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After WW II, the term Old Ale rarely referred to a beer that had been aged for any length of time. Mostly, it was just something stronger than usual. And how much stronger that was varied from region to region and brewery to brewery. There was one feature they all had in common: a dark colour.
In the Southeast, Old Ale was effectively a stronger version of Dark Mild. And was often parti-gyled with it.
In the North, it was often something stronger. Old Tom, for example. Or Old Something. Strong, dark beers often had an Old prefix. Often the difference between these stronger types and Barley Wine is blurred.
Bottled Old Ale 1950 - 1965
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint d
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1950
Barclay Perkins
No. 1 Southwarke Ale
32
1052.4
1021.1
4.04
59.73%
80
1953
Bentley's Yorkshire Brewery
Old Timothy
45
1075.6
1014.7
7.98
80.56%
100
1953
Bullard
Old Ale
48
1080.5
1026.2
7.06
67.45%
68
1952
Courage
Double Courage
43.5
1068.4
1010.8
7.55
84.21%
150
1953
Duttons
O.B.J.
32
1060.9
1013.7
6.15
77.50%
83
1959
George Gale
Prize Old Ale
1089.3
1006.9
10.95
92.27%
60
1953
Greene King
Suffolk Ale
36
1062.8
1020.7
5.46
67.04%
56
1953
John Smith
Magnet Old Ale
42
1072.5
1022.9
6.44
68.41%
83
1953
JW Green
Dragon's Blood
45
1073.6
1028.1
5.88
61.82%
56
1953
McMullen
Old Time Ale
45
1062.1
1015.1
6.12
75.68%
105
1958
Mitchell & Butler
Amba Pale Old Ale
45
1056.3
1012.4
5.49
77.98%
18
1953
Steward & Patteson
Old Ale
48
1080.3
1011
9.13
86.30%
80
1959
Websters
Old Tom
26
1045.1
1012.5
4.23
72.28%
150
1965
Wrekin
Old Ale
31
1039.8
1012.7
3.39
68.09%
90
1953
Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs
Old John
54
1075.2
1025.3
6.47
66.36%
80
Average
40.9
1066.3
1016.9
6.4
73.71%
83.9
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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After WW II, the term Old Ale rarely referred to a beer that had been aged for any length of time. Mostly, it was just something stronger than usual. And how much stronger that was varied from region to region and brewery to brewery. There was one feature they all had in common: a dark colour.
In the Southeast, Old Ale was effectively a stronger version of Dark Mild. And was often parti-gyled with it.
In the North, it was often something stronger. Old Tom, for example. Or Old Something. Strong, dark beers often had an Old prefix. Often the difference between these stronger types and Barley Wine is blurred.
Bottled Old Ale 1950 - 1965
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint d
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1950
Barclay Perkins
No. 1 Southwarke Ale
32
1052.4
1021.1
4.04
59.73%
80
1953
Bentley's Yorkshire Brewery
Old Timothy
45
1075.6
1014.7
7.98
80.56%
100
1953
Bullard
Old Ale
48
1080.5
1026.2
7.06
67.45%
68
1952
Courage
Double Courage
43.5
1068.4
1010.8
7.55
84.21%
150
1953
Duttons
O.B.J.
32
1060.9
1013.7
6.15
77.50%
83
1959
George Gale
Prize Old Ale
1089.3
1006.9
10.95
92.27%
60
1953
Greene King
Suffolk Ale
36
1062.8
1020.7
5.46
67.04%
56
1953
John Smith
Magnet Old Ale
42
1072.5
1022.9
6.44
68.41%
83
1953
JW Green
Dragon's Blood
45
1073.6
1028.1
5.88
61.82%
56
1953
McMullen
Old Time Ale
45
1062.1
1015.1
6.12
75.68%
105
1958
Mitchell & Butler
Amba Pale Old Ale
45
1056.3
1012.4
5.49
77.98%
18
1953
Steward & Patteson
Old Ale
48
1080.3
1011
9.13
86.30%
80
1959
Websters
Old Tom
26
1045.1
1012.5
4.23
72.28%
150
1965
Wrekin
Old Ale
31
1039.8
1012.7
3.39
68.09%
90
1953
Youngs, Crawshay & Youngs
Old John
54
1075.2
1025.3
6.47
66.36%
80
Average
40.9
1066.3
1016.9
6.4
73.71%
83.9
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
The above is an extract from my book on UK brewing after WW II, Austerity!.
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