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Before the war there had been many London Milds with gravities over 1040º. By the time the war ended, few were above 1030º. And while before the war, most breweries made multiple Milds, after it many only brewed one.
Some Best Milds were reintroduced in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but these mostly had quite modest gravities, rarely passing the dizzying height of 1040º. Even Mainline, a renowned strong Mild before the war, struggled to reach 3% ABV in its aftermath.
There’s only one beer in the table which would have counted as a Best Mild in London before the war: Truman B MA. It’s a sign of the decline in Mild that in the late 1920s 1042º would have been the strength expected of a standard Mild. Just 20 years later, that counted as extraordinarily strong.
The level of attenuation isn’t great for the most part. Remember that these are analyses made of beer as sold, so, unlike in brewing records, the FGs really are correct. Which tends to confirm reports of London Mild as being quite sweet.
In addition to being sweet, London Mild was also pretty dark. Of the set in the table, only bottled Barclay Perkins Ale was pale in colour. The average of 90 is a dark brown colour. The equivalent of around 22 SRM, for those of you working in weird US measurements.
In the early 1950’s, the gravity of London Mild did increase a little, with Ordinary Mild in the range 1032º-1034º.
London Mild Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1946
Barclay Perkins
Mild Ale
11
1028.5
1008.1
2.64
71.58%
90
1946
Barclay Perkins
Ale (bottled)
13.5
1031.1
1008.8
2.89
71.70%
19.5
1948
Barclay Perkins
XX
13
1031.4
1009.4
2.85
70.06%
90
1946
Charrington
X
11
1028.7
1008.4
2.63
70.73%
120
1948
Charrington
XX
14
1028.9
1007
2.84
75.78%
105
1946
Courage
X
11
1030.4
1006.8
3.06
77.63%
90
1948
Courage
XX
14
1030.2
1005.2
3.25
82.78%
63
1946
Mann
X
12
1032.5
1011.5
2.71
64.62%
100
1948
Mann
XX
14
1032.3
1009.3
2.98
71.21%
110
1946
Meux
X
11
1028.1
1008.8
2.50
68.68%
105
1948
Meux
XX
13
1028.1
1006
2.87
78.65%
1946
Taylor Walker
X
11
1028.4
1009.9
2.39
65.14%
100
1946
Taylor Walker
Mainline
12
1032
1010.9
2.73
65.94%
85
1948
Taylor Walker
XX
13
1029.8
1007.1
2.94
76.17%
85
1948
Taylor Walker
Mainline
15
1033.7
1012.1
2.79
64.09%
95
1946
Truman
X
11
1030.1
1010.8
2.49
64.12%
130
1948
Truman
XX
13
1028.9
1007.7
2.75
73.36%
95
1948
Truman
B MA
19
1042.5
1010.4
4.17
75.53%
105
1947
Watney
X
11
1030.7
1010.6
2.60
65.47%
100
1948
Watney
MA
12
1028.7
1007.6
2.73
73.52%
95
1948
Watney
Best Ale
13
1031.5
1010.3
2.74
67.30%
95
1946
Wenlock
X
11
1029.8
1010.4
2.51
65.10%
83
1946
Whitbread
XX
11
1030.8
1012.1
2.41
60.71%
85
1948
Whitbread
XX
13
1029.1
1006.5
2.93
77.66%
85
Average:
12.6
1030.7
1009.0
2.81
70.73%
92.6
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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Before the war there had been many London Milds with gravities over 1040º. By the time the war ended, few were above 1030º. And while before the war, most breweries made multiple Milds, after it many only brewed one.
Some Best Milds were reintroduced in the late 1940s and early 1950s, but these mostly had quite modest gravities, rarely passing the dizzying height of 1040º. Even Mainline, a renowned strong Mild before the war, struggled to reach 3% ABV in its aftermath.
There’s only one beer in the table which would have counted as a Best Mild in London before the war: Truman B MA. It’s a sign of the decline in Mild that in the late 1920s 1042º would have been the strength expected of a standard Mild. Just 20 years later, that counted as extraordinarily strong.
The level of attenuation isn’t great for the most part. Remember that these are analyses made of beer as sold, so, unlike in brewing records, the FGs really are correct. Which tends to confirm reports of London Mild as being quite sweet.
In addition to being sweet, London Mild was also pretty dark. Of the set in the table, only bottled Barclay Perkins Ale was pale in colour. The average of 90 is a dark brown colour. The equivalent of around 22 SRM, for those of you working in weird US measurements.
In the early 1950’s, the gravity of London Mild did increase a little, with Ordinary Mild in the range 1032º-1034º.
London Mild Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1946
Barclay Perkins
Mild Ale
11
1028.5
1008.1
2.64
71.58%
90
1946
Barclay Perkins
Ale (bottled)
13.5
1031.1
1008.8
2.89
71.70%
19.5
1948
Barclay Perkins
XX
13
1031.4
1009.4
2.85
70.06%
90
1946
Charrington
X
11
1028.7
1008.4
2.63
70.73%
120
1948
Charrington
XX
14
1028.9
1007
2.84
75.78%
105
1946
Courage
X
11
1030.4
1006.8
3.06
77.63%
90
1948
Courage
XX
14
1030.2
1005.2
3.25
82.78%
63
1946
Mann
X
12
1032.5
1011.5
2.71
64.62%
100
1948
Mann
XX
14
1032.3
1009.3
2.98
71.21%
110
1946
Meux
X
11
1028.1
1008.8
2.50
68.68%
105
1948
Meux
XX
13
1028.1
1006
2.87
78.65%
1946
Taylor Walker
X
11
1028.4
1009.9
2.39
65.14%
100
1946
Taylor Walker
Mainline
12
1032
1010.9
2.73
65.94%
85
1948
Taylor Walker
XX
13
1029.8
1007.1
2.94
76.17%
85
1948
Taylor Walker
Mainline
15
1033.7
1012.1
2.79
64.09%
95
1946
Truman
X
11
1030.1
1010.8
2.49
64.12%
130
1948
Truman
XX
13
1028.9
1007.7
2.75
73.36%
95
1948
Truman
B MA
19
1042.5
1010.4
4.17
75.53%
105
1947
Watney
X
11
1030.7
1010.6
2.60
65.47%
100
1948
Watney
MA
12
1028.7
1007.6
2.73
73.52%
95
1948
Watney
Best Ale
13
1031.5
1010.3
2.74
67.30%
95
1946
Wenlock
X
11
1029.8
1010.4
2.51
65.10%
83
1946
Whitbread
XX
11
1030.8
1012.1
2.41
60.71%
85
1948
Whitbread
XX
13
1029.1
1006.5
2.93
77.66%
85
Average:
12.6
1030.7
1009.0
2.81
70.73%
92.6
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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