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The classes of Mild brewed in the provinces were exactly the same as in London: 4d, 5d and 6d. The strengths they were brewed to were much the same, too. Not really a surprise, when tax made up around a third of the retail price.
Regional brewers tended to stick to just a single Mild, either in the 4d or 5d category. Out in the countryside especially, Milds were already about as weak as a serious beer could get – 1029º or so. Which did at least mean that the war couldn’t reduce their strength significantly.
Outside London, Milds in the 6d price category seem to have been only brewed in parts of country. The examples in the table below all come from areas that were both Mild drinking strongholds and very industrial: Hull, Birmingham and South Wales. Some of these Milds are a bit stronger than anything brewed in London: over 4,5% ABV.
The examples in the 4d category, on the other hand, come from more rural areas: East Anglia, Kent and Sussex.
Provincial Mild Ale before WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1935
Leney & Co
X
4
1028
1006
2.85
78.57%
1936
Greene King
Ale
4
1028.9
1936
Wells & Winch
Ale
4
1031.8
1937
Tamplin
Draught LA
4
1032.7
1007.3
3.30
77.68%
1934
Steward & Patteson
XX Mild
1030
Average
4
1030.3
1006.7
3.08
78.12%
1935
Shepherd Neame
X
5
1039.9
1937
Crosswells
Mild
1035
1938
Lees
K
1035.0
1005.0
3.97
85.71%
28
Average
5
1034.0
1005.8
3.52
81.92%
1938
Hancock
Draught Ale
6
1040.6
1006.1
4.50
84.98%
1938
Phillips Newport Mow
Draught Ale
6
1044.5
1010.9
4.36
75.51%
1935
Ansell
Ale
6
1047
1009.7
4.85
79.36%
1935
Dare
Ale
6
1047
1013.7
4.32
70.85%
1934
Hull Brewery
6d Draught
6
1041
1008
4.29
80.49%
14
Average
6
1044.0
1009.7
4.46
78.24%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
“Cardiff Pubs and Breweries” by Brian Glover, 2005. pages 97-101
What's Brewing (Beer) May 2005, p.17; July 2005 p.5
Lees brewing record held at the brewery
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.
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The classes of Mild brewed in the provinces were exactly the same as in London: 4d, 5d and 6d. The strengths they were brewed to were much the same, too. Not really a surprise, when tax made up around a third of the retail price.
Regional brewers tended to stick to just a single Mild, either in the 4d or 5d category. Out in the countryside especially, Milds were already about as weak as a serious beer could get – 1029º or so. Which did at least mean that the war couldn’t reduce their strength significantly.
Outside London, Milds in the 6d price category seem to have been only brewed in parts of country. The examples in the table below all come from areas that were both Mild drinking strongholds and very industrial: Hull, Birmingham and South Wales. Some of these Milds are a bit stronger than anything brewed in London: over 4,5% ABV.
The examples in the 4d category, on the other hand, come from more rural areas: East Anglia, Kent and Sussex.
Provincial Mild Ale before WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1935
Leney & Co
X
4
1028
1006
2.85
78.57%
1936
Greene King
Ale
4
1028.9
1936
Wells & Winch
Ale
4
1031.8
1937
Tamplin
Draught LA
4
1032.7
1007.3
3.30
77.68%
1934
Steward & Patteson
XX Mild
1030
Average
4
1030.3
1006.7
3.08
78.12%
1935
Shepherd Neame
X
5
1039.9
1937
Crosswells
Mild
1035
1938
Lees
K
1035.0
1005.0
3.97
85.71%
28
Average
5
1034.0
1005.8
3.52
81.92%
1938
Hancock
Draught Ale
6
1040.6
1006.1
4.50
84.98%
1938
Phillips Newport Mow
Draught Ale
6
1044.5
1010.9
4.36
75.51%
1935
Ansell
Ale
6
1047
1009.7
4.85
79.36%
1935
Dare
Ale
6
1047
1013.7
4.32
70.85%
1934
Hull Brewery
6d Draught
6
1041
1008
4.29
80.49%
14
Average
6
1044.0
1009.7
4.46
78.24%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
“Cardiff Pubs and Breweries” by Brian Glover, 2005. pages 97-101
What's Brewing (Beer) May 2005, p.17; July 2005 p.5
Lees brewing record held at the brewery
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.
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