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In Burton, IPA continued to mean a beer recognisably related to the classic versions of the previous century. Though the most famous Burton brewer, Bass, never called its version IPA, but simply Pale Ale.

Bass, Worthington and Allsopp all produced IPAs at the top end of the strength bracket. Around 1055º, not coincidentally at the bottom end of the top price control band in 1921. The price control bands cemented beer prices and strengths interwar.

The Bass and Worthington beers look very similar. That shouldn’t be a surprise, seeing as they were competing in the same market. Bass was one of the few draught beers allowed into rival brewers’ pubs, such was its renown.

Note that a very high degree of attenuation remained a feature of Burton IPA.

More common was for Bass and Worthington to be available in bottled form in pubs belonging to other breweries. Just as was the case with Guinness until the 1980s, the beer was delivered to breweries in bulk and then bottled there. Giving the other brewer the bottling profit.

The bottled versions of Bass and Worthington were very similar, in terms of gravity, to the draught ones. Except in some cases the rate of attenuation was even higher, sometimes hitting over 90%.

The gravities are all, with one exception, right around the 1055º mark. Which demonstrates the lasting effect of the last set of WW I price controls.



Draught Burton IPA before WW II


Year
Brewer
Price per pint
country
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation


1927
Worthington
8
1052.7





1932
Worthington

1054.7
1010.1
5.82
81.54%


1933
Worthington
8
1055
1007.6
6.20
86.18%


1937
Worthington
8
1054.3





1937
Bass
8
1055





Sources:


Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.


Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.






Bottled Burton IPA before WW II


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


1933
Bass
Pale Ale

1055
1007
6.28
87.27%


1933
Bass
Pale Ale
13.5
1055.8
1012.2
5.68
78.14%


1921
Allsopp
IPA
17
1054.4
1004.4
6.56
91.91%


1921
Worthington
IPA
13
1054.9
1007.4
6.22
86.52%


1922
Worthington
IPA (Brussels)

1055
1004.7
6.60
91.45%


1922
Worthington
Pale Ale (Brussels)

1053
1009
5.74
83.02%


1931
Worthington
IPA

1059
1013.1
5.98
77.80%


1931
Worthington
Green Label
10
1055.1
1014.3
5.30
74.05%


1933
Worthington
Pale Ale
14
1055.4
1011.6
5.71
79.06%


Sources:


Thomas Usher Gravity Book held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document TU/6/11.


Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.








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