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Technical post here. In response to something Boak & Bailey wrote about Bass Pale Ale (https://boakandbailey.com/2020/05/what-do-we-really-know-about-how-to-brew-bass).
This is my full set of analyses of Bass Pale covering almost 150 years. If you have any I've missed, I'd be delighted to hear about them.
As a world-renowned beer, Bass Pale Ale was analysed by all sort of people. Which is dea handy for numbers freaks like me.
It's obvious from looking at even these bare stats that there's no one true "authentic" Bass Pale Ale. Like every other British beer, it changed and adapted to the times. Which mostly consisted of dropping in strength. Though, as a special expensive beer, it avoided the most drastic slashing.
Though, if you were to ask me, I'd say the classic OG was around 1065º
Bass Pale Ale 1851 - 1994
Year
Beer
package
Price per pint d
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Acidity
colour
1851
Domestic IPA
1064
1012.8
6.69
80.00%
1852
Domestic IPA
1073.7
1019.2
7.11
73.95%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1067.8
1014.3
7.04
78.91%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1069
1017.2
6.80
75.07%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1069.5
1016.9
6.91
75.68%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1063.2
1012.4
6.69
80.38%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1066.9
1015.6
6.74
76.68%
1869
Pale Ale (brewed 2nd Jan 1869)
draught
1065.9
1010.2
7.33
84.50%
0.17
1869
Pale Ale (brewed 24th Dec 1868
draught
1065.4
1012.5
6.96
80.87%
0.16
1869
Pale Ale (brewed 27th Jan 1869)
draught
1066.7
1011.8
7.20
82.33%
0.13
1869
Pale Ale
draught
4
1067.0
1013.2
6.81
80.31%
0.28
1869
Pale Ale
draught
3
1056.5
1010.1
5.98
82.08%
0.29
1870
India Pale Ale
1060.0
1887
Pale Ale
1064.2
1009.3
7.08
84.75%
0.117
1887
Pale Ale
6.21
0.18
1887
Pale Ale
bottled
1063.5
1009.5
7.08
85.04%
0.12
1888
Pale Ale
1069.6
1010.6
7.58
83.82%
0.189
1888
Pale Ale
1069.0
1011.2
7.58
83.77%
0.19
1892
Extra Pale Ale
bottled
1059.2
1009.1
6.55
84.62%
1896
Pale Ale
1060.8
1006.9
6.98
87.97%
0.234
1897
Pale Ale
bottled
1060.4
1004.1
7.41
93.21%
1897
Pale Ale
bottled
1062.8
1005.6
7.52
91.08%
1897
Pale Ale
bottled
1058.9
1005.4
7.03
90.83%
1898
Pale Ale
bottled
1064.9
1015.6
6.43
76.02%
1901
Dog's Head
bottled
1065.6
1003.3
8.06
94.59%
0.171
1901
White Label
bottled
1063.8
1007.4
7.25
87.73%
0.171
1901
draught Pale Ale
draught
1064.0
1013.4
6.48
78.03%
0.144
1921
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread)
bottled
1055.2
1922
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread)
bottled
1055
1922
Pale Ale (bottled by Aldridge)
bottled
1055.1
1922
Pale Ale (Belgian sample)
bottled
1055.1
1010.9
5.76
80.22%
1922
Pale Ale
bottled
1054.7
1011
5.70
79.90%
20
1927
Pale Ale
draught
1055.5
1928
Pale Ale
bottled
1059
1013
6.00
77.97%
19
1929
Pale Ale
bottled
1056
1008
6.28
85.71%
1930
Blue Triangle
bottled
1058
1011.9
6.01
79.48%
1931
Blue Triangle
bottled
10
1056.3
1011.2
5.88
80.11%
0.06
1931
Pale Ale
draught
1054.7
1932
Pale Ale
draught
1054.7
1012
5.56
78.06%
0.05
1933
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread)
bottled
1055
1007
6.28
87.27%
0.08
1933
Pale Ale (Probyn & Co.)
bottled
4.5
1055.8
1012.2
5.68
78.14%
0.06
1933
Blue Label
bottled
1057.5
1014
5.66
75.65%
1937
Pale Ale
draught
8
1055.0
1940
PA
bottled
15
1055.8
1007
6.39
87.46%
0.06
1940
Pale Ale
draught
9
1051.6
1941
PA
bottled
1054.2
1007.8
6.07
85.61%
0.05
1941
PA
bottled
1056
1008
6.28
85.71%
0.04
20
1941
PA
bottled
18
1054.9
1008.6
6.05
84.34%
0.08
1942
PA
bottled
1054.6
1010.4
5.77
80.95%
0.08
1942
PA
bottled
1054.3
1010.7
5.68
80.29%
0.06
1942
PA
bottled
1054.6
1942
PA
bottled
1054.3
1943
PA
bottled
1054.5
1011.2
5.64
79.45%
0.05
24
1943
Bitter
draught
14
1047.6
1008.9
5.04
81.30%
0.08
26
1944
PA
bottled
23
1053.3
1007
6.06
86.87%
0.11
17
1944
Bitter
draught
16
1048.1
1008.2
5.20
82.95%
0.12
21
1946
PA
bottled
1053.8
1011.2
5.55
79.18%
0.08
20.5
1946
PA (Red Triangle)
bottled
1054.8
1010.1
5.83
81.57%
0.08
20
1946
PA (Red Label)
bottled
1051.9
1008.2
5.71
84.20%
0.07
18
1948
PA
bottled
18.5
1054.2
1009.1
5.89
83.21%
0.10
17.5
1948
Red Triangle Pale Ale (bottled in Brussels)
bottled
1053.8
1008.9
5.86
83.46%
0.05
1948
Draught Bass
bottled
1047.8
1009.8
4.95
79.58%
1949
PA
bottled
1054
1008
6.01
85.19%
0.10
1949
PA
bottled
27
1054.1
1008.6
5.94
84.10%
0.12
1949
Export Pale Ale (Munching Inc, USA)
bottled
1051
1010.6
5.26
79.22%
0.05
19.5
1950
PA
bottled
1058
1008.3
6.51
85.69%
0.05
21
1950
PA
bottled
31
1057.1
1007.6
6.48
86.69%
0.06
19
1950
PA
bottled
37
1056.1
1004.6
6.76
91.80%
0.13
19
1950
Pale Ale
draught
18
1049.7
23
1951
Pale Ale
draught
19
1049.9
1008.8
5.36
82.36%
0.07
26
1952
Pale Ale
draught
19
1044.8
22
1952
Pale Ale
draught
19
1046.4
24
1953
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle purchased in Belgium)
bottled
1060.8
1010.5
6.58
82.73%
0.04
21 B
1953
Blue Label PA
bottled
12
1058.7
1013.8
5.85
76.49%
0.08
18.5
1953
Pale Ale
draught
19
1044.7
26
1954
Pale Ale
draught
19
1046
1008.7
4.86
81.09%
0.04
20
1955
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle)
bottled
1063.5
1003.1
7.96
95.12%
0.07
19
1955
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottled
1063.2
1009.6
7.02
84.81%
0.04
19
1956
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle)
bottle
34
1051.9
1012.4
5.14
76.11%
0.04
21
1956
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottle
34
1053.5
1004.1
6.48
92.34%
0.05
20
1957
Pale Ale
draught
21
1044.6
1005.4
5.12
87.89%
0.04
21
1959
Pale Ale
bottle
32
1050.7
1010.7
5.21
78.90%
0.02
17
1960
Bass Red Triangle
Bottled
32
1054.4
1004.1
6.60
92.46%
1960
Red Triangle Bass
draught
18
1043.1
1008.5
4.50
80.28%
1960
Pale Ale
bottle
34
1054.2
1008.3
6.00
84.69%
0.04
21
1960
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle) sold in Belgium
bottle
1061.1
1012.7
6.32
79.21%
0.04
17
1960
Bitter
draught
21
1044
1009.8
4.45
77.73%
0.04
19
1961
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottle
36
1054.3
1002.7
6.78
95.03%
0.04
18
1964
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle)
bottle
34
1051.2
1010.1
5.36
80.27%
0.04
21
1964
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottle
34
1053.9
1008.6
5.92
84.04%
0.05
21
1965
Blue Label sold in Belgium
bottle
1068.8
1014
7.17
79.65%
0.04
18
1965
Draught PA
draught
1050.5
1009.4
5.36
81.39%
0.04
16
1967
Blue Triangle
bottle
41
1046.2
1007.7
5.02
83.33%
0.04
17
1967
Red Triangle
bottle
43
1051.2
1009.2
5.48
82.03%
0.03
20
1977
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1977
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1979
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1979
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1981
Worthington White Shield
draught
1052
1981
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1982
White Shield
bottled
1051
1982
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1983
Worthington White Shield
draught
1051
1983
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1986
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1986
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1989
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1009.1
5.60
82.60%
1989
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1010.1
4.40
77.05%
1993
Worthington White Shield
bottled
5.6
20.5
1993
Draught Bass
draught
1043
1009.2
4.4
78.60%
19
1994
White Shield
bottled
5.60
1994
Bass Distinction
bottled
5.10
1994
Black Dove
bottled
5.10
Sources:
"The Lancet 1852, vol.1", 1852, page 474
"The lancet 1853, Volume 2", 1853, page 631.
British Medical Journal August 28th 1869, page 245
Bass price list
Wahl & Henius, pages 823-830
"Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel" by Joseph König, 1889, page 835
Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commission
"Report, returns and statistics of the inland revenues of the Dominion of Canada", By Canada. Dept. of Inland Revenue, 1898, pages 34-49
Whitbread Gravity Book
Younger, Wm. & Co Gravity Book document WY/6/1/1/19 held at the Scottish Brewing Archive
Thomas Usher Gravity Book document TU/6/11
Truman Gravity Book
Which Beer Report, 1960, pages 171 - 173.
GBG 1978
GBG 1978
GBG 1980
GBG 1980
GBG 1982
GBG1983
GBG 1984
GBG 1987
GBG 1990
1993 Real Ale Drinker's Almanac
The Best of British Bottled Beer
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Technical post here. In response to something Boak & Bailey wrote about Bass Pale Ale (https://boakandbailey.com/2020/05/what-do-we-really-know-about-how-to-brew-bass).
This is my full set of analyses of Bass Pale covering almost 150 years. If you have any I've missed, I'd be delighted to hear about them.
As a world-renowned beer, Bass Pale Ale was analysed by all sort of people. Which is dea handy for numbers freaks like me.
It's obvious from looking at even these bare stats that there's no one true "authentic" Bass Pale Ale. Like every other British beer, it changed and adapted to the times. Which mostly consisted of dropping in strength. Though, as a special expensive beer, it avoided the most drastic slashing.
Though, if you were to ask me, I'd say the classic OG was around 1065º
Bass Pale Ale 1851 - 1994
Year
Beer
package
Price per pint d
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Acidity
colour
1851
Domestic IPA
1064
1012.8
6.69
80.00%
1852
Domestic IPA
1073.7
1019.2
7.11
73.95%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1067.8
1014.3
7.04
78.91%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1069
1017.2
6.80
75.07%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1069.5
1016.9
6.91
75.68%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1063.2
1012.4
6.69
80.38%
1862
Pale Ale
bottled
1066.9
1015.6
6.74
76.68%
1869
Pale Ale (brewed 2nd Jan 1869)
draught
1065.9
1010.2
7.33
84.50%
0.17
1869
Pale Ale (brewed 24th Dec 1868
draught
1065.4
1012.5
6.96
80.87%
0.16
1869
Pale Ale (brewed 27th Jan 1869)
draught
1066.7
1011.8
7.20
82.33%
0.13
1869
Pale Ale
draught
4
1067.0
1013.2
6.81
80.31%
0.28
1869
Pale Ale
draught
3
1056.5
1010.1
5.98
82.08%
0.29
1870
India Pale Ale
1060.0
1887
Pale Ale
1064.2
1009.3
7.08
84.75%
0.117
1887
Pale Ale
6.21
0.18
1887
Pale Ale
bottled
1063.5
1009.5
7.08
85.04%
0.12
1888
Pale Ale
1069.6
1010.6
7.58
83.82%
0.189
1888
Pale Ale
1069.0
1011.2
7.58
83.77%
0.19
1892
Extra Pale Ale
bottled
1059.2
1009.1
6.55
84.62%
1896
Pale Ale
1060.8
1006.9
6.98
87.97%
0.234
1897
Pale Ale
bottled
1060.4
1004.1
7.41
93.21%
1897
Pale Ale
bottled
1062.8
1005.6
7.52
91.08%
1897
Pale Ale
bottled
1058.9
1005.4
7.03
90.83%
1898
Pale Ale
bottled
1064.9
1015.6
6.43
76.02%
1901
Dog's Head
bottled
1065.6
1003.3
8.06
94.59%
0.171
1901
White Label
bottled
1063.8
1007.4
7.25
87.73%
0.171
1901
draught Pale Ale
draught
1064.0
1013.4
6.48
78.03%
0.144
1921
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread)
bottled
1055.2
1922
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread)
bottled
1055
1922
Pale Ale (bottled by Aldridge)
bottled
1055.1
1922
Pale Ale (Belgian sample)
bottled
1055.1
1010.9
5.76
80.22%
1922
Pale Ale
bottled
1054.7
1011
5.70
79.90%
20
1927
Pale Ale
draught
1055.5
1928
Pale Ale
bottled
1059
1013
6.00
77.97%
19
1929
Pale Ale
bottled
1056
1008
6.28
85.71%
1930
Blue Triangle
bottled
1058
1011.9
6.01
79.48%
1931
Blue Triangle
bottled
10
1056.3
1011.2
5.88
80.11%
0.06
1931
Pale Ale
draught
1054.7
1932
Pale Ale
draught
1054.7
1012
5.56
78.06%
0.05
1933
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread)
bottled
1055
1007
6.28
87.27%
0.08
1933
Pale Ale (Probyn & Co.)
bottled
4.5
1055.8
1012.2
5.68
78.14%
0.06
1933
Blue Label
bottled
1057.5
1014
5.66
75.65%
1937
Pale Ale
draught
8
1055.0
1940
PA
bottled
15
1055.8
1007
6.39
87.46%
0.06
1940
Pale Ale
draught
9
1051.6
1941
PA
bottled
1054.2
1007.8
6.07
85.61%
0.05
1941
PA
bottled
1056
1008
6.28
85.71%
0.04
20
1941
PA
bottled
18
1054.9
1008.6
6.05
84.34%
0.08
1942
PA
bottled
1054.6
1010.4
5.77
80.95%
0.08
1942
PA
bottled
1054.3
1010.7
5.68
80.29%
0.06
1942
PA
bottled
1054.6
1942
PA
bottled
1054.3
1943
PA
bottled
1054.5
1011.2
5.64
79.45%
0.05
24
1943
Bitter
draught
14
1047.6
1008.9
5.04
81.30%
0.08
26
1944
PA
bottled
23
1053.3
1007
6.06
86.87%
0.11
17
1944
Bitter
draught
16
1048.1
1008.2
5.20
82.95%
0.12
21
1946
PA
bottled
1053.8
1011.2
5.55
79.18%
0.08
20.5
1946
PA (Red Triangle)
bottled
1054.8
1010.1
5.83
81.57%
0.08
20
1946
PA (Red Label)
bottled
1051.9
1008.2
5.71
84.20%
0.07
18
1948
PA
bottled
18.5
1054.2
1009.1
5.89
83.21%
0.10
17.5
1948
Red Triangle Pale Ale (bottled in Brussels)
bottled
1053.8
1008.9
5.86
83.46%
0.05
1948
Draught Bass
bottled
1047.8
1009.8
4.95
79.58%
1949
PA
bottled
1054
1008
6.01
85.19%
0.10
1949
PA
bottled
27
1054.1
1008.6
5.94
84.10%
0.12
1949
Export Pale Ale (Munching Inc, USA)
bottled
1051
1010.6
5.26
79.22%
0.05
19.5
1950
PA
bottled
1058
1008.3
6.51
85.69%
0.05
21
1950
PA
bottled
31
1057.1
1007.6
6.48
86.69%
0.06
19
1950
PA
bottled
37
1056.1
1004.6
6.76
91.80%
0.13
19
1950
Pale Ale
draught
18
1049.7
23
1951
Pale Ale
draught
19
1049.9
1008.8
5.36
82.36%
0.07
26
1952
Pale Ale
draught
19
1044.8
22
1952
Pale Ale
draught
19
1046.4
24
1953
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle purchased in Belgium)
bottled
1060.8
1010.5
6.58
82.73%
0.04
21 B
1953
Blue Label PA
bottled
12
1058.7
1013.8
5.85
76.49%
0.08
18.5
1953
Pale Ale
draught
19
1044.7
26
1954
Pale Ale
draught
19
1046
1008.7
4.86
81.09%
0.04
20
1955
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle)
bottled
1063.5
1003.1
7.96
95.12%
0.07
19
1955
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottled
1063.2
1009.6
7.02
84.81%
0.04
19
1956
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle)
bottle
34
1051.9
1012.4
5.14
76.11%
0.04
21
1956
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottle
34
1053.5
1004.1
6.48
92.34%
0.05
20
1957
Pale Ale
draught
21
1044.6
1005.4
5.12
87.89%
0.04
21
1959
Pale Ale
bottle
32
1050.7
1010.7
5.21
78.90%
0.02
17
1960
Bass Red Triangle
Bottled
32
1054.4
1004.1
6.60
92.46%
1960
Red Triangle Bass
draught
18
1043.1
1008.5
4.50
80.28%
1960
Pale Ale
bottle
34
1054.2
1008.3
6.00
84.69%
0.04
21
1960
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle) sold in Belgium
bottle
1061.1
1012.7
6.32
79.21%
0.04
17
1960
Bitter
draught
21
1044
1009.8
4.45
77.73%
0.04
19
1961
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottle
36
1054.3
1002.7
6.78
95.03%
0.04
18
1964
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle)
bottle
34
1051.2
1010.1
5.36
80.27%
0.04
21
1964
Pale Ale (Red Triangle)
bottle
34
1053.9
1008.6
5.92
84.04%
0.05
21
1965
Blue Label sold in Belgium
bottle
1068.8
1014
7.17
79.65%
0.04
18
1965
Draught PA
draught
1050.5
1009.4
5.36
81.39%
0.04
16
1967
Blue Triangle
bottle
41
1046.2
1007.7
5.02
83.33%
0.04
17
1967
Red Triangle
bottle
43
1051.2
1009.2
5.48
82.03%
0.03
20
1977
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1977
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1979
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1979
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1981
Worthington White Shield
draught
1052
1981
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1982
White Shield
bottled
1051
1982
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1983
Worthington White Shield
draught
1051
1983
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1986
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1986
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1989
Worthington White Shield
bottled
1052
1009.1
5.60
82.60%
1989
Draught Bass
draught
1044
1010.1
4.40
77.05%
1993
Worthington White Shield
bottled
5.6
20.5
1993
Draught Bass
draught
1043
1009.2
4.4
78.60%
19
1994
White Shield
bottled
5.60
1994
Bass Distinction
bottled
5.10
1994
Black Dove
bottled
5.10
Sources:
"The Lancet 1852, vol.1", 1852, page 474
"The lancet 1853, Volume 2", 1853, page 631.
British Medical Journal August 28th 1869, page 245
Bass price list
Wahl & Henius, pages 823-830
"Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel" by Joseph König, 1889, page 835
Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commission
"Report, returns and statistics of the inland revenues of the Dominion of Canada", By Canada. Dept. of Inland Revenue, 1898, pages 34-49
Whitbread Gravity Book
Younger, Wm. & Co Gravity Book document WY/6/1/1/19 held at the Scottish Brewing Archive
Thomas Usher Gravity Book document TU/6/11
Truman Gravity Book
Which Beer Report, 1960, pages 171 - 173.
GBG 1978
GBG 1978
GBG 1980
GBG 1980
GBG 1982
GBG1983
GBG 1984
GBG 1987
GBG 1990
1993 Real Ale Drinker's Almanac
The Best of British Bottled Beer
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