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Outside London, especially in rural areas, Mild Ale started the war already as a very low-gravity beer. The war didn’t make it any stronger, but also didn’t make it that much weaker. It just didn’t have anywhere much to go.
There remained considerable regional variations in Mild Ales. Particularly in terms of colour, rate of attenuation and strength.
For example, in the Midlands, where the style was probably more popular than anywhere else, Mild Ales tended to be stronger, drier and paler in colour than in London. The combination of relatively high OG and a high rate of attenuation left many examples around 4% ABV, which was very stronger for a Mild in the immediate post-war period.
Midlands Mild Ales 1949 - 1951
Year
Brewer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1949
Ansell
13
1035.4
1007.4
3.64
79.10%
50
1950
Ansell
13
1034.8
1005.2
3.85
85.06%
48
1951
Ansell
15
1038.3
1005.7
4.25
85.12%
45
1949
Atkinsons
13
1034.6
1004.8
3.88
86.13%
50
1950
Bass, Burton
15
1041.4
1008
4.34
80.68%
40
1949
Dare
13
1034.6
1006.9
3.60
80.06%
57
1949
Davenport
13
1032
1007.9
3.12
75.31%
57
1949
Frederick Smith
13
1035
1008.6
3.42
75.43%
57
1949
M & B
18
1034.6
1003.9
4.00
88.73%
35
1949
M & B
13
1034.5
1003.5
4.04
89.86%
38.5
1950
M & B
17
1034.5
1003.8
4.00
88.99%
38
1950
M & B
15
1038.4
41
1950
Offilers
13
1031.2
1004.7
3.45
84.94%
71
Average
14.2
1035.3
1005.9
3.80
83.28%
48.3
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.
In the North of England, the situation was more diverse. There was considerable variation in colour and generally lower gravities than in the Midlands. Though there were few examples at the really weak end of the spectrum, that is below 1030º.
What’s most striking is the high degree of attenuation – all are over 80%. Which must have made for quite dry and relatively thin beers. Compare this with the London examples, where only one was over 80% attenuation and many were below 70%. This must have made for beers of a very different character.
In terms of colour, there’s everything from pale amber to dark brown. It’s obvious that Mild wasn’t necessarily assumed to be dark. Again, quite a contrast with London, where all the examples, except one, were dark brown.
Northern Mild Ales 1949 - 1951
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1951
Groves & Whitnall
Mild Ale
14
1030.6
1004.1
3.45
86.60%
50
1952
Hull Brewery
Mild Ale (bottled)
16
1032.1
1005.6
3.44
82.55%
85
1946
Lees
Bot. B
1030.0
1946
Lees
K
1028.0
1946
Lees
BM
1033.0
1952
Lees
Bot. B
1035.0
35
1952
Lees
K
1031.0
34
1952
Lees
Best Mild
1034.0
100
1951
Mitchell
Mild Ale
15
1037.2
1004.8
4.22
87.10%
60
1952
Tetley
X
13
1031.3
58
1953
Tetley
X
13
1031.4
58
1955
Thwaites
Mild Ale (bottled)
16
1032.2
1006.1
3.39
81.06%
40
1951
Vaux
Mild Ale
15
1035.6
1002.9
4.27
91.85%
24.5
1951
Wilsons
Mild Ale
14
1034.8
1005.3
3.84
84.77%
50
1949
Burtonwood
Mild Ale
13
1027.5
1003.5
3.12
87.27%
80
Average
14.3
1032.2
1004.6
3.68
85.89%
56.2
Sources:
Lees brewing records held at the brewery.
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.
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Outside London, especially in rural areas, Mild Ale started the war already as a very low-gravity beer. The war didn’t make it any stronger, but also didn’t make it that much weaker. It just didn’t have anywhere much to go.
There remained considerable regional variations in Mild Ales. Particularly in terms of colour, rate of attenuation and strength.
For example, in the Midlands, where the style was probably more popular than anywhere else, Mild Ales tended to be stronger, drier and paler in colour than in London. The combination of relatively high OG and a high rate of attenuation left many examples around 4% ABV, which was very stronger for a Mild in the immediate post-war period.
Midlands Mild Ales 1949 - 1951
Year
Brewer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1949
Ansell
13
1035.4
1007.4
3.64
79.10%
50
1950
Ansell
13
1034.8
1005.2
3.85
85.06%
48
1951
Ansell
15
1038.3
1005.7
4.25
85.12%
45
1949
Atkinsons
13
1034.6
1004.8
3.88
86.13%
50
1950
Bass, Burton
15
1041.4
1008
4.34
80.68%
40
1949
Dare
13
1034.6
1006.9
3.60
80.06%
57
1949
Davenport
13
1032
1007.9
3.12
75.31%
57
1949
Frederick Smith
13
1035
1008.6
3.42
75.43%
57
1949
M & B
18
1034.6
1003.9
4.00
88.73%
35
1949
M & B
13
1034.5
1003.5
4.04
89.86%
38.5
1950
M & B
17
1034.5
1003.8
4.00
88.99%
38
1950
M & B
15
1038.4
41
1950
Offilers
13
1031.2
1004.7
3.45
84.94%
71
Average
14.2
1035.3
1005.9
3.80
83.28%
48.3
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.
In the North of England, the situation was more diverse. There was considerable variation in colour and generally lower gravities than in the Midlands. Though there were few examples at the really weak end of the spectrum, that is below 1030º.
What’s most striking is the high degree of attenuation – all are over 80%. Which must have made for quite dry and relatively thin beers. Compare this with the London examples, where only one was over 80% attenuation and many were below 70%. This must have made for beers of a very different character.
In terms of colour, there’s everything from pale amber to dark brown. It’s obvious that Mild wasn’t necessarily assumed to be dark. Again, quite a contrast with London, where all the examples, except one, were dark brown.
Northern Mild Ales 1949 - 1951
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1951
Groves & Whitnall
Mild Ale
14
1030.6
1004.1
3.45
86.60%
50
1952
Hull Brewery
Mild Ale (bottled)
16
1032.1
1005.6
3.44
82.55%
85
1946
Lees
Bot. B
1030.0
1946
Lees
K
1028.0
1946
Lees
BM
1033.0
1952
Lees
Bot. B
1035.0
35
1952
Lees
K
1031.0
34
1952
Lees
Best Mild
1034.0
100
1951
Mitchell
Mild Ale
15
1037.2
1004.8
4.22
87.10%
60
1952
Tetley
X
13
1031.3
58
1953
Tetley
X
13
1031.4
58
1955
Thwaites
Mild Ale (bottled)
16
1032.2
1006.1
3.39
81.06%
40
1951
Vaux
Mild Ale
15
1035.6
1002.9
4.27
91.85%
24.5
1951
Wilsons
Mild Ale
14
1034.8
1005.3
3.84
84.77%
50
1949
Burtonwood
Mild Ale
13
1027.5
1003.5
3.12
87.27%
80
Average
14.3
1032.2
1004.6
3.68
85.89%
56.2
Sources:
Lees brewing records held at the brewery.
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.
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