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Back with beer in pre-WW I Canada again. It’ll take a while, because I’m just doing one pair of pages at a time. Why? I’m lazy and I need to spin this out a bit.
This set has a few more of the real beer names. Most being IPA. I can’t say that surprises me after looking at Labatt’s brewing records from the 1890’s. IPA was about three-quarters of what they brewed. Obviously, IPA was a very popular style in Canada around the turn of the century.
I was cheered to spot an XXX Ale in this set. They were very common in Ale breweries in the USA. There a typical Ale range would be XXX Ale, Stock Ale, IPA, Porter and Stout. Though in the US, XXX Ale seems to be a local development of English X Ales, that is basically a sort of Mild Ale. Though the term was rarely used in the US, Present Use being preferred.
Right. On with this set. Comparing the IPA’s and Pale Ales is revealing. For a start, it shows no significant variation in gravity between the two types. In the Labatt records, Pale Ale is 1050º and IPA 1055º. But the conclusion that IPA is always the stronger of the two doesn’t appear to be borne out by the analyses. True, the IPA’s have on average a slightly higher OG, but the Pale Ales are skewed by a couple of unusually weak ones. And the four strongest are all Pale Ales. Though we should be a little cautious as many of the Pale Ales don’t give the brand name. Some could have been marketed as IPA.
Once again, the level of attenuation is very high, averaging around 85% for both types. In general, these Canadian Ales have lower OGs than similar British beers of the period, but are more highly attenuated, leaving beers of an equal or even slightly greater ABV.
I’m not sure what the reason for the difference in the rate of attenuation is. Possibly the manufacturing process. Or perhaps because these are beers as sold, and I’m looking at brewing records. The racking gravity, which is what I see, would be higher than the final FG. Most of the British beers were sold in cask form so needed some residual sugars for secondary fermentation.
Looks like Labatt had dropped the gravity of their Stock Ale. In 1893, it was 1064º. Or maybe they’d stopped it being a separate brew and made just a tweaked version of their IPA.
More to come, obviously.
Canadian Ale in 1909 (part two)
Brewer
Town
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Beauport Brewing
Beauport
India Pale Ale
IPA
1046.9
1009.1
5.24
80.60%
The National Breweries
Montreal
Ecker's Indian Pale Ale
IPA
1050
1009.4
5.63
81.20%
Dawes & co.
Lachine, PQ
Black Horse India Pale Ale
IPA
1050.8
1005.4
6.24
89.37%
Jno.H.R. Molson & Bros
Montreal
India Pale Ale
IPA
1051.4
1006.1
6.24
88.13%
John Labatt
Ottawa
India Pale Ale
IPA
1053.4
1009.7
6.10
81.84%
Dawes & co.
Ottawa
Dawes India Pale Ale
IPA
1055
1007.3
6.63
86.73%
average IPA
1051.3
1007.8
6.01
84.64%
Reinhardt & Sons
Montreal
XXX Pale Ale
Pale Ale
1036.5
1003.6
4.63
90.14%
Silver Springs Brewery
Sherbrooke
Ale
Pale Ale
1043.4
1007.4
5.00
82.95%
Rock Springs Brewery
Quebec
Ale
Pale Ale
1046.3
1009.6
5.16
79.27%
Silver Springs Brewery
Sherbrooke
Ale
Pale Ale
1046.3
1007
5.24
84.88%
L. Davis
Ottawa
O'Keefe's Amber Ale
Pale Ale
1047.6
1010.1
5.24
78.78%
Capital Brewing Co.
Ottawa
Capital Ale
Pale Ale
1049.4
1006.1
6.02
87.65%
James Roy
Belleville
Ale
Pale Ale
1049.5
1006.1
6.02
87.68%
Jno.H.R. Molson & Bros
Montreal
Ale
Pale Ale
1049.7
1004.3
6.24
91.35%
John Labatt
London, Ont.
Ale
Pale Ale
1051.7
1008
6.02
84.53%
Carling Brewing & Malting
Ottawa
Pale Bitter Ale
Pale Ale
1055.8
1009.7
6.32
82.62%
Port Hope Brewing & Malting
Port Hope
Ale
Pale Ale
1056.2
1008.1
6.63
85.59%
John Fisher
Portsmouth
Ale
Pale Ale
1057.9
1006.6
7.01
88.60%
J. McCarthy & Sons
Prescott
Ale
Pale Ale
1059.3
1007.9
7.01
86.68%
average PA
1050.0
1007.3
5.89
85.44%
John Labatt
Ottawa
Extra Stock
Stock Ale
1055.6
1009.7
6.32
82.55%
Source:
"Ale and lager beer" by McGill, A. (Anthony), 1910, pages 4 - 19.
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Back with beer in pre-WW I Canada again. It’ll take a while, because I’m just doing one pair of pages at a time. Why? I’m lazy and I need to spin this out a bit.
This set has a few more of the real beer names. Most being IPA. I can’t say that surprises me after looking at Labatt’s brewing records from the 1890’s. IPA was about three-quarters of what they brewed. Obviously, IPA was a very popular style in Canada around the turn of the century.
I was cheered to spot an XXX Ale in this set. They were very common in Ale breweries in the USA. There a typical Ale range would be XXX Ale, Stock Ale, IPA, Porter and Stout. Though in the US, XXX Ale seems to be a local development of English X Ales, that is basically a sort of Mild Ale. Though the term was rarely used in the US, Present Use being preferred.
Right. On with this set. Comparing the IPA’s and Pale Ales is revealing. For a start, it shows no significant variation in gravity between the two types. In the Labatt records, Pale Ale is 1050º and IPA 1055º. But the conclusion that IPA is always the stronger of the two doesn’t appear to be borne out by the analyses. True, the IPA’s have on average a slightly higher OG, but the Pale Ales are skewed by a couple of unusually weak ones. And the four strongest are all Pale Ales. Though we should be a little cautious as many of the Pale Ales don’t give the brand name. Some could have been marketed as IPA.
Once again, the level of attenuation is very high, averaging around 85% for both types. In general, these Canadian Ales have lower OGs than similar British beers of the period, but are more highly attenuated, leaving beers of an equal or even slightly greater ABV.
I’m not sure what the reason for the difference in the rate of attenuation is. Possibly the manufacturing process. Or perhaps because these are beers as sold, and I’m looking at brewing records. The racking gravity, which is what I see, would be higher than the final FG. Most of the British beers were sold in cask form so needed some residual sugars for secondary fermentation.
Looks like Labatt had dropped the gravity of their Stock Ale. In 1893, it was 1064º. Or maybe they’d stopped it being a separate brew and made just a tweaked version of their IPA.
More to come, obviously.
Canadian Ale in 1909 (part two)
Brewer
Town
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Beauport Brewing
Beauport
India Pale Ale
IPA
1046.9
1009.1
5.24
80.60%
The National Breweries
Montreal
Ecker's Indian Pale Ale
IPA
1050
1009.4
5.63
81.20%
Dawes & co.
Lachine, PQ
Black Horse India Pale Ale
IPA
1050.8
1005.4
6.24
89.37%
Jno.H.R. Molson & Bros
Montreal
India Pale Ale
IPA
1051.4
1006.1
6.24
88.13%
John Labatt
Ottawa
India Pale Ale
IPA
1053.4
1009.7
6.10
81.84%
Dawes & co.
Ottawa
Dawes India Pale Ale
IPA
1055
1007.3
6.63
86.73%
average IPA
1051.3
1007.8
6.01
84.64%
Reinhardt & Sons
Montreal
XXX Pale Ale
Pale Ale
1036.5
1003.6
4.63
90.14%
Silver Springs Brewery
Sherbrooke
Ale
Pale Ale
1043.4
1007.4
5.00
82.95%
Rock Springs Brewery
Quebec
Ale
Pale Ale
1046.3
1009.6
5.16
79.27%
Silver Springs Brewery
Sherbrooke
Ale
Pale Ale
1046.3
1007
5.24
84.88%
L. Davis
Ottawa
O'Keefe's Amber Ale
Pale Ale
1047.6
1010.1
5.24
78.78%
Capital Brewing Co.
Ottawa
Capital Ale
Pale Ale
1049.4
1006.1
6.02
87.65%
James Roy
Belleville
Ale
Pale Ale
1049.5
1006.1
6.02
87.68%
Jno.H.R. Molson & Bros
Montreal
Ale
Pale Ale
1049.7
1004.3
6.24
91.35%
John Labatt
London, Ont.
Ale
Pale Ale
1051.7
1008
6.02
84.53%
Carling Brewing & Malting
Ottawa
Pale Bitter Ale
Pale Ale
1055.8
1009.7
6.32
82.62%
Port Hope Brewing & Malting
Port Hope
Ale
Pale Ale
1056.2
1008.1
6.63
85.59%
John Fisher
Portsmouth
Ale
Pale Ale
1057.9
1006.6
7.01
88.60%
J. McCarthy & Sons
Prescott
Ale
Pale Ale
1059.3
1007.9
7.01
86.68%
average PA
1050.0
1007.3
5.89
85.44%
John Labatt
Ottawa
Extra Stock
Stock Ale
1055.6
1009.7
6.32
82.55%
Source:
"Ale and lager beer" by McGill, A. (Anthony), 1910, pages 4 - 19.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2016/03/canadian-ale-in-1909-part-two.html)