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Bitter had kicked off the war generally weaker in the rest of England than in London. But, just like WW I, WW II tended to iron out regional differences.
I’ve so much data for the post-war period that this section is going to be vert table-heavy. Though it is mostly for bottled Pale Ales rather than draught ones. Which is a bit of a shame. But it reflects who was responsible for collecting the samples: Whitbread. While they sampled plenty of draught Pale Ales from London and its environs, from breweries further away they mostly only analysed bottled beers.
These examples are a bit stronger than those from London. There’a a simple explanation: they’re from a few years later when gravities had bounced back a little. The average of 1036.4º is very close to overall average OG, which was around 1037º for the whole of the 1950s.
As in London, the rate of attenuation is high, averaging over 80%.
Some stronger Pale Ales were brewed in the North, too:
Northern strong bottled Pale Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1955
Hewitt Bros.
Pale Ale
23
1040.8
1008.4
4.21
79.41%
28
1953
Westoe
Export
30
1042.2
1008.3
4.41
80.33%
23
1953
Duttons
Special
28
1045
1007.2
4.93
84.00%
28
1953
Vaux
Special Export Pale Ale
30
1046.9
1010.4
4.75
77.83%
30
1951
John Smith
Magnet Ale
26
1047.1
1011.5
4.62
75.58%
24
1948
Duncan Gilmour
Export Quality Golden PA
1053.1
1011.8
5.38
77.78%
21
1951
John Smith
Pale Ale
1059.4
1016.9
5.52
71.55%
22
Average
27.4
1047.8
1010.6
4.8
78.07%
25.1
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
A couple would have been considered pretty strong even before WW II. I suspect that the John Smith beer was for export. I know that they shipped beer to Belgium and the lack of a price was often a sign of a beer which wasn’t sold in the UK.
Northern bottled Pale Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1955
Samuel Smith
Taddy Ale
22
1032.6
1007.2
3.30
77.91%
23
1955
Catterall & Swarbrick
XL Pale Ale
22
1034.1
1005.1
3.77
85.04%
19
1955
Moors & Robson
Pale Ale
16
1034.1
1007.3
3.48
78.59%
14
1950
T Taylor
Special Pale Ale
28
1034.7
1008.3
3.42
76.08%
24
1955
Thwaites
Pale Ale
27
1034.7
1005.5
3.80
84.15%
17
1955
Hydes
Pale Ale
21
1034.9
1004
4.03
88.54%
23
1955
Newcastle Breweries
Amber Ale
20
1034.9
1007.5
3.56
78.51%
30
1951
Peter Walker
SB Ale
19
1035.1
1005.7
3.82
83.76%
28
1955
Tennant Bros.
Lion Pale Ale
27
1036.6
1009.9
3.46
72.95%
23
1955
Tetley
Bitter
25
1037.1
1004
4.32
89.22%
23
1955
Birkenhead Brewery
India Pale Ale
21
1037.2
1007.2
3.90
80.65%
21
1955
Threlfalls
Blue Label
22
1037.4
1008
3.82
78.61%
19
1948
Carlisle State Brewery
Pale Ale
20
1037.5
1006.5
4.03
82.67%
17.5
1955
Hey & Son
Gold Cup Ale
25
1037.6
1006.6
4.03
82.45%
19
1955
Moors & Robson
Red Cap Bitter Beer
20
1038.1
1008.1
3.90
78.74%
15
1951
Peter Walker
Pale Ale
21
1038.5
1007.3
4.06
81.04%
24
1953
Duttons
DPA Pale Ale
24
1038.9
1005.2
4.39
86.63%
20
1955
Greenall Whitley
Pale Ale
22
1039.1
1008.1
4.03
79.28%
20
1950
Tennant Bros.
Pale Ale
1039.4
1012.2
3.52
69.04%
27
Average
22.3
1036.4
1007.0
3.82
80.73%
21.6
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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Bitter had kicked off the war generally weaker in the rest of England than in London. But, just like WW I, WW II tended to iron out regional differences.
I’ve so much data for the post-war period that this section is going to be vert table-heavy. Though it is mostly for bottled Pale Ales rather than draught ones. Which is a bit of a shame. But it reflects who was responsible for collecting the samples: Whitbread. While they sampled plenty of draught Pale Ales from London and its environs, from breweries further away they mostly only analysed bottled beers.
These examples are a bit stronger than those from London. There’a a simple explanation: they’re from a few years later when gravities had bounced back a little. The average of 1036.4º is very close to overall average OG, which was around 1037º for the whole of the 1950s.
As in London, the rate of attenuation is high, averaging over 80%.
Some stronger Pale Ales were brewed in the North, too:
Northern strong bottled Pale Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1955
Hewitt Bros.
Pale Ale
23
1040.8
1008.4
4.21
79.41%
28
1953
Westoe
Export
30
1042.2
1008.3
4.41
80.33%
23
1953
Duttons
Special
28
1045
1007.2
4.93
84.00%
28
1953
Vaux
Special Export Pale Ale
30
1046.9
1010.4
4.75
77.83%
30
1951
John Smith
Magnet Ale
26
1047.1
1011.5
4.62
75.58%
24
1948
Duncan Gilmour
Export Quality Golden PA
1053.1
1011.8
5.38
77.78%
21
1951
John Smith
Pale Ale
1059.4
1016.9
5.52
71.55%
22
Average
27.4
1047.8
1010.6
4.8
78.07%
25.1
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
A couple would have been considered pretty strong even before WW II. I suspect that the John Smith beer was for export. I know that they shipped beer to Belgium and the lack of a price was often a sign of a beer which wasn’t sold in the UK.
Northern bottled Pale Ale after WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
colour
1955
Samuel Smith
Taddy Ale
22
1032.6
1007.2
3.30
77.91%
23
1955
Catterall & Swarbrick
XL Pale Ale
22
1034.1
1005.1
3.77
85.04%
19
1955
Moors & Robson
Pale Ale
16
1034.1
1007.3
3.48
78.59%
14
1950
T Taylor
Special Pale Ale
28
1034.7
1008.3
3.42
76.08%
24
1955
Thwaites
Pale Ale
27
1034.7
1005.5
3.80
84.15%
17
1955
Hydes
Pale Ale
21
1034.9
1004
4.03
88.54%
23
1955
Newcastle Breweries
Amber Ale
20
1034.9
1007.5
3.56
78.51%
30
1951
Peter Walker
SB Ale
19
1035.1
1005.7
3.82
83.76%
28
1955
Tennant Bros.
Lion Pale Ale
27
1036.6
1009.9
3.46
72.95%
23
1955
Tetley
Bitter
25
1037.1
1004
4.32
89.22%
23
1955
Birkenhead Brewery
India Pale Ale
21
1037.2
1007.2
3.90
80.65%
21
1955
Threlfalls
Blue Label
22
1037.4
1008
3.82
78.61%
19
1948
Carlisle State Brewery
Pale Ale
20
1037.5
1006.5
4.03
82.67%
17.5
1955
Hey & Son
Gold Cup Ale
25
1037.6
1006.6
4.03
82.45%
19
1955
Moors & Robson
Red Cap Bitter Beer
20
1038.1
1008.1
3.90
78.74%
15
1951
Peter Walker
Pale Ale
21
1038.5
1007.3
4.06
81.04%
24
1953
Duttons
DPA Pale Ale
24
1038.9
1005.2
4.39
86.63%
20
1955
Greenall Whitley
Pale Ale
22
1039.1
1008.1
4.03
79.28%
20
1950
Tennant Bros.
Pale Ale
1039.4
1012.2
3.52
69.04%
27
Average
22.3
1036.4
1007.0
3.82
80.73%
21.6
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
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