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Despite covering a large area of Southeast England, there’s a reasonable amount of consistency in this set of Brown Ales.
The gravities are mostly on the low side, with only two examples over 1035º, and averaging a tad below 1032º. Surprisingly, there are a couple below the magic 1027º. It made little sense to brew a beer weaker than that, because you had to pay tax as if were 1027º. That was the minimum rate of tax.
With middling attenuation – there are a couple of beers with over 80%, but also four below 70%. Which means that the average ABV only just pokes its head above 3%.
There are some pretty watery beers, especially from Simonds. Most examples are well below 3% ABV. It’s odd because Simonds Berry Brown Ale was a reasonably big brand.
As in London, the colours are mostly pretty dark. Though the Portsmouth United and Wethered beers fall into the semi-dark region. In general, these Southern Brown Ales look quite similar to those from London. Which isn’t so surprising as there breweries were mostly not that far from the capital.
Southern Brown Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1951
Benskin
Nut Brown Ale
16
1032.9
1008.1
3.22
75.38%
83
1952
Brickwoods
Brown Brew
18
1032.2
1008.9
3.02
72.36%
80
1952
Cobb & Co
Brown Ale
18
1034.3
1007.5
3.48
78.13%
80
1950
Ind Coope
Nut Brown Ale
18
1032.3
1008.6
3.07
73.37%
75
1951
Ind Coope
Nut Brown Ale
19
1031.9
1008.3
3.06
73.98%
110
1952
Ind Coope
Nut Brown Ale
19
1030.9
1011.7
2.48
62.14%
83
1952
McMullen
Nut Brown Ale
18
1035.5
1012.6
2.96
64.51%
110
1948
Portsmouth United
Brown Ale
17
1038.2
1005.4
4.27
85.86%
55
1948
Simonds
Brown Ale
18
1025.7
1006.4
2.50
75.10%
105
1949
Simonds
Brown Ale
15
1026.1
1008
2.34
69.35%
140
1952
Simonds
Brown Ale
18
1029.9
1009.7
2.61
67.56%
110
1952
Simonds
Berry Brown Ale
19
1032
1005.5
3.44
82.81%
60
1948
Tamplin
No. 1 Brown Ale
19
1033.6
1008.5
3.25
74.70%
87
1952
Tamplin
No.1 Ale
20
1034.1
1009.7
3.16
71.55%
80
1947
Wethered
Golden Brown Ale
12
1025.6
1004
2.81
84.37%
48
Average
17.6
1031.7
1008.2
3.04
74.08%
87.1
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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Despite covering a large area of Southeast England, there’s a reasonable amount of consistency in this set of Brown Ales.
The gravities are mostly on the low side, with only two examples over 1035º, and averaging a tad below 1032º. Surprisingly, there are a couple below the magic 1027º. It made little sense to brew a beer weaker than that, because you had to pay tax as if were 1027º. That was the minimum rate of tax.
With middling attenuation – there are a couple of beers with over 80%, but also four below 70%. Which means that the average ABV only just pokes its head above 3%.
There are some pretty watery beers, especially from Simonds. Most examples are well below 3% ABV. It’s odd because Simonds Berry Brown Ale was a reasonably big brand.
As in London, the colours are mostly pretty dark. Though the Portsmouth United and Wethered beers fall into the semi-dark region. In general, these Southern Brown Ales look quite similar to those from London. Which isn’t so surprising as there breweries were mostly not that far from the capital.
Southern Brown Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1951
Benskin
Nut Brown Ale
16
1032.9
1008.1
3.22
75.38%
83
1952
Brickwoods
Brown Brew
18
1032.2
1008.9
3.02
72.36%
80
1952
Cobb & Co
Brown Ale
18
1034.3
1007.5
3.48
78.13%
80
1950
Ind Coope
Nut Brown Ale
18
1032.3
1008.6
3.07
73.37%
75
1951
Ind Coope
Nut Brown Ale
19
1031.9
1008.3
3.06
73.98%
110
1952
Ind Coope
Nut Brown Ale
19
1030.9
1011.7
2.48
62.14%
83
1952
McMullen
Nut Brown Ale
18
1035.5
1012.6
2.96
64.51%
110
1948
Portsmouth United
Brown Ale
17
1038.2
1005.4
4.27
85.86%
55
1948
Simonds
Brown Ale
18
1025.7
1006.4
2.50
75.10%
105
1949
Simonds
Brown Ale
15
1026.1
1008
2.34
69.35%
140
1952
Simonds
Brown Ale
18
1029.9
1009.7
2.61
67.56%
110
1952
Simonds
Berry Brown Ale
19
1032
1005.5
3.44
82.81%
60
1948
Tamplin
No. 1 Brown Ale
19
1033.6
1008.5
3.25
74.70%
87
1952
Tamplin
No.1 Ale
20
1034.1
1009.7
3.16
71.55%
80
1947
Wethered
Golden Brown Ale
12
1025.6
1004
2.81
84.37%
48
Average
17.6
1031.7
1008.2
3.04
74.08%
87.1
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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