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Unsurprisingly, the hops were all imported. In all the beers they were a combination of Oregon and English hops. Which is very similar to what you would have seen in England.
What is unusual is the age of the hops: the freshest were two years old. But most were three or four years old. Not sure I’ve seen an English brewer consistently using such old hops. Not even during the war.
The Pale Ales were the only beers to receive dry hops. Which were a combination of English and Styrian hops. Again, quite old ones. Usually pretty fresh hops were used for this purpopse. Odd that Perry used three year old hops.
Perry hops just before WW II
Year
Beer
hop 1
hop 2
hop 3
dry hops
1937
X
Oregon (1933)
English (1935)
1938
XX
Oregon (1934)
English (1934)
English (1935)
1938
PA
Oregon (1934)
English (1935)
English, Styrian (1935)
1938
IPA
Oregon (1934)
English (1935)
English, Styrian (1935)
1938
XX Stout
Oregon (1934)
English (1935)
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
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Unsurprisingly, the hops were all imported. In all the beers they were a combination of Oregon and English hops. Which is very similar to what you would have seen in England.
What is unusual is the age of the hops: the freshest were two years old. But most were three or four years old. Not sure I’ve seen an English brewer consistently using such old hops. Not even during the war.
The Pale Ales were the only beers to receive dry hops. Which were a combination of English and Styrian hops. Again, quite old ones. Usually pretty fresh hops were used for this purpopse. Odd that Perry used three year old hops.
Perry hops just before WW II
Year
Beer
hop 1
hop 2
hop 3
dry hops
1937
X
Oregon (1933)
English (1935)
1938
XX
Oregon (1934)
English (1934)
English (1935)
1938
PA
Oregon (1934)
English (1935)
English, Styrian (1935)
1938
IPA
Oregon (1934)
English (1935)
English, Styrian (1935)
1938
XX Stout
Oregon (1934)
English (1935)
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
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