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08-04-2014, 08:10
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When I finally got my search terms sorted out, I did find stuff about Simonds of Reading. Not quite sure why I was looking. Maybe because of all of the Courage posts I've been writing.

It's an innocuous enough price list. But look more closely.



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Aldershot Military Gazette - Saturday 14 May 1870, page 1.



Did you see what's hiding in amongst the Porter and Stouts? Brown Ale. Unequivocally called that. There's a section of my book (http://www.amazon.com/Home-Brewers-Guide-Vintage-Beer/dp/1592538827) I'll have to rewrite.

But I'd not been searching for 1870 randomly. I've a few Simonds records from 1869-1870. Guess what's really frustrating? No sign of Brown Ale amongst them:



Simonds beers in 1869-1870


Date
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
boil time (hours)
boil time (hours)
dry hops (oz / barrel)


23rd Dec
1869
SB
Pale Ale
1057.6
1018.3
5.20
68.27%
0.00

2
2.5



29th Dec
1869
XXX Pale
Strong Ale
1065.4
1021.1
5.86
67.80%
18.00
4.94
1.5
2.5
24


31st Dec
1869
SB
Pale Ale
1057.3
1016.1
5.46
71.98%
12.00
2.85
1.5
3
16


3rd Jan
1870
XX G
Ale
1062.9
1018.3
5.90
70.93%
14.00
3.70
1.5
2.5
20


24th Jan
1870
XX G
Ale
1061.8
1021.1
5.39
65.92%
14.00
3.35
1.5
2.5
20


2nd Feb
1870
SB
Pale Ale
1057.1
1015.5
5.50
72.82%
12.00
2.85
1.5
3
16


9th Feb
1870
XXXX Strong
Strong Ale
1094.7
1036.0
7.77
61.99%
9.09
3.85
2




18th Feb
1870
XXXX
Strong Ale
1094.2
1036.0
7.70
61.76%
9.09
4.00
2.5




1st Nov
1870
Stout for Bottling
Stout
1082.5
1028.3
7.18
65.77%
10.00
3.85
2

16


30th Dec
1870
SB
Pale Ale
1057.1
1016.6
5.35
70.87%
12.00
2.76
1.75
3
16


Sources:


Somonds brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/60/079.



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Looks like I need to revisit this particular brewing log.

And Simonds weren't the only ones with a Brown Ale:



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Reading Mercury - Saturday 03 November 1883, page 7.



"Mild Brown Ale" - I wonder what that really means? Does it just mean Dark Mild? I'm starting to get really confused.



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