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The one place where Porter was still in good health was Ireland. During the interwar period, its sales kept up remarkably well, consistently amounting to around 37% of total Guinness sales.
One note: this table is for the whole of Ireland, including the part still in the UK.
Guinness sales in Ireland 1922 - 1938
Year
Extra Stout
Porter
total
% Porter
1922
724,894
416,594
1,141,288
36.50%
1923
696,582
378,085
1,074,667
35.18%
1924
640,974
367,708
1,008,682
36.45%
1925
583,730
351,040
934,770
37.55%
1926
544,008
337,620
861,628
39.18%
1927
520,923
315,636
836,559
37.73%
1928
508,483
303,641
812,124
37.39%
1929
508,158
302,002
810,160
37.28%
1930
493,669
291,194
784,863
37.10%
1931
468,272
265,538
733,810
36.19%
1932
441,568
226,759
668,326
33.93%
1933
432,064
248,115
680,179
36.48%
1934
425,519
263,675
689,194
38.26%
1935
446,908
277,124
724,032
38.28%
1936
455,521
271,220
726,741
37.32%
1937
466,541
274,882
741,423
37.07%
1938
479,506
278,321
757,827
36.73%
Source:
"A Bottle of Guinness please" by David Hughes, pages 276-279.
The quantity of Porter brewed by Guinness must have been more than the total brewed by all London brewers.
Here are a couple of examples of Irish pre-war Porter.
Irish Porter before WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1933
Guinness
Porter (as sold in Belfast)
7
1041.6
1009.9
4.12
76.20%
1934
Beamish & Crawford
XX Porter
1035
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
"Classic Porter and Stout", by Roger Protz.
The one from Guinness is a good bit stronger than London versions, looking like a 6d per pint beer. It’s also better attenuated, at a bit over 75%. While Beamish & Crawford Porter looks very much like those from London.
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The one place where Porter was still in good health was Ireland. During the interwar period, its sales kept up remarkably well, consistently amounting to around 37% of total Guinness sales.
One note: this table is for the whole of Ireland, including the part still in the UK.
Guinness sales in Ireland 1922 - 1938
Year
Extra Stout
Porter
total
% Porter
1922
724,894
416,594
1,141,288
36.50%
1923
696,582
378,085
1,074,667
35.18%
1924
640,974
367,708
1,008,682
36.45%
1925
583,730
351,040
934,770
37.55%
1926
544,008
337,620
861,628
39.18%
1927
520,923
315,636
836,559
37.73%
1928
508,483
303,641
812,124
37.39%
1929
508,158
302,002
810,160
37.28%
1930
493,669
291,194
784,863
37.10%
1931
468,272
265,538
733,810
36.19%
1932
441,568
226,759
668,326
33.93%
1933
432,064
248,115
680,179
36.48%
1934
425,519
263,675
689,194
38.26%
1935
446,908
277,124
724,032
38.28%
1936
455,521
271,220
726,741
37.32%
1937
466,541
274,882
741,423
37.07%
1938
479,506
278,321
757,827
36.73%
Source:
"A Bottle of Guinness please" by David Hughes, pages 276-279.
The quantity of Porter brewed by Guinness must have been more than the total brewed by all London brewers.
Here are a couple of examples of Irish pre-war Porter.
Irish Porter before WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (d)
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1933
Guinness
Porter (as sold in Belfast)
7
1041.6
1009.9
4.12
76.20%
1934
Beamish & Crawford
XX Porter
1035
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
"Classic Porter and Stout", by Roger Protz.
The one from Guinness is a good bit stronger than London versions, looking like a 6d per pint beer. It’s also better attenuated, at a bit over 75%. While Beamish & Crawford Porter looks very much like those from London.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2021/01/irish-porter-before-ww-ii.html)