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Time to put some of William Younger’s beers under the microscope. Starting with their Pale Ales. Of which there were quite a few.
William Younger made their name in the middle of the 19th century for two types of beer: Scotch Ales and Pale Ales. Both being very popular in export markets and south of the border in England. The large quantity of IPA exported hasn’t stopped people spouting the normal bollocks about Scottish brewers using virtually no hops. How on earth could they have exported a lightly-hopped beer to India and Australia? It makes absolutely no sense.
At first glance, it looks like they brewed as many as eight brands of bottled Pale Ale. But on closer inspection it looks like there were probably only three, with gravities of 1030º, 1036º and 1044º. Which are pretty much the classic post-war 60/-, 70/- and 80/- gravities. In 1951, Maclays three Pale Ales looked very similar, with OGs of 1030º, 1037º and 1042º.*
You can see how inconsistently the shilling designations were used, with 80/- stronger than 105/- and 60/- and 90/- the same strength.
I’m a bit surprised at the high degree of attenuation. Scottish beers mostly have crap attenuation, while here everything is above 70%. Despite that, due to the pretty low gravity, there are still a fair few examples below 3% ABV.
One word about colour. I’d expect a Pale Ale to be between 20 and 30 on this scale. The 55 of the 1959 Keg Bitter isn’t far away from Dark Mild territory.
William Younger's Pale Ales 1946 - 1959
Date
Beer
Price
size
package
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1946
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1029
1008
2.72
72.41%
1947
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1028.5
1007.5
2.72
73.68%
1947
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1031
1007.5
3.05
75.81%
1947
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1029.5
1002.5
3.52
91.53%
1949
PA 60/-
pint
bottled
1030
1004
3.38
86.67%
1959
Pale Ale
12d
half
bottled
1029.9
1008
2.74
73.24%
24
1947
90/- Sparkling Ale
pint
bottled
1032
1009
2.98
71.88%
1949
Sparkling Ale
1/8d
pint
bottled
1030.9
1004.8
3.39
84.47%
25.5 B
1955
90/- Sparkling Ale
1/-
half
bottled
1032
1006.8
3.27
78.75%
32
1955
90/- Holyrood Ale
1/-
half
bottled
1031.6
1006.7
3.23
78.80%
35
1947
80/- Ale
16d
pint
bottled
1042
1012
3.89
71.43%
1947
105/- Ale
15d
pint
bottled
1036.5
1005.5
4.04
84.93%
1949
Holyrood Ale
half
bottled
1028
1008
2.59
71.43%
1959
Holyrood Ale
10d
half
bottled
1028.7
1006.5
2.78
77.35%
30
1949
Monk Pale Ale Export
pint
bottled
1046
1011
4.55
76.09%
1952
Monk Export
1/1d
half
bottled
1046.9
1011.6
4.59
75.27%
24
1953
Monk Export
1/3d
half
bottled
1044.9
1009
4.67
79.96%
29 B
1954
Monk Export Ale
bottled
1046.7
1008.9
4.92
80.94%
26
1955
Monk Export Ale
15d
half
bottled
1044.8
1010.6
4.44
76.34%
21
1957
Monk Export Ale
2/2d
16 oz
bottled
1045.6
1010.3
4.59
77.41%
20
1956
Wee Willie PA
11d
half
bottled
1031.1
1006.4
3.21
79.42%
25
1955
India Pale Ale
9.5d
half
bottled
1030.2
1006.9
3.02
77.15%
22
1959
Keg Bitter
19d
pint
draught
1043.7
1007.8
4.68
82.15%
55
1959
XXP Bitter
22d
pint
draught
1030.4
1005.7
3.21
81.25%
21
Sources:
Thomas Usher Gravity Book document TU/6/11.
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Mild and Brown Ale next.
* Maclay’s brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number M/6/1/1/28.
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Time to put some of William Younger’s beers under the microscope. Starting with their Pale Ales. Of which there were quite a few.
William Younger made their name in the middle of the 19th century for two types of beer: Scotch Ales and Pale Ales. Both being very popular in export markets and south of the border in England. The large quantity of IPA exported hasn’t stopped people spouting the normal bollocks about Scottish brewers using virtually no hops. How on earth could they have exported a lightly-hopped beer to India and Australia? It makes absolutely no sense.
At first glance, it looks like they brewed as many as eight brands of bottled Pale Ale. But on closer inspection it looks like there were probably only three, with gravities of 1030º, 1036º and 1044º. Which are pretty much the classic post-war 60/-, 70/- and 80/- gravities. In 1951, Maclays three Pale Ales looked very similar, with OGs of 1030º, 1037º and 1042º.*
You can see how inconsistently the shilling designations were used, with 80/- stronger than 105/- and 60/- and 90/- the same strength.
I’m a bit surprised at the high degree of attenuation. Scottish beers mostly have crap attenuation, while here everything is above 70%. Despite that, due to the pretty low gravity, there are still a fair few examples below 3% ABV.
One word about colour. I’d expect a Pale Ale to be between 20 and 30 on this scale. The 55 of the 1959 Keg Bitter isn’t far away from Dark Mild territory.
William Younger's Pale Ales 1946 - 1959
Date
Beer
Price
size
package
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1946
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1029
1008
2.72
72.41%
1947
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1028.5
1007.5
2.72
73.68%
1947
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1031
1007.5
3.05
75.81%
1947
60/- Ale
pint
bottled
1029.5
1002.5
3.52
91.53%
1949
PA 60/-
pint
bottled
1030
1004
3.38
86.67%
1959
Pale Ale
12d
half
bottled
1029.9
1008
2.74
73.24%
24
1947
90/- Sparkling Ale
pint
bottled
1032
1009
2.98
71.88%
1949
Sparkling Ale
1/8d
pint
bottled
1030.9
1004.8
3.39
84.47%
25.5 B
1955
90/- Sparkling Ale
1/-
half
bottled
1032
1006.8
3.27
78.75%
32
1955
90/- Holyrood Ale
1/-
half
bottled
1031.6
1006.7
3.23
78.80%
35
1947
80/- Ale
16d
pint
bottled
1042
1012
3.89
71.43%
1947
105/- Ale
15d
pint
bottled
1036.5
1005.5
4.04
84.93%
1949
Holyrood Ale
half
bottled
1028
1008
2.59
71.43%
1959
Holyrood Ale
10d
half
bottled
1028.7
1006.5
2.78
77.35%
30
1949
Monk Pale Ale Export
pint
bottled
1046
1011
4.55
76.09%
1952
Monk Export
1/1d
half
bottled
1046.9
1011.6
4.59
75.27%
24
1953
Monk Export
1/3d
half
bottled
1044.9
1009
4.67
79.96%
29 B
1954
Monk Export Ale
bottled
1046.7
1008.9
4.92
80.94%
26
1955
Monk Export Ale
15d
half
bottled
1044.8
1010.6
4.44
76.34%
21
1957
Monk Export Ale
2/2d
16 oz
bottled
1045.6
1010.3
4.59
77.41%
20
1956
Wee Willie PA
11d
half
bottled
1031.1
1006.4
3.21
79.42%
25
1955
India Pale Ale
9.5d
half
bottled
1030.2
1006.9
3.02
77.15%
22
1959
Keg Bitter
19d
pint
draught
1043.7
1007.8
4.68
82.15%
55
1959
XXP Bitter
22d
pint
draught
1030.4
1005.7
3.21
81.25%
21
Sources:
Thomas Usher Gravity Book document TU/6/11.
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Mild and Brown Ale next.
* Maclay’s brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number M/6/1/1/28.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2015/11/william-youngers-pale-ales-1946-1959.html)