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Bottled Pale Ales came in a wide variety of strengths, from as weak as 1030º to as high as 1056º. The prices charged varied accordingly. In most cases, you got what you paid for. Though the size of the container mattered. Beer sold in half pints worked out slightly more expensive per pint. While that sold in quarts was slightly cheaper.
Provincial bottled Pale Ale under 6.5d per pint
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1936
Beer & Rigden
Pale Ale
5.5
1030.6
1004.2
3.43
86.27%
1938
Shepherd Neame
Pale Ale
5.5
1031.4
1005.1
3.42
83.76%
1935
Wethered
Family Pale Ale
5.5
1031
1006
3.25
80.65%
1934
Tollemache
Light Bitter
5.75
1041
1006.3
4.52
84.63%
1937
Georges
Bitter Ale
6
1035.4
1007.3
3.65
79.38%
1936
Hey
White Rose Table Ale
6
1034
1005.5
3.71
83.82%
1936
Hope Brewery
Sun Bright Pale Ale
6
1044.7
1008.4
4.73
81.21%
1935
Steward & Patteson
Bitter Ale
6
1030
1003.7
3.42
87.67%
1936
Tamplin
Pale Ale
6
1031.7
1002.8
3.77
91.17%
1935
Anglo Bavarian
Pale Ale
6.375
1047
1015.3
4.10
67.45%
1935
Northampton Brewery
Pale Ale
1032
1008.2
3.08
74.37%
1936
Vaux
Pale Ale
1033
1006.5
3.44
80.30%
Average
5.86
1035.2
1006.6
3.71
81.72%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Thomas Usher Gravity Book held at the Scottish Brewing Archive document TU/6/11,
Most examples are, as you would expect, in the low 1030ºs. The exception being the Hope Brewery beer. That could be because it was packaged in a can. There’s a good chance that it wasn’t a full pint in size. The Tollemache Light Bitter is slightly cheaper than you’d expect because it came in a quart bottle.
The rate of attenuation is extremely high, with the exception of a couple of examples, notably the Anglo Bavarian one. The high attenuation means that, despite there being some low-gravity examples, all come in at well over 3% ABV.
The next price class up, approximately 7d per pint, is much the same as 6d draught beers, in terms of strength. Though the Walmer Ale is a real outlier at just under 1030º. Most of the other examples are somewhere around 1040º.
Provincial bottled Pale Ale under 6.5d to 7.5d per pint
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1934
Eldridge Pope
Crystal Ale
7
1037
1007.3
3.86
80.27%
1938
Fremlin
Elephant Ale
7
1042.5
1013.1
3.81
69.18%
1938
Green
Lutonian Pale Ale
7
1035
1005
3.91
85.71%
1938
Lovibond
Yeoman Ale
7
1043.9
1005.4
5.03
87.70%
1935
Mitchell & Butler
Cape Ale
7
1040
1008.3
4.12
79.25%
1938
Simonds
SB Ale
7
1036.4
1006.1
3.94
83.24%
1938
Thompson & Sons
Walmer Ale
7
1029.8
1004
3.36
86.58%
1934
Woodhead
Special Pale Ale
7
1033.5
1008.4
3.25
74.93%
1935
Mitchell & Butler
All Bright Ale
7.5
1046
1008.6
4.87
81.30%
1934
John Smith
Star Bright Ale
1038.6
1009.7
3.75
74.87%
1937
Magee Marshall
Crown Ale
1037.5
1007
3.97
81.33%
1938
Melbourne
Gold Cup
1040.8
1008.2
4.24
79.90%
1938
Unwin
Pale Ale
1039
1005.7
4.34
85.38%
1934
Vaux
Pale Ale
1040.5
1007.5
4.29
81.48%
Average
7.06
1038.6
1007.5
4.05
80.80%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Thomas Usher Gravity Book held at the Scottish Brewing Archive document TU/6/11,
The rate of attenuation is almost, but not quite, as high as in the weaker class. There’s just a single beer under 70%, Fremlin Elephant Ale.
The last table is proof that Pale Ales in the strongest were brewed in the province. Though the same ceiling – around 1055º – applied as elsewhere.
Provincial bottled Pale Ale above 7.5d per pint
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1938
Eldridge Pope
Crystal Ale
8
1036.7
1005.9
4.01
83.92%
1936
Hey
Golden Cup Ale
8
1047
1012.9
4.42
72.55%
1936
Hey
White Rose Ale No. 5
8
1045
1013.6
4.07
69.78%
1936
John Smith
No. 5 Special
8
1041
1012.7
3.66
69.02%
1935
Steward & Patteson
Pale Ale
8
1046
1007.8
4.98
83.04%
1934
Strong
Golden Ale
8
1044
1014
3.88
68.18%
1936
Tetley
Yorkshire Ale
8.5
1051
1012.7
4.98
75.10%
1936
Flower
Pale Ale
9
1053
1014
5.07
73.58%
1935
Morgans
Pale Ale
9
1048
1018
3.87
62.50%
1935
Mitchell & Butler
Export Pale Ale
11
1053
1008.4
5.83
84.15%
1936
Felinfoel
Pale Ale
1051
1014.7
4.71
71.18%
1934
Fremlin
Bitter Ale
1049
1001.3
6.27
97.35%
1937
Fremlin
Gold Top English Stock Bbitter
1046.8
1003.2
5.71
93.16%
1936
John Smith
Magnet Pale Ale
1056
1014.2
5.44
74.64%
1934
John Smith
Pale Ale
1050.3
1011.9
4.99
76.34%
Average
8.55
1047.9
1011.0
4.79
76.97%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
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The rate of attenuation doesn’t average out quite as high as in the other classes, but there is the most highly attenuated of all: Fremlin Bitter Ale. With a finishing gravity of just 1001.3, it must have been bone dry. The label states "almost sugar free" which is certainly true.
I suspect that this is the ancestor of Whitbread’s Stock Bitter bottled beer of the 1970s. Not so strange, as Whitbread did take over Fremlin
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Bottled Pale Ales came in a wide variety of strengths, from as weak as 1030º to as high as 1056º. The prices charged varied accordingly. In most cases, you got what you paid for. Though the size of the container mattered. Beer sold in half pints worked out slightly more expensive per pint. While that sold in quarts was slightly cheaper.
Provincial bottled Pale Ale under 6.5d per pint
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1936
Beer & Rigden
Pale Ale
5.5
1030.6
1004.2
3.43
86.27%
1938
Shepherd Neame
Pale Ale
5.5
1031.4
1005.1
3.42
83.76%
1935
Wethered
Family Pale Ale
5.5
1031
1006
3.25
80.65%
1934
Tollemache
Light Bitter
5.75
1041
1006.3
4.52
84.63%
1937
Georges
Bitter Ale
6
1035.4
1007.3
3.65
79.38%
1936
Hey
White Rose Table Ale
6
1034
1005.5
3.71
83.82%
1936
Hope Brewery
Sun Bright Pale Ale
6
1044.7
1008.4
4.73
81.21%
1935
Steward & Patteson
Bitter Ale
6
1030
1003.7
3.42
87.67%
1936
Tamplin
Pale Ale
6
1031.7
1002.8
3.77
91.17%
1935
Anglo Bavarian
Pale Ale
6.375
1047
1015.3
4.10
67.45%
1935
Northampton Brewery
Pale Ale
1032
1008.2
3.08
74.37%
1936
Vaux
Pale Ale
1033
1006.5
3.44
80.30%
Average
5.86
1035.2
1006.6
3.71
81.72%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Thomas Usher Gravity Book held at the Scottish Brewing Archive document TU/6/11,
Most examples are, as you would expect, in the low 1030ºs. The exception being the Hope Brewery beer. That could be because it was packaged in a can. There’s a good chance that it wasn’t a full pint in size. The Tollemache Light Bitter is slightly cheaper than you’d expect because it came in a quart bottle.
The rate of attenuation is extremely high, with the exception of a couple of examples, notably the Anglo Bavarian one. The high attenuation means that, despite there being some low-gravity examples, all come in at well over 3% ABV.
The next price class up, approximately 7d per pint, is much the same as 6d draught beers, in terms of strength. Though the Walmer Ale is a real outlier at just under 1030º. Most of the other examples are somewhere around 1040º.
Provincial bottled Pale Ale under 6.5d to 7.5d per pint
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1934
Eldridge Pope
Crystal Ale
7
1037
1007.3
3.86
80.27%
1938
Fremlin
Elephant Ale
7
1042.5
1013.1
3.81
69.18%
1938
Green
Lutonian Pale Ale
7
1035
1005
3.91
85.71%
1938
Lovibond
Yeoman Ale
7
1043.9
1005.4
5.03
87.70%
1935
Mitchell & Butler
Cape Ale
7
1040
1008.3
4.12
79.25%
1938
Simonds
SB Ale
7
1036.4
1006.1
3.94
83.24%
1938
Thompson & Sons
Walmer Ale
7
1029.8
1004
3.36
86.58%
1934
Woodhead
Special Pale Ale
7
1033.5
1008.4
3.25
74.93%
1935
Mitchell & Butler
All Bright Ale
7.5
1046
1008.6
4.87
81.30%
1934
John Smith
Star Bright Ale
1038.6
1009.7
3.75
74.87%
1937
Magee Marshall
Crown Ale
1037.5
1007
3.97
81.33%
1938
Melbourne
Gold Cup
1040.8
1008.2
4.24
79.90%
1938
Unwin
Pale Ale
1039
1005.7
4.34
85.38%
1934
Vaux
Pale Ale
1040.5
1007.5
4.29
81.48%
Average
7.06
1038.6
1007.5
4.05
80.80%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Thomas Usher Gravity Book held at the Scottish Brewing Archive document TU/6/11,
The rate of attenuation is almost, but not quite, as high as in the weaker class. There’s just a single beer under 70%, Fremlin Elephant Ale.
The last table is proof that Pale Ales in the strongest were brewed in the province. Though the same ceiling – around 1055º – applied as elsewhere.
Provincial bottled Pale Ale above 7.5d per pint
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1938
Eldridge Pope
Crystal Ale
8
1036.7
1005.9
4.01
83.92%
1936
Hey
Golden Cup Ale
8
1047
1012.9
4.42
72.55%
1936
Hey
White Rose Ale No. 5
8
1045
1013.6
4.07
69.78%
1936
John Smith
No. 5 Special
8
1041
1012.7
3.66
69.02%
1935
Steward & Patteson
Pale Ale
8
1046
1007.8
4.98
83.04%
1934
Strong
Golden Ale
8
1044
1014
3.88
68.18%
1936
Tetley
Yorkshire Ale
8.5
1051
1012.7
4.98
75.10%
1936
Flower
Pale Ale
9
1053
1014
5.07
73.58%
1935
Morgans
Pale Ale
9
1048
1018
3.87
62.50%
1935
Mitchell & Butler
Export Pale Ale
11
1053
1008.4
5.83
84.15%
1936
Felinfoel
Pale Ale
1051
1014.7
4.71
71.18%
1934
Fremlin
Bitter Ale
1049
1001.3
6.27
97.35%
1937
Fremlin
Gold Top English Stock Bbitter
1046.8
1003.2
5.71
93.16%
1936
John Smith
Magnet Pale Ale
1056
1014.2
5.44
74.64%
1934
John Smith
Pale Ale
1050.3
1011.9
4.99
76.34%
Average
8.55
1047.9
1011.0
4.79
76.97%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uZVGqjK6OXI/XL2YgcRHUQI/AAAAAAAAgOo/OOI93NbOJzwOL55IrjA0sgp9XqU4YV5zQCLcBGAs/s320/Whitbread_Stock_Bitter_beermat.jpg (https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uZVGqjK6OXI/XL2YgcRHUQI/AAAAAAAAgOo/OOI93NbOJzwOL55IrjA0sgp9XqU4YV5zQCLcBGAs/s1600/Whitbread_Stock_Bitter_beermat.jpg)
The rate of attenuation doesn’t average out quite as high as in the other classes, but there is the most highly attenuated of all: Fremlin Bitter Ale. With a finishing gravity of just 1001.3, it must have been bone dry. The label states "almost sugar free" which is certainly true.
I suspect that this is the ancestor of Whitbread’s Stock Bitter bottled beer of the 1970s. Not so strange, as Whitbread did take over Fremlin
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2019/04/provincial-bottled-pale-ale-on-eve-of.html)