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Boddington’s output was totally dominated by XX Mild Ale. Their brewing records handily contain monthly totals, saving me the trouble of counting adding up all the individual brews.
Compared to the big London breweries Boddington were brewing on a pretty small scale. Based on the 3,200 barrels they brewed in April 1939, they must have brewed around 40,000 barrels. In the same year, Whitbread brewed 590,695 barrels.
Looking at Boddington’s output in detail, around 71% was XX, 23% IP (Bitter), while Stout and CC (Strong Ale) amounted to 3% each. It’s pretty clear what was getting knocked back the most in Boddies’ pubs
Down South at Whitbread, Mild was also the most popular beer, but the two Milds (X and LA) combined only accounted for around 40% of production. The two Pale Ales (PA and IPA) clocked up 33%, while the Porter and Stouts held a very respectable 22%. Though it’s worth pointing out that just three beers – X, IPA and LS (London Stout) – made up around three-quarters of Whitbread’s production.
Boddington output by beer April 1939
Beer
OG
barrels
tax per barrel
total tax
% of total
XX
1033
2,090.58
36
3,763.05
64.34%
XX
1034
212.92
38
404.28
6.55%
IP
1044
753.39
58
2,184.83
23.19%
Stout
1047
93.83
64
300.27
2.89%
CC
1055
98.33
80
393.32
3.03%
Total
3,249.06
7,045.75
Source:
Boddington brewing record held at Manchester Central Library, document number M693/405/129.
Whitbread output by beer in 1939
Beer
OG
barrels
% of total
LA
1028.4
5,747
0.97%
X
1034
232,453
39.35%
33
1059.7
17,073
2.89%
DB
1054.5
8,663
1.47%
PA
1048.2
50,740
8.59%
IPA
1037
147,177
24.92%
P
1029.3
3,810
0.65%
LS
1046.3
67,177
11.37%
ES
1055.5
6,037
1.02%
MS
1057
50,890
8.62%
SSS
1110.3
928
0.16%
Total
590,695
Sources:
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/107.
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/09/126.
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Boddington’s output was totally dominated by XX Mild Ale. Their brewing records handily contain monthly totals, saving me the trouble of counting adding up all the individual brews.
Compared to the big London breweries Boddington were brewing on a pretty small scale. Based on the 3,200 barrels they brewed in April 1939, they must have brewed around 40,000 barrels. In the same year, Whitbread brewed 590,695 barrels.
Looking at Boddington’s output in detail, around 71% was XX, 23% IP (Bitter), while Stout and CC (Strong Ale) amounted to 3% each. It’s pretty clear what was getting knocked back the most in Boddies’ pubs
Down South at Whitbread, Mild was also the most popular beer, but the two Milds (X and LA) combined only accounted for around 40% of production. The two Pale Ales (PA and IPA) clocked up 33%, while the Porter and Stouts held a very respectable 22%. Though it’s worth pointing out that just three beers – X, IPA and LS (London Stout) – made up around three-quarters of Whitbread’s production.
Boddington output by beer April 1939
Beer
OG
barrels
tax per barrel
total tax
% of total
XX
1033
2,090.58
36
3,763.05
64.34%
XX
1034
212.92
38
404.28
6.55%
IP
1044
753.39
58
2,184.83
23.19%
Stout
1047
93.83
64
300.27
2.89%
CC
1055
98.33
80
393.32
3.03%
Total
3,249.06
7,045.75
Source:
Boddington brewing record held at Manchester Central Library, document number M693/405/129.
Whitbread output by beer in 1939
Beer
OG
barrels
% of total
LA
1028.4
5,747
0.97%
X
1034
232,453
39.35%
33
1059.7
17,073
2.89%
DB
1054.5
8,663
1.47%
PA
1048.2
50,740
8.59%
IPA
1037
147,177
24.92%
P
1029.3
3,810
0.65%
LS
1046.3
67,177
11.37%
ES
1055.5
6,037
1.02%
MS
1057
50,890
8.62%
SSS
1110.3
928
0.16%
Total
590,695
Sources:
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/107.
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/09/126.
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