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You can probably guess from the highly specific title that I’m struggling with my sample size. It’s so large I’ve had to – somewhat arbitrarily – chop it into more manageable chunks.
The first and largest of which is the standard Mild from large London breweries. Of which there were still quite a few in the 1950’s. And all produced Mild. Or to be even more specific, Dark Mild Ale. Because there isn’t a pale one in the list. The lowest colour value is 50, which is a dark amber. Pretty well all the others are dark brown. The average is 106.7. Or quite dark.
The average OG has increased a little - 1.6 points – despite me having stripped out Best Mild to a separate table. So I’d reckon the real increase is more like 2 points. Combine that with a slightly lower average FG and it allows the ABV to tentatively poke its head above 3%. Hurray, you could now actually get drunk on Mild.
A few examples are still under 1030º. But in the case of Ind Coope this can be explained by the fact that they also brewed a stronger Mild. Which appears in a later table.
The price has increased a little, form 12.5d in the late 1940’s to 13.3d. That’s about 6p in modern money. It wouldn’t even get you a sip of Mild today. If you could find Mild, that is. There’s bugger all of it about nowadays.
Large London brewery Ordinary Mild Ale 1950 - 1954
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint d
Acidity
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1950
Barclay Perkins
Ale
13
0.05
1031.8
1006.8
3.24
78.62%
95
1950
Charrington
MA
12
0.07
1029.6
1007.1
2.92
76.01%
120
1950
Courage
MA
13
0.06
1032.4
1006.7
3.34
79.32%
120
1950
Ind Coope
MA
12
0.07
1027.9
1008.9
2.46
68.10%
67
1950
Mann Crossman
Mild Ale
13
0.07
1031.8
1005.8
3.38
81.76%
95
1950
Meux
XX
12
0.08
1026.9
1005.6
2.76
79.18%
152
1950
Taylor Walker
MA
12.5
0.07
1028.9
1006.1
2.96
78.89%
80
1950
Truman
MA
13
0.07
1031.9
1008
3.10
74.92%
95
1950
Watney
Best Ale
13
0.06
1031.2
1006.3
3.23
79.81%
105
1950
Whitbread
Best Ale
13
1031.7
1010.5
2.80
66.88%
110
1951
Barclay Perkins
Ale
14
0.05
1033.8
1007
3.48
79.29%
120
1951
Charrington
Ale
13
0.07
1033.5
1007.3
3.40
78.21%
110
1951
Courage
Ale
13
0.06
1034.5
1010.3
3.13
70.14%
110
1951
Ind Coope
Ale
12
0.05
1029.4
1008
2.77
72.79%
50
1951
Mann Crossman
Ale
13
0.07
1034.5
1006.5
3.64
81.16%
90
1951
Meux
X
12
1028.96
104
1951
Taylor Walker
Ale
12
0.07
1031.7
1006.9
3.22
78.23%
100
1951
Truman
Ale
13
0.07
1033.9
1006.3
3.59
81.42%
100
1951
Watney
Ale
13
0.08
1032.7
1006
3.47
81.65%
110
1951
Watney
Ale
14
0.08
1032.8
1007.4
3.30
77.44%
105
1951
Whitbread
X
13
1031.3
96
1952
Barclay Perkins
X
14
1031.51
118
1952
Charrington
X
13
1032.61
118
1952
Ind Coope
X
13
1031.1
82
1952
Mann Crossman
X
14
1034.5
108
1952
Meux
X
13
1029.96
152
1952
Taylor Walker
X
13
1030.74
100
1952
Truman
X
14
1033.7
110
1952
Watney
X
14
1032.76
104
1952
Whitbread
X
14
1031.39
114
1953
Barclay Perkins
X
14
1032.11
96
1953
Charrington
X
14
1032.67
128
1953
Courage
X
14
1031.99
124
1953
Ind Coope
X
14
1033.4
100
1953
Mann Crossman
Best Ale
14
0.06
1032.9
1009.2
3.07
72.04%
110
1953
Meux
X
13
1029.25
144
1953
Taylor Walker
X
13
1032.74
96
1953
Truman
Ale
14
0.05
1034
1008.1
3.36
76.18%
90
1953
Watney
Ale
14
0.06
1033
1010.1
2.96
69.39%
95
1953
Whitbread
Best Ale
14
0.05
1032.7
1010.5
2.87
67.89%
100
1954
Barclay Perkins
XX
14
0.06
1029.4
1005.2
3.14
82.31%
110
1954
Charrington
Ale
13
0.08
1030.7
1009.6
2.73
68.73%
120
1954
Courage
Ale
14
0.05
1032.6
1006.2
3.43
80.98%
125
1954
Mann Crossman
X
14
0.06
1032.9
1007.5
3.30
77.20%
115
1954
Meux
Mild Ale
14
0.05
1031.2
1007.3
3.10
76.60%
120
1954
Taylor Walker
T.W.X.
13
0.06
1031.7
1010.3
2.77
67.51%
100
1954
Truman
LM
14
0.05
1034
1007.8
3.40
77.06%
95
1954
Watney
XX
14
0.05
1032.3
1011.4
2.70
64.71%
110
1954
Whitbread
Best Ale
14
0.06
1032.9
1009.9
2.98
69.91%
105
Average
13.3
0.06
1031.9
1007.8
3.12
75.45%
106.6
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252
Whitbread brewing records
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You can probably guess from the highly specific title that I’m struggling with my sample size. It’s so large I’ve had to – somewhat arbitrarily – chop it into more manageable chunks.
The first and largest of which is the standard Mild from large London breweries. Of which there were still quite a few in the 1950’s. And all produced Mild. Or to be even more specific, Dark Mild Ale. Because there isn’t a pale one in the list. The lowest colour value is 50, which is a dark amber. Pretty well all the others are dark brown. The average is 106.7. Or quite dark.
The average OG has increased a little - 1.6 points – despite me having stripped out Best Mild to a separate table. So I’d reckon the real increase is more like 2 points. Combine that with a slightly lower average FG and it allows the ABV to tentatively poke its head above 3%. Hurray, you could now actually get drunk on Mild.
A few examples are still under 1030º. But in the case of Ind Coope this can be explained by the fact that they also brewed a stronger Mild. Which appears in a later table.
The price has increased a little, form 12.5d in the late 1940’s to 13.3d. That’s about 6p in modern money. It wouldn’t even get you a sip of Mild today. If you could find Mild, that is. There’s bugger all of it about nowadays.
Large London brewery Ordinary Mild Ale 1950 - 1954
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint d
Acidity
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1950
Barclay Perkins
Ale
13
0.05
1031.8
1006.8
3.24
78.62%
95
1950
Charrington
MA
12
0.07
1029.6
1007.1
2.92
76.01%
120
1950
Courage
MA
13
0.06
1032.4
1006.7
3.34
79.32%
120
1950
Ind Coope
MA
12
0.07
1027.9
1008.9
2.46
68.10%
67
1950
Mann Crossman
Mild Ale
13
0.07
1031.8
1005.8
3.38
81.76%
95
1950
Meux
XX
12
0.08
1026.9
1005.6
2.76
79.18%
152
1950
Taylor Walker
MA
12.5
0.07
1028.9
1006.1
2.96
78.89%
80
1950
Truman
MA
13
0.07
1031.9
1008
3.10
74.92%
95
1950
Watney
Best Ale
13
0.06
1031.2
1006.3
3.23
79.81%
105
1950
Whitbread
Best Ale
13
1031.7
1010.5
2.80
66.88%
110
1951
Barclay Perkins
Ale
14
0.05
1033.8
1007
3.48
79.29%
120
1951
Charrington
Ale
13
0.07
1033.5
1007.3
3.40
78.21%
110
1951
Courage
Ale
13
0.06
1034.5
1010.3
3.13
70.14%
110
1951
Ind Coope
Ale
12
0.05
1029.4
1008
2.77
72.79%
50
1951
Mann Crossman
Ale
13
0.07
1034.5
1006.5
3.64
81.16%
90
1951
Meux
X
12
1028.96
104
1951
Taylor Walker
Ale
12
0.07
1031.7
1006.9
3.22
78.23%
100
1951
Truman
Ale
13
0.07
1033.9
1006.3
3.59
81.42%
100
1951
Watney
Ale
13
0.08
1032.7
1006
3.47
81.65%
110
1951
Watney
Ale
14
0.08
1032.8
1007.4
3.30
77.44%
105
1951
Whitbread
X
13
1031.3
96
1952
Barclay Perkins
X
14
1031.51
118
1952
Charrington
X
13
1032.61
118
1952
Ind Coope
X
13
1031.1
82
1952
Mann Crossman
X
14
1034.5
108
1952
Meux
X
13
1029.96
152
1952
Taylor Walker
X
13
1030.74
100
1952
Truman
X
14
1033.7
110
1952
Watney
X
14
1032.76
104
1952
Whitbread
X
14
1031.39
114
1953
Barclay Perkins
X
14
1032.11
96
1953
Charrington
X
14
1032.67
128
1953
Courage
X
14
1031.99
124
1953
Ind Coope
X
14
1033.4
100
1953
Mann Crossman
Best Ale
14
0.06
1032.9
1009.2
3.07
72.04%
110
1953
Meux
X
13
1029.25
144
1953
Taylor Walker
X
13
1032.74
96
1953
Truman
Ale
14
0.05
1034
1008.1
3.36
76.18%
90
1953
Watney
Ale
14
0.06
1033
1010.1
2.96
69.39%
95
1953
Whitbread
Best Ale
14
0.05
1032.7
1010.5
2.87
67.89%
100
1954
Barclay Perkins
XX
14
0.06
1029.4
1005.2
3.14
82.31%
110
1954
Charrington
Ale
13
0.08
1030.7
1009.6
2.73
68.73%
120
1954
Courage
Ale
14
0.05
1032.6
1006.2
3.43
80.98%
125
1954
Mann Crossman
X
14
0.06
1032.9
1007.5
3.30
77.20%
115
1954
Meux
Mild Ale
14
0.05
1031.2
1007.3
3.10
76.60%
120
1954
Taylor Walker
T.W.X.
13
0.06
1031.7
1010.3
2.77
67.51%
100
1954
Truman
LM
14
0.05
1034
1007.8
3.40
77.06%
95
1954
Watney
XX
14
0.05
1032.3
1011.4
2.70
64.71%
110
1954
Whitbread
Best Ale
14
0.06
1032.9
1009.9
2.98
69.91%
105
Average
13.3
0.06
1031.9
1007.8
3.12
75.45%
106.6
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252
Whitbread brewing records
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