources. Even the Scottish giants - McEwan, William Younger and Tennent - were much smaller concerns than their large English rivals.
Here's the table:
Beer Exported on Drawback and Free of Duty
England and Wales
Scotland
Ireland
United Kingdom
UK exports
1916
581,947
174,595
46,371
802,913
1917
314,333
73,896
30,095
418,324
1918
174,408
30,379
16,185
220,972
1919
470,794
195,995
33,821
700,610
1920
312,868
146,726
16,698
485,292
390,248
1921
215,719
92,193
12,648
320,560
1922
207,882
117,978
10,239
336,099
260,914
1923
176,913
108,544
2,270
287,727
257,454
1924
158,373
132,889
753
292,015
264,003
1925
180,731
145,603
415
326,749
290,824
1926
178,155
168,609
305
347,069
283,033
1927
156,258
179,242
232
338,732
287,445
1928
170,728
193,255
363,983
328,029
1929
176,381
223,638
400,019
352,942
1930
173,988
204,345
378,333
328,524
1931
159,278
147,527
306,805
289,516
1932
136,231
133,240
269,471
244,525
1933
117,363
126,254
243,617
217,981
Sources:
Brewers' Journal 1919, page 65.
Brewers' Journal 1922, page 71.
Brewers' Journal 1925, page 83.
Brewers' Journal 1928, page 87.
Brewers' Journal 1928, page 87.
Brewers' Journal 1934, page 162.
Brewers' Almanack 1928, p. 115
Brewers' Almanack 1955, p. 57
I don't I've quite worked the number mania out of my system yet. Prepare yourselves for more.
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I warned you there would be more numbers. I have these episodes where I go statistic crazy for a week or two. The family have learnt to ignore when an attack strikes. Feel free to do the same if numbers aren't your suitcase.
Below are the sort-of figures for Scottish exports that I thromised. Why sort-of? Because, while exports clearly make up the bulk of the figure, there are other categories of duty-free beer included. They're the best I can do, basically. In the last column I've included the actual amount of beer exported.
Well, almost, because it's in standard barrels. As are all the other figures. That's a nominal 36 gallon barrel with an OG of 1055. So if the beer A actually had an OG of 1027.5, 1 standard barrel of beer A would be two bulk barrels. Is that clear?
In most years the duty-free beer figure is about 10% large than the exported figure. Though there are a couple of years where it's around 20%. Very roughly, knocking 10% off the duty-free number should get us close to the number of standard barrels exported.
The period 1921 to 1930 is revealing. Scottish exports increased steadily while English exports remained fairly flat, but with a small decrease. 1927 being the turning point, where Scottish exports, probably for the first time ever, outstripped English ones.
That's an incredible achievement for Scottish brewing. remember that they were competing against the likes of Bass, Worthington and Whitbread. Much larger companies with far larger resources. Even the Scottish giants - McEwan, William Younger and Tennent - were much smaller concerns than their large English rivals.
Here's the table:
Beer Exported on Drawback and Free of Duty
England and Wales
Scotland
Ireland
United Kingdom
UK exports
1916
581,947
174,595
46,371
802,913
1917
314,333
73,896
30,095
418,324
1918
174,408
30,379
16,185
220,972
1919
470,794
195,995
33,821
700,610
1920
312,868
146,726
16,698
485,292
390,248
1921
215,719
92,193
12,648
320,560
1922
207,882
117,978
10,239
336,099
260,914
1923
176,913
108,544
2,270
287,727
257,454
1924
158,373
132,889
753
292,015
264,003
1925
180,731
145,603
415
326,749
290,824
1926
178,155
168,609
305
347,069
283,033
1927
156,258
179,242
232
338,732
287,445
1928
170,728
193,255
363,983
328,029
1929
176,381
223,638
400,019
352,942
1930
173,988
204,345
378,333
328,524
1931
159,278
147,527
306,805
289,516
1932
136,231
133,240
269,471
244,525
1933
117,363
126,254
243,617
217,981
Sources:
Brewers' Journal 1919, page 65.
Brewers' Journal 1922, page 71.
Brewers' Journal 1925, page 83.
Brewers' Journal 1928, page 87.
Brewers' Journal 1928, page 87.
Brewers' Journal 1934, page 162.
Brewers' Almanack 1928, p. 115
Brewers' Almanack 1955, p. 57
I don't I've quite worked the number mania out of my system yet. Prepare yourselves for more.
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