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We’re just about done with early 1950’s Mild. Don’t worry, that just means we’ll be moving on to late 1950’s Mild soon.

It’s a bit of a small set. Shouldn’t take too long.

I’m not totally sure Flowers belong here. It’s before their merger with J.W. Green, so I know the beer didn’t come from Luton. It’s probably from Stratford-upon-Avon, which I suppose really counts as the West Midlands.

Which immediately highlights something surprising: how strong the remaining Southwestern Milds are, averaging almost 4% ABV. I’d have expected the opposite. Especially remembering St. Austell and Devenish beers from the 1970’s which were pretty weak. Though you paid a price. Literally. Rather than 13d or 14d a pint, these were 17d or 18d. Other than the Starkey, Knight & Ford beer which looks excellent value.

You’ll note that the real Southwestern beers are quite pale and fairly highly, but not ridiculously so, attenuated. Odd thing is, I remember Plymouth Heavy, which is what Plymouth Breweries Mild was called when I drank it. I recall it being very dark. And very nice. It was a real shame when Courage closed the brewery and it disappeared.

It’s hard to draw many conclusions based on just two beer. So I don’t really know what to say about the Welsh Milds. Other than that I would have expected them to be darker.



Southwestern and Welsh Mild Ale 1950 - 1951


Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint d
Acidity
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour


1950
Plymouth Breweries
Mild Ale
17
0.10
1038.1
1006.9
4.06
81.89%
43


1950
Starkey, Knight & Ford
Mild Ale
14
0.08
1037.8
1008.5
3.80
77.51%
50


1951
Flowers
Mild Ale
15
0.07
1030.7
1003.9
3.49
87.30%
120


1951
Plymouth Breweries
Mild Ale
18
0.07
1040.3
1009.5
4.00
76.43%
42



Average

16
0.08
1036.7
1007.2
3.84
80.78%
63.8


1950
Clubs Brewery Ltd
Mild Ale
13
0.05
1030
1007.5
2.92
75.00%
55


1951
Brains
Mild Ale
15
0.11
1033.9
1004.3
3.85
87.32%
85



Average

14
0.08
1032.0
1005.9
3.39
81.16%
70


Source:


Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.




Late 1950’s Milds next.

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