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Stronger Milds were brewed and in London an X Ale had a gravity of 1040º-1043º in the early 1920s. Milds of over 1050º were a thing of the past. Though some Southern breweries did produce a seasonal draught Old Ale which was essentially a strong Mild. Harvey’s Old Ale is an example of such a type of beer that still exists today.
Oddly, London brewers that had brewed just one Mild Ale in the run-up to WW I, began to brew multiple versions in the 1920s.
The Milds around 1030º are the successors to wartime Government Ale. The watery wartime stuff seems to have created a market for cheap and not very cheersome Mild that brewers were happy to cater to. It wasn’t a huge volume market, but by parti-gyling with the stronger Milds it was one that was easy to satisfy.
London Mild Ale after WW I
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1922
Whitbread
MA
1027.8
1005.0
3.01
81.99%
8.61
3.72
1922
Whitbread
X
1042.0
1006.0
4.76
85.71%
8.30
1.40
1923
Courage
X
1032.7
1005.0
3.66
84.75%
6.61
1.00
1925
Fuller
X
1034.8
1009.1
3.39
73.71%
7.16837
1.05
1925
Fuller
XX
1045.5
1014.4
4.11
68.31%
7.16837
1.37
1922
Barclay Perkins
Ale
1028.4
1006.5
2.90
77.11%
7.50
0.92
1922
Barclay Perkins
X
1040.3
1010.0
4.01
75.19%
7.50
1.27
Sources:
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/087.
Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/1/609.
Fullers brewing record held at the brewery.
Courage brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/08/253.
What did a pint of Mild cost? Well, that depended on the strength.
There were three classes of draught Mild in London: 5d., 6d. and 7d. With gravities of approximately 1032º, 1037º and 1042º. That’s quite a change from before the start of the war, when a standard London X Ale had a gravity in the low 1050’s. Even the strongest Milds were 20% or so lower in gravity.
Draught London Mild Ale after WW I
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1923
Barclay Perkins
X
6d
1041.1
1011
3.96
74.21%
1923
Barclay Perkins
X
7d
1044.7
1013
4.08
70.47%
1923
Cannon
X
6d
1034.8
1008
3.50
77.59%
1923
Charrington
X
7d
1042.6
1010
4.29
77.46%
1923
City of London
X
5d
1031
1007
3.11
77.42%
1923
City of London
X
6d
1035.2
1006
3.77
82.39%
1923
Courage
X
6d
1034.3
1007
3.57
80.17%
1923
Hoare
X
6d
1034.3
1012
2.91
65.60%
1923
Huggins
X
5d
1035.5
1008
3.57
77.46%
1923
Huggins
X
6d
1037.6
1008
3.90
79.79%
1923
Lion
X
7d
1042.1
1008
4.49
81.95%
1923
Mann
X
7d
1042.5
1010
4.22
76.47%
1923
Meux
MA
5d
1028
1005
2.99
82.14%
1923
Meux
X
7d
1042
1009
4.36
79.76%
1923
Truman
MA
5d
1030.8
1008
2.98
74.68%
1923
Truman
X
7d
1041.7
1010
4.09
75.54%
1923
Watney
X
6d
1041.1
1008
4.36
81.51%
1923
Watney
X
7d
1045
1009
4.68
80.00%
1923
Wenlock
X
5d
1033.7
1006
3.64
83.09%
1923
Wenlock
X
6d
1037.3
1007
3.97
81.77%
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
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Stronger Milds were brewed and in London an X Ale had a gravity of 1040º-1043º in the early 1920s. Milds of over 1050º were a thing of the past. Though some Southern breweries did produce a seasonal draught Old Ale which was essentially a strong Mild. Harvey’s Old Ale is an example of such a type of beer that still exists today.
Oddly, London brewers that had brewed just one Mild Ale in the run-up to WW I, began to brew multiple versions in the 1920s.
The Milds around 1030º are the successors to wartime Government Ale. The watery wartime stuff seems to have created a market for cheap and not very cheersome Mild that brewers were happy to cater to. It wasn’t a huge volume market, but by parti-gyling with the stronger Milds it was one that was easy to satisfy.
London Mild Ale after WW I
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1922
Whitbread
MA
1027.8
1005.0
3.01
81.99%
8.61
3.72
1922
Whitbread
X
1042.0
1006.0
4.76
85.71%
8.30
1.40
1923
Courage
X
1032.7
1005.0
3.66
84.75%
6.61
1.00
1925
Fuller
X
1034.8
1009.1
3.39
73.71%
7.16837
1.05
1925
Fuller
XX
1045.5
1014.4
4.11
68.31%
7.16837
1.37
1922
Barclay Perkins
Ale
1028.4
1006.5
2.90
77.11%
7.50
0.92
1922
Barclay Perkins
X
1040.3
1010.0
4.01
75.19%
7.50
1.27
Sources:
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/087.
Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/1/609.
Fullers brewing record held at the brewery.
Courage brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/08/253.
What did a pint of Mild cost? Well, that depended on the strength.
There were three classes of draught Mild in London: 5d., 6d. and 7d. With gravities of approximately 1032º, 1037º and 1042º. That’s quite a change from before the start of the war, when a standard London X Ale had a gravity in the low 1050’s. Even the strongest Milds were 20% or so lower in gravity.
Draught London Mild Ale after WW I
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1923
Barclay Perkins
X
6d
1041.1
1011
3.96
74.21%
1923
Barclay Perkins
X
7d
1044.7
1013
4.08
70.47%
1923
Cannon
X
6d
1034.8
1008
3.50
77.59%
1923
Charrington
X
7d
1042.6
1010
4.29
77.46%
1923
City of London
X
5d
1031
1007
3.11
77.42%
1923
City of London
X
6d
1035.2
1006
3.77
82.39%
1923
Courage
X
6d
1034.3
1007
3.57
80.17%
1923
Hoare
X
6d
1034.3
1012
2.91
65.60%
1923
Huggins
X
5d
1035.5
1008
3.57
77.46%
1923
Huggins
X
6d
1037.6
1008
3.90
79.79%
1923
Lion
X
7d
1042.1
1008
4.49
81.95%
1923
Mann
X
7d
1042.5
1010
4.22
76.47%
1923
Meux
MA
5d
1028
1005
2.99
82.14%
1923
Meux
X
7d
1042
1009
4.36
79.76%
1923
Truman
MA
5d
1030.8
1008
2.98
74.68%
1923
Truman
X
7d
1041.7
1010
4.09
75.54%
1923
Watney
X
6d
1041.1
1008
4.36
81.51%
1923
Watney
X
7d
1045
1009
4.68
80.00%
1923
Wenlock
X
5d
1033.7
1006
3.64
83.09%
1923
Wenlock
X
6d
1037.3
1007
3.97
81.77%
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
The above is an excerpt from this wonderful book (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/armistice/paperback/product-23859948.html).
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