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The war had minimal impact on bottled Bas Pale Ale. I can’t think of another mass-market beer of which that’s true. Especially as, unlike some strong beers that returned to their pre-war strength in the 1950s, its production was uninterrupted.
Amazingly, the gravity of Bass Pale Ale after WW II was slightly higher than it had been before the war. That’s definitely a real rarity. One thing that remained the same, however, was the high degree of attenuation
A gravity of over 1050º was very unusual in the late 1940s when average OG was in the low 1030ºs. I’m not sure how Bass was able to do that, unless, as in the case of beer zoning, different rules applied to them.
At Worthington something similar was happening after the war, though in this case the gravity increased even more. By the mid-1950s, Worthington IPA had returned to something close to its pre-WW I gravity. The colour is very pale for a Pale Ale of its strength. More usual would have been in the high 20s. Anything below 20 is pretty pale.
White Shield was the bottle-conditioned version of Worthington IPA, Green Shield the filtered and artificially-carbonated version. Eventually White Shield and Bass Red Triangle (the bottle-conditioned version of Bass Pale Ale) became the same beer.
Bass Pale Ale after WW II
Year
Price per pint
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1946
1053.8
1011.2
5.55
79.18%
20.5
1946
1054.8
1010.1
5.83
81.57%
20
1946
1051.9
1008.2
5.71
84.20%
18
1948
18.5
1054.2
1009.1
5.89
83.21%
17.5
1948
1053.8
1008.9
5.86
83.46%
1949
1054
1008
6.01
85.19%
1949
28
1054.1
1008.6
5.94
84.10%
1950
1058
1008.3
6.51
85.69%
21
1950
31
1057.1
1007.6
6.48
86.69%
19
1950
37
1056.1
1004.6
6.76
91.80%
19
1948
1047.8
1009.75
4.95
79.58%
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/02/002.
Bottled Worthington IPA after WW II
Year
Beer
Price per pint
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1947
IPA
22
1053.2
1003.3
6.55
93.80%
20
1948
IPA
24
1054.1
1005.1
6.42
90.57%
20
1948
IPA Export
1053.2
1006.3
6.14
88.16%
19
1951
India Pale Ale
29
1056.7
1007.2
6.48
87.30%
18
1951
India Pale Ale
32
1054.6
1006.1
6.35
88.83%
19
1953
India Pale Ale
1061.1
1013.5
6.21
77.91%
27
1955
India Pale Ale (Green Shield)
1063.3
1009.4
7.06
85.15%
18
1955
India Pale Ale (White Shield)
1063.7
1002.9
8.02
95.45%
18
1959
India Pale Ale
32
1051.6
1011.5
5.22
77.71%
18
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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The war had minimal impact on bottled Bas Pale Ale. I can’t think of another mass-market beer of which that’s true. Especially as, unlike some strong beers that returned to their pre-war strength in the 1950s, its production was uninterrupted.
Amazingly, the gravity of Bass Pale Ale after WW II was slightly higher than it had been before the war. That’s definitely a real rarity. One thing that remained the same, however, was the high degree of attenuation
A gravity of over 1050º was very unusual in the late 1940s when average OG was in the low 1030ºs. I’m not sure how Bass was able to do that, unless, as in the case of beer zoning, different rules applied to them.
At Worthington something similar was happening after the war, though in this case the gravity increased even more. By the mid-1950s, Worthington IPA had returned to something close to its pre-WW I gravity. The colour is very pale for a Pale Ale of its strength. More usual would have been in the high 20s. Anything below 20 is pretty pale.
White Shield was the bottle-conditioned version of Worthington IPA, Green Shield the filtered and artificially-carbonated version. Eventually White Shield and Bass Red Triangle (the bottle-conditioned version of Bass Pale Ale) became the same beer.
Bass Pale Ale after WW II
Year
Price per pint
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1946
1053.8
1011.2
5.55
79.18%
20.5
1946
1054.8
1010.1
5.83
81.57%
20
1946
1051.9
1008.2
5.71
84.20%
18
1948
18.5
1054.2
1009.1
5.89
83.21%
17.5
1948
1053.8
1008.9
5.86
83.46%
1949
1054
1008
6.01
85.19%
1949
28
1054.1
1008.6
5.94
84.10%
1950
1058
1008.3
6.51
85.69%
21
1950
31
1057.1
1007.6
6.48
86.69%
19
1950
37
1056.1
1004.6
6.76
91.80%
19
1948
1047.8
1009.75
4.95
79.58%
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/02/002.
Bottled Worthington IPA after WW II
Year
Beer
Price per pint
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1947
IPA
22
1053.2
1003.3
6.55
93.80%
20
1948
IPA
24
1054.1
1005.1
6.42
90.57%
20
1948
IPA Export
1053.2
1006.3
6.14
88.16%
19
1951
India Pale Ale
29
1056.7
1007.2
6.48
87.30%
18
1951
India Pale Ale
32
1054.6
1006.1
6.35
88.83%
19
1953
India Pale Ale
1061.1
1013.5
6.21
77.91%
27
1955
India Pale Ale (Green Shield)
1063.3
1009.4
7.06
85.15%
18
1955
India Pale Ale (White Shield)
1063.7
1002.9
8.02
95.45%
18
1959
India Pale Ale
32
1051.6
1011.5
5.22
77.71%
18
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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