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There's a wonderful air of inevitability about this little series of posts. One small consistency in an uncertain world. It's certainly giving me something to hang onto. What will I do once I've run out of decades?

I've done a little analysis of the number of examples of each style to try to highlight the trends in bottled products. This is what I came up with:




style
number of examples
% of total


Stout
21
34.43%


Porter
1
1.64%


Pale Ale
11
18.03%


IPA
10
16.39%


Dinner Ale
3
4.92%


all Pale Ales
24
39.34%


Strong Ale
4
6.56%


Lager
2
3.28%


Cooper
3
4.92%


Ale
5
8.20%


alcohol free
1
1.64%


total
61




More than 70% of the beers are either some sort of Pale Ale or Stout. I think that's pretty conclusive. There was just a single Porter, though that could probably be combined with the three Coopers. While there was no beer called Mild Ale, it's possible some of those I've classified as just Ale were in reality Mild. It's just not possible to tell.

Notice how Lager is starting to pop up regularly as we reach the end of the 19th century. At this point it was one of the few styles that was mostly sold in bottled form. On the other hand, there are surprisingly few Strong Ales, just four.

After WW II, the range of beers probably wouldn't look much different, save for the addition of Brown Ale, a style that shot to popularity in the inter-war period.

Before we get to the main table, I'm happy to report that I've brewing records to match some of the beers, namely those from Fullers. Here's the advert from which their beers in the table were taken:


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And here's a table of their beers:



Fuller's beers in 1897-1898


Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl


A
Mild
1044.3
1007.8
4.84
82.50%
6.13
1.14


AK
Pale Ale
1049.9
1014.4
4.69
71.11%
9.43
2.03


AKK
Pale Ale
1050.4
1012.5
5.02
75.27%
13.43
2.80


BS
Stout
1074.8
1026.0
6.45
65.19%
6.31
2.23


IPA
IPA
1057.6
1016.1
5.50
72.12%
12.43
3.07


IPA Stock
IPA
1057.9
1017.7
5.31
69.38%
13.39
3.48


KA
Pale Ale
1044.0
1009.7
4.54
77.99%
6.65
1.30


Porter
Porter
1057.1
1018.6
5.09
67.48%
6.10
1.68


X
Mild
1055.4
1015.0
5.35
73.00%
7.06
1.72


XK
Pale Ale
1055.4
1013.9
5.50
75.00%
13.43
3.07


XXK
Strong Ale
1076.5
1020.2
7.44
73.55%
12.33
4.33


XXK for vatting
Strong Ale
1082.0
1023.8
7.70
70.95%
12.33
4.59


Source:


Fuller's brewing records held at the brewery.



The two Stouts shown in both draught and bottled form are a bit of a mystery. Why? Because Fullers only brewed one Stout, BS. My guess is that the Single Stout was a blend of Porter and BS, giving it a gravity of around 1065ยบ. Based on the price (assuming bottled Pale Ale is XK), the bottled Stout looks like it's really their Porter.

Here's the full table of beers:



Bottled beers in the 1890's


Brewery
Place
year
beer
style
price per dozen
size
source


Rogers' Ales
Bristol
1896
Non-intoxicating Hop Ale
alcohol free

Bottled



Albion Brewery (Heppenstalls)
Newark
1892
Ale
Ale
1s 4d
half pint



Albion Brewery (Heppenstalls)
Newark
1892
Ale
Ale
1s 6d
half pint



Rogers' Ales
Bristol
1896
Monarch Ale
Ale

Bottled



Ash & Co
London
1897
"Canterbury" Ale
Ale
2s 6d
pint



Ash & Co
London
1897
"Gold Medal" Ale
Ale
3s
pint



Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1891
Cooper
Cooper
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 1891


Ind Coope & Co
Romford
1893
Cooper Special
Cooper
2s 6d
pint



Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1899
Cooper
Cooper
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory of Sussex, 1899


Eldridge Pope
Dorchester
1891
Crystal Light Dinner Ale
Dinner Ale
2s 6d
Imperial pint
Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser - Wednesday 04 February 1891, page 4.


E & H Kelsey, Culverden Brewery
Tunbridge Wells
1896
No. 2 Family Ale
Dinner Ale
3s

Pelton's illustrated guide to Tunbridge Wells, 1896


Ash & Co
London
1897
Light Tonic Dinner Ale
Dinner Ale
2s 3d
pint



Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1891
India Pale Ale
IPA
3s

Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 1891


Fuller, Smith & Turner
Chiswick
1893
India Pale Ale
IPA
3s 6d

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton, 1893-94


W & S Lucas
Hitchin, Herts
1894
India Pale Ale
IPA
3s 6d

Kelly's Directory of Essex, Herts & Middx, 1894


C. Hammerton & Co.
London S.W.
1895
India Pale Ale
IPA





Bass
Burton
1895
Pale Ale
IPA
2s
small
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 05 July 1895, page 4.


Bass
Burton
1895
Pale Ale
IPA
3s 10d
large
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 05 July 1895, page 4.


Rogers' Ales
Bristol
1896
East India Pale Ale
IPA





E & H Kelsey, Culverden Brewery
Tunbridge Wells
1896
No. 3 East India Pale Ale
IPA
3s 6d

Pelton's illustrated guide to Tunbridge Wells, 1896


Ash & Co
London
1897
India Pale Ale
IPA
3s 6d
pint



Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1899
India Pale Ale
IPA
3s

Kelly's Directory of Sussex, 1899


St. Anne's Well Brewery
Exeter
1891
ST. ANNE'S LAGER BEER
Lager
3s 6d
screw Imperial pint
Exeter Flying Post - Saturday 26 December 1891, page 8.


Wrexham Lager Beer Co.
Wrexham
1893
Lager Beer
Lager
3s
Imperial pint
Burnley Express - Saturday 19 August 1893, page 3.


Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1891
Bitter Beer
Pale Ale
2s 3d

Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 1891


Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1891
Pale Ale
Pale Ale
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 1891


St. Anne's Well Brewery
Exeter
1891
ST. ANNE'S PALE ALE
Pale Ale
3s
Imperial pint
Exeter Flying Post - Saturday 26 December 1891, page 8.


Eldridge Pope
Dorchester
1891
KK Light Pale Ale
Pale Ale
3s
Imperial pint
Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser - Wednesday 04 February 1891, page 4.


Fuller, Smith & Turner
Chiswick
1893
Pale Ale
Pale Ale
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton, 1893-94


C. Hammerton & Co.
London S.W.
1895
Pale Ale
Pale Ale





E & H Kelsey, Culverden Brewery
Tunbridge Wells
1896
No. 1 Light Bitter Ale
Pale Ale
2s 6d

Pelton's illustrated guide to Tunbridge Wells, 1896


Ind Coope
Romford
1897
AKK Ale
Pale Ale
2s 6d
imperial pint
Reading Mercury - Saturday 27 March 1897, page 1.


Waltham Bros.
London
1898
The Half Guinea Ale
Pale Ale
2s 6d
pint



Morgans Brewery
Norwich
1898
Light Bitter Ale
Pale Ale
2s 6d
Imperial pint
Norfolk Chronicle - Saturday 11 June 1898, page 1.


Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1899
Pale Ale
Pale Ale
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory of Sussex, 1899


E & H Kelsey, Culverden Brewery
Tunbridge Wells
1896
No. 5 Porter
Porter
2s 6d

Pelton's illustrated guide to Tunbridge Wells, 1896


Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1891
Single Stout
Stout
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 1891


Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1891
Double Stout
Stout
3s

Kelly's Directory of Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 1891


St. Anne's Well Brewery
Exeter
1891
ST. ANNE'S STOUT
Stout
3s
Imperial pint
Exeter Flying Post - Saturday 26 December 1891, page 8.


Albion Brewery (Heppenstalls)
Newark
1892
Stout
Stout
1s 6d
half pint



Fuller, Smith & Turner
Chiswick
1893
Stout
Stout
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton, 1893-94


Fuller, Smith & Turner
Chiswick
1893
Extra Stout
Stout
3s 6d

Kelly's Directory for Ealing, Acton, 1893-94


W & S Lucas
Hitchin, Herts
1894
Double Stout
Stout
3s

Kelly's Directory of Essex, Herts & Middx, 1894


C. Hammerton & Co.
London S.W.
1895
Stout
Stout





C. Hammerton & Co.
London S.W.
1895
Double Stout
Stout





C. Hammerton & Co.
London S.W.
1895
Brown Stout
Stout





Guinness
Dublin
1895
Dublin Stout
Stout
1s 9d
small
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 05 July 1895, page 4.


Guinness
Dublin
1895
Dublin Stout
Stout
3s 4d
large
Lincolnshire Chronicle - Friday 05 July 1895, page 4.


Rogers' Ales
Bristol
1896
Monarch Stout
Stout





E & H Kelsey, Culverden Brewery
Tunbridge Wells
1896
No. 6 Stout
Stout
3s 6d

Pelton's illustrated guide to Tunbridge Wells, 1896


Ash & Co
London
1897
Luncheon Stout
Stout
2s 6d
pint



Ash & Co
London
1897
Nourishing Stout for Invalids
Stout
3s
pint



Waltham Bros.
London
1898
SN Stout
Stout
3s
pint



Waltham Bros.
London
1898
London Brown Stout
Stout
2s 6d
pint



Morgans Brewery
Norwich
1898
Stout
Stout
2s 6d
Imperial pint
Norfolk Chronicle - Saturday 11 June 1898, page 1.


Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1899
Single Stout
Stout
2s 6d

Kelly's Directory of Sussex, 1899


Breeds & Co, the Hastings Brewery
Hastings
1899
Double Stout
Stout
3s

Kelly's Directory of Sussex, 1899


St. Anne's Well Brewery
Exeter
1891
ST. ANNE'S DINNER ALE
Strong Ale
2s 6d
Imperial pint
Exeter Flying Post - Saturday 26 December 1891, page 8.


W & S Lucas
Hitchin, Herts
1894
Strong Ale
Strong Ale
3s

Kelly's Directory of Essex, Herts & Middx, 1894


Rogers' Ales
Bristol
1896
XXXXX Strong Ale
Strong Ale





E & H Kelsey, Culverden Brewery
Tunbridge Wells
1896
No. 4 Strong Ale
Strong Ale
4s 6d

Pelton's illustrated guide to Tunbridge Wells, 1896



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