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We've arrived at Hoare's Pale Ales, both bottled and draught.
Let's start with the draught version. It's obviously just one beer and, with a gravity in the mid-1040's, it's an Ordinary Bitter. What Can I really say about this beer? It looks very normal, that's about it.
Hoare Pale Ales 1925 - 1934
Year
Beer
Price
size
package
Acidity
FG
OG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1925
Toby Ale
5.5d
half
bottled
1011.5
1046.1
4.49
75.05%
1929
Pale Ale
8d
pint
bottled
1013.8
1047
4.30
70.64%
1930
Golden Dinner Ale
7d
pint
bottled
1010.6
1035
3.16
69.71%
1931
Toby Ale
pint
bottled
1044
1931
Toby Ale
10d
pint
bottled
1011
1037
3.37
70.27%
1931
Toby Ale
9d
pint
bottled
1010.8
1040.7
3.88
73.46%
1932
Toby Ale
9d
pint
bottled
0.05
1013.6
1043
3.81
68.37%
1922
PA
8d
pint
draught
1013.8
1047.3
4.34
70.82%
1922
PA
8d
pint
draught
1012
1047
4.54
74.47%
1923
PA
8d
pint
draught
1010.8
1046.3
4.61
76.67%
1923
PA
7d
pint
draught
1012.2
1046.7
4.48
73.88%
1925
PA
7d
pint
draught
1010.6
1047.1
4.75
77.49%
1926
Pale Ale
7d
pint
draught
1044.5
1928
PA
7d
pint
draught
1009.9
1045.5
4.63
78.24%
1929
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.07
1008.4
1046.3
4.94
81.86%
1930
PA
7d
pint
draught
1007.6
1047
5.14
83.83%
1930
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.07
1008.9
1044
4.57
79.77%
1931
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.08
1010.4
1046.5
4.69
77.63%
1931
PA
8d
pint
draught
0.07
1008
1044
4.69
81.82%
1932
PA
8d
pint
draught
0.06
1010.2
1044
4.39
76.82%
1932
Pale Ale
8d
pint
draught
1045.1
1933
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.07
1007.8
1043
4.58
81.86%
1934
Pale Ale
7d
pint
draught
1045.3
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252
Here's proof of how typical Hoare's Bitter was. These are some other London Ordinary Bitters:
London Ordinary Bitters
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint
FG
OG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1923
Barclay Perkins
Pale Ale
7d
1009.4
1045.9
4.75
79.52%
1923
Barclay Perkins
Pale Ale
8d
1007.8
1046.3
5.02
83.15%
1923
Benskin
PA
8d
1010.4
1052.4
5.47
80.15%
1923
Cannon Brewery
PA
8d
1010.3
1045.3
4.55
77.26%
1923
Cannon Brewery
PA
7d
1009.8
1045.8
4.68
78.60%
1923
Charrington
PA
7d
1010.6
1048.1
4.88
77.96%
1923
Charrington
PA
8d
1008
1049.5
5.42
83.84%
1923
City of London
PA
7d
1009.4
1046.9
4.88
79.96%
1923
City of London
PA
8d
1007.8
1048.3
5.28
83.85%
1923
Huggins
PA
7d
1008.2
1046.7
5.02
82.44%
1923
Huggins
PA
8d
1009.4
1046.9
4.88
79.96%
1923
Lion Brewery
PA
8d
1011.2
1046.7
4.61
76.02%
1923
Meux
PA
7d
1008.8
1046.8
4.95
81.20%
1923
Meux
PA
8d
1007.8
1047.3
5.15
83.51%
1923
Truman
PA
7d
1009.6
1046.6
4.81
79.40%
1923
Truman
PA
8d
1008.6
1048.6
5.21
82.30%
1923
Wenlock
Pale Ale
7d
1008.4
1043.9
4.62
80.87%
1923
Wenlock
Pale Ale
8d
1007.2
1047.2
5.22
84.75%
1923
Whitbread
PA
1013.0
1046.4
4.42
71.98%
Average
1009.2
1047.1
4.94
80.35%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/088
Maybe Hoare's had a slightly lower than average OG, but otherwise it looks very similar. Which shouldn't really be that much of a surprise. London brewers kept a pretty close eye on their competitors.
Moving on to the bottled Pale Ales, the first two from 1925 and 1929 look like the same beer as the draught version. Golden Dinner I guess could be more accurately described as a Light Ale. One interesting point is that the FG of the bottles versions are generally higher. No idea why that might be, unless it's due to secondary fermentation in the cask version.
That was a bit tabletastic. We've still a couple of more sets to go: Mild, Burton and Brown Ale. So much fun, so little time.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2014/04/hoare-pale-ales-1925-1934.html)
We've arrived at Hoare's Pale Ales, both bottled and draught.
Let's start with the draught version. It's obviously just one beer and, with a gravity in the mid-1040's, it's an Ordinary Bitter. What Can I really say about this beer? It looks very normal, that's about it.
Hoare Pale Ales 1925 - 1934
Year
Beer
Price
size
package
Acidity
FG
OG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1925
Toby Ale
5.5d
half
bottled
1011.5
1046.1
4.49
75.05%
1929
Pale Ale
8d
pint
bottled
1013.8
1047
4.30
70.64%
1930
Golden Dinner Ale
7d
pint
bottled
1010.6
1035
3.16
69.71%
1931
Toby Ale
pint
bottled
1044
1931
Toby Ale
10d
pint
bottled
1011
1037
3.37
70.27%
1931
Toby Ale
9d
pint
bottled
1010.8
1040.7
3.88
73.46%
1932
Toby Ale
9d
pint
bottled
0.05
1013.6
1043
3.81
68.37%
1922
PA
8d
pint
draught
1013.8
1047.3
4.34
70.82%
1922
PA
8d
pint
draught
1012
1047
4.54
74.47%
1923
PA
8d
pint
draught
1010.8
1046.3
4.61
76.67%
1923
PA
7d
pint
draught
1012.2
1046.7
4.48
73.88%
1925
PA
7d
pint
draught
1010.6
1047.1
4.75
77.49%
1926
Pale Ale
7d
pint
draught
1044.5
1928
PA
7d
pint
draught
1009.9
1045.5
4.63
78.24%
1929
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.07
1008.4
1046.3
4.94
81.86%
1930
PA
7d
pint
draught
1007.6
1047
5.14
83.83%
1930
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.07
1008.9
1044
4.57
79.77%
1931
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.08
1010.4
1046.5
4.69
77.63%
1931
PA
8d
pint
draught
0.07
1008
1044
4.69
81.82%
1932
PA
8d
pint
draught
0.06
1010.2
1044
4.39
76.82%
1932
Pale Ale
8d
pint
draught
1045.1
1933
PA
7d
pint
draught
0.07
1007.8
1043
4.58
81.86%
1934
Pale Ale
7d
pint
draught
1045.3
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252
Here's proof of how typical Hoare's Bitter was. These are some other London Ordinary Bitters:
London Ordinary Bitters
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint
FG
OG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1923
Barclay Perkins
Pale Ale
7d
1009.4
1045.9
4.75
79.52%
1923
Barclay Perkins
Pale Ale
8d
1007.8
1046.3
5.02
83.15%
1923
Benskin
PA
8d
1010.4
1052.4
5.47
80.15%
1923
Cannon Brewery
PA
8d
1010.3
1045.3
4.55
77.26%
1923
Cannon Brewery
PA
7d
1009.8
1045.8
4.68
78.60%
1923
Charrington
PA
7d
1010.6
1048.1
4.88
77.96%
1923
Charrington
PA
8d
1008
1049.5
5.42
83.84%
1923
City of London
PA
7d
1009.4
1046.9
4.88
79.96%
1923
City of London
PA
8d
1007.8
1048.3
5.28
83.85%
1923
Huggins
PA
7d
1008.2
1046.7
5.02
82.44%
1923
Huggins
PA
8d
1009.4
1046.9
4.88
79.96%
1923
Lion Brewery
PA
8d
1011.2
1046.7
4.61
76.02%
1923
Meux
PA
7d
1008.8
1046.8
4.95
81.20%
1923
Meux
PA
8d
1007.8
1047.3
5.15
83.51%
1923
Truman
PA
7d
1009.6
1046.6
4.81
79.40%
1923
Truman
PA
8d
1008.6
1048.6
5.21
82.30%
1923
Wenlock
Pale Ale
7d
1008.4
1043.9
4.62
80.87%
1923
Wenlock
Pale Ale
8d
1007.2
1047.2
5.22
84.75%
1923
Whitbread
PA
1013.0
1046.4
4.42
71.98%
Average
1009.2
1047.1
4.94
80.35%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/088
Maybe Hoare's had a slightly lower than average OG, but otherwise it looks very similar. Which shouldn't really be that much of a surprise. London brewers kept a pretty close eye on their competitors.
Moving on to the bottled Pale Ales, the first two from 1925 and 1929 look like the same beer as the draught version. Golden Dinner I guess could be more accurately described as a Light Ale. One interesting point is that the FG of the bottles versions are generally higher. No idea why that might be, unless it's due to secondary fermentation in the cask version.
That was a bit tabletastic. We've still a couple of more sets to go: Mild, Burton and Brown Ale. So much fun, so little time.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2014/04/hoare-pale-ales-1925-1934.html)