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More information on Irish brewery Perry, courtesy of Liam and the local studies department of Laois county library.
Had I just been shown this range of beers, I would have guessed that Perry was based in England. Though there are a couple of odd features.
Let’s start with the two Mild Ales. They look very similar to a London 5d per pint and 6d per pint Milds. Though the gravity of the stronger one is a little bit higher than Mild usually got in England.
The hopping rate in terms of lbs per barrel is very similar to what you’d see in London. Though the rate per quarter (336 lbs) of malt is a bit lower. The explanation for the discrepancy being that Perry wasn’t brewing as efficiently and produced fewer barrels per quarter of malt.
The two Pale Ales could pass for London 7d and 8d Pale Ales. The gravities are almost identical to those of Barclay Perkins two draught Bitters, as you’ll see in the second table. Once again, the hopping rate per quarter of malt is a little lower at Perry, but the rate per barrel is rather higher.
XX Stout is again a dead ringer for Barclay Perkins Best Stout (BS) in terms of strength. Though in this case the both hopping rate per quarter and per barrel are higher than at Barclay Perkins.
Overall, Perry’s beers are very well hopped. The rates are higher than you’d find in most of provincial England and match those of London, which was well-known for its heavy hopping.
Perry beers just before WW II
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1937
X
Mild
1035
1011
3.18
68.57%
5.34
1.02
1938
XX
Mild
1045
1013
4.23
71.11%
4.85
1.26
1938
PA
Pale Ale
1046
1013
4.37
71.74%
5.77
1.54
1938
IPA
IPA
1052
1016
4.76
69.23%
6.48
1.97
1938
XX Stout
Stout
1052
1015.5
4.83
70.19%
6.60
2.07
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
Barclay Perkins draught Beers in 1936 and 1939
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1939
X
Mild
1034.8
1010.0
3.28
71.26%
7.00
0.95
1939
XX
Mild
1042.7
1015.0
3.66
64.87%
7.00
1.14
1939
XLK (trade)
Pale Ale
1045.7
1017.0
3.80
62.80%
7.50
1.37
1939
PA
Pale Ale
1052.5
1014.5
5.03
72.38%
7.50
1.54
1936
BS
Stout
1051.1
1017.0
4.51
66.72%
6.37
1.48
Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/01/621 and ACC/2305/01/623.
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More information on Irish brewery Perry, courtesy of Liam and the local studies department of Laois county library.
Had I just been shown this range of beers, I would have guessed that Perry was based in England. Though there are a couple of odd features.
Let’s start with the two Mild Ales. They look very similar to a London 5d per pint and 6d per pint Milds. Though the gravity of the stronger one is a little bit higher than Mild usually got in England.
The hopping rate in terms of lbs per barrel is very similar to what you’d see in London. Though the rate per quarter (336 lbs) of malt is a bit lower. The explanation for the discrepancy being that Perry wasn’t brewing as efficiently and produced fewer barrels per quarter of malt.
The two Pale Ales could pass for London 7d and 8d Pale Ales. The gravities are almost identical to those of Barclay Perkins two draught Bitters, as you’ll see in the second table. Once again, the hopping rate per quarter of malt is a little lower at Perry, but the rate per barrel is rather higher.
XX Stout is again a dead ringer for Barclay Perkins Best Stout (BS) in terms of strength. Though in this case the both hopping rate per quarter and per barrel are higher than at Barclay Perkins.
Overall, Perry’s beers are very well hopped. The rates are higher than you’d find in most of provincial England and match those of London, which was well-known for its heavy hopping.
Perry beers just before WW II
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1937
X
Mild
1035
1011
3.18
68.57%
5.34
1.02
1938
XX
Mild
1045
1013
4.23
71.11%
4.85
1.26
1938
PA
Pale Ale
1046
1013
4.37
71.74%
5.77
1.54
1938
IPA
IPA
1052
1016
4.76
69.23%
6.48
1.97
1938
XX Stout
Stout
1052
1015.5
4.83
70.19%
6.60
2.07
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
Barclay Perkins draught Beers in 1936 and 1939
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1939
X
Mild
1034.8
1010.0
3.28
71.26%
7.00
0.95
1939
XX
Mild
1042.7
1015.0
3.66
64.87%
7.00
1.14
1939
XLK (trade)
Pale Ale
1045.7
1017.0
3.80
62.80%
7.50
1.37
1939
PA
Pale Ale
1052.5
1014.5
5.03
72.38%
7.50
1.54
1936
BS
Stout
1051.1
1017.0
4.51
66.72%
6.37
1.48
Source:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/01/621 and ACC/2305/01/623.
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