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The final installment about Brown Ale just after WW II. It's not exactly been a white-knuckle ride. At least I'm back working on my book. I've been very lazy the past month. Which is unusual for me. With writing. I'm lazy as fuck in every other aspect of my life.
As a fairly rural part of the country, I’d expect beers from East Anglia to be on the weak side. And I’d be right. The average OG is equal lowest with the South. Though there is only one example under 1030º, the others aren’t much above it. They all look very much like bottled Ordinary Mild in terms of strength.
The colour looks about right, too, for Mild. They’re all reasonably dark brown, but nothing too extreme at either end of the colour spectrum. But, in general, a good bit paler than London versions of the style. Where the palest was 80 and a good percentage over 100.
There’s some variation in the rate of attenuation. Again, nothing too extreme, from 69% to 85%. Which average out to about average attenuation.
Considering the strength, prices seem relatively high. The average is one of the highest at 19.5d per pint. Which, considering you get a pint of draught Mild in London for 13-14d, is quite a lot.
East Anglian Brown Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1951
East Anglian Brewery
Brown Ale
28
1032.6
1008.3
3.15
74.54%
100
1948
Lacons
Brown Ale
19
1031.2
1009.6
2.79
69.23%
80
1952
Morgans
Brown Ale
22
1034.7
1005.2
3.84
85.01%
71
1952
Steward & Patteson
Brown Ale
23
1032.5
1010.3
2.87
68.31%
67
1946
Tollemache
Golden Brown
13
1029.2
1006.1
3.00
79.11%
83
1947
Tollemache
Brown Ale
16
1030.4
1006.8
3.06
77.63%
67
1950
Tollemache
Brown Ale
15
1030.1
1005.6
3.18
81.40%
61
1952
Tollemache
Brown Ale
20
1032.5
1007.7
3.22
76.31%
80
Average
19.5
1031.7
1007.5
3.14
76.44%
76.1
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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The final installment about Brown Ale just after WW II. It's not exactly been a white-knuckle ride. At least I'm back working on my book. I've been very lazy the past month. Which is unusual for me. With writing. I'm lazy as fuck in every other aspect of my life.
As a fairly rural part of the country, I’d expect beers from East Anglia to be on the weak side. And I’d be right. The average OG is equal lowest with the South. Though there is only one example under 1030º, the others aren’t much above it. They all look very much like bottled Ordinary Mild in terms of strength.
The colour looks about right, too, for Mild. They’re all reasonably dark brown, but nothing too extreme at either end of the colour spectrum. But, in general, a good bit paler than London versions of the style. Where the palest was 80 and a good percentage over 100.
There’s some variation in the rate of attenuation. Again, nothing too extreme, from 69% to 85%. Which average out to about average attenuation.
Considering the strength, prices seem relatively high. The average is one of the highest at 19.5d per pint. Which, considering you get a pint of draught Mild in London for 13-14d, is quite a lot.
East Anglian Brown Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1951
East Anglian Brewery
Brown Ale
28
1032.6
1008.3
3.15
74.54%
100
1948
Lacons
Brown Ale
19
1031.2
1009.6
2.79
69.23%
80
1952
Morgans
Brown Ale
22
1034.7
1005.2
3.84
85.01%
71
1952
Steward & Patteson
Brown Ale
23
1032.5
1010.3
2.87
68.31%
67
1946
Tollemache
Golden Brown
13
1029.2
1006.1
3.00
79.11%
83
1947
Tollemache
Brown Ale
16
1030.4
1006.8
3.06
77.63%
67
1950
Tollemache
Brown Ale
15
1030.1
1005.6
3.18
81.40%
61
1952
Tollemache
Brown Ale
20
1032.5
1007.7
3.22
76.31%
80
Average
19.5
1031.7
1007.5
3.14
76.44%
76.1
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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