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You may recall me expressing some surprise that Norway featured as a source of UK beer imports in the 1950s and 1960s. It seemed quite odd.
Then I got to thinking. Norway was one of the first places outside of central Europe to bottom ferment. There was a very simple reason why: they had an enormous supply of natural ice. Before the advent of artificial refrigeration, brewing Lager in a country with a temperate climate like the UK was problematic. Where would you get the ice required for lagering?
Some readers speculated that it was most likely Ringnes that brewed the imported Norwegian Lager. As it turns out, it looks like three breweries were in the business: Frydenlund and Schou, as well as Ringnes.
The Ringnes Export is a full-strength beer, so I doubt that it was made specifically for the UK market. The Frydenlund, on the other hand, has an OG similar to a domestic UK Lager. I'm not sure about Schou. The first two examples, though stronger than normal UK Lager, aren't quite full continental strength. While the final example is clearly designed for the UK.
I'm surprised at how strong Three Towns is. I though that was the classic mellanöl.
Norwegian- and Swedish-brewed Lager in the UK 1955 - 1963
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint d
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1956
Frydenlund
Peak Lager
30
1034.3
1005.7
3.72
83.38%
12
1959
Frydenlund
Peak Lager
1036.6
1007.5
3.78
79.51%
17
1955
Ringnes
Export Pilsener
48
1053.8
1010.9
5.59
79.74%
11
1957
Ringnes
Export Lager Beer
1052.5
1006.9
5.96
86.86%
13
1957
Ringnes
Export Lager
48
1054.5
1008.8
5.97
83.85%
9.5
1957
Schou
Norwegian Beer
1042.2
1006.6
4.64
84.36%
12
1959
Schou
Norwegian Beer
36
1041.2
1005.5
4.66
86.65%
8.5
1963
Schou
Export Lager
34
1030.4
1003
3.43
90.13%
6
1955
Swedish Beer Export Co.
Three Towns Beer
30
1052.9
1008.7
5.77
83.55%
9
Average
37.7
1044.3
1007.1
4.84
84.23%
11.1
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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You may recall me expressing some surprise that Norway featured as a source of UK beer imports in the 1950s and 1960s. It seemed quite odd.
Then I got to thinking. Norway was one of the first places outside of central Europe to bottom ferment. There was a very simple reason why: they had an enormous supply of natural ice. Before the advent of artificial refrigeration, brewing Lager in a country with a temperate climate like the UK was problematic. Where would you get the ice required for lagering?
Some readers speculated that it was most likely Ringnes that brewed the imported Norwegian Lager. As it turns out, it looks like three breweries were in the business: Frydenlund and Schou, as well as Ringnes.
The Ringnes Export is a full-strength beer, so I doubt that it was made specifically for the UK market. The Frydenlund, on the other hand, has an OG similar to a domestic UK Lager. I'm not sure about Schou. The first two examples, though stronger than normal UK Lager, aren't quite full continental strength. While the final example is clearly designed for the UK.
I'm surprised at how strong Three Towns is. I though that was the classic mellanöl.
Norwegian- and Swedish-brewed Lager in the UK 1955 - 1963
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint d
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1956
Frydenlund
Peak Lager
30
1034.3
1005.7
3.72
83.38%
12
1959
Frydenlund
Peak Lager
1036.6
1007.5
3.78
79.51%
17
1955
Ringnes
Export Pilsener
48
1053.8
1010.9
5.59
79.74%
11
1957
Ringnes
Export Lager Beer
1052.5
1006.9
5.96
86.86%
13
1957
Ringnes
Export Lager
48
1054.5
1008.8
5.97
83.85%
9.5
1957
Schou
Norwegian Beer
1042.2
1006.6
4.64
84.36%
12
1959
Schou
Norwegian Beer
36
1041.2
1005.5
4.66
86.65%
8.5
1963
Schou
Export Lager
34
1030.4
1003
3.43
90.13%
6
1955
Swedish Beer Export Co.
Three Towns Beer
30
1052.9
1008.7
5.77
83.55%
9
Average
37.7
1044.3
1007.1
4.84
84.23%
11.1
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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