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Unlike in England, Porter was brewed right through WW II in Ireland. Its popularity, however, did seem to be on the wane. The amount produced may have increased a little, as a percentage of Guinness’s production, though, fell from 36% to 25%.
Sadly, I’ve no intimate details of Guinness Porter. I do, though, of another Irish Porter, that from Perry.
This version has a gravity similar to pre-war Guinness Porter. Except with a shit degree of attenuation. I’m not convinced that those FGs are the real ones
Compared to the pre-war version, the hopping rate is a good bit lower. In the case of the 1943 beer, not much more than half that of 1935. I’m guessing that this is connected with the interruption of hop imports and the limited amounts of English hops available.
Guinness sales in Ireland 1939 - 1945
Year
Extra Stout
Porter
total
% Porter
1939
481,588
273,067
754,655
36.18%
1940
463,827
265,473
729,300
36.40%
1941
548,112
304,648
852,760
35.72%
1942
591,057
294,823
885,680
33.29%
1943
705,568
286,826
992,394
28.90%
1944
804,301
290,993
1,095,294
26.57%
1945
918,147
300,447
1,218,594
24.66%
Source:
"A Bottle of Guinness please" by David Hughes, pages 276-279.
Perry Porter during WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1943
Perry
Porter
1040.0
1017.0
3.04
57.50%
5.26
0.89
1944
Perry
Porter
1042.0
1018.0
3.18
57.14%
6.67
1.26
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
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Unlike in England, Porter was brewed right through WW II in Ireland. Its popularity, however, did seem to be on the wane. The amount produced may have increased a little, as a percentage of Guinness’s production, though, fell from 36% to 25%.
Sadly, I’ve no intimate details of Guinness Porter. I do, though, of another Irish Porter, that from Perry.
This version has a gravity similar to pre-war Guinness Porter. Except with a shit degree of attenuation. I’m not convinced that those FGs are the real ones
Compared to the pre-war version, the hopping rate is a good bit lower. In the case of the 1943 beer, not much more than half that of 1935. I’m guessing that this is connected with the interruption of hop imports and the limited amounts of English hops available.
Guinness sales in Ireland 1939 - 1945
Year
Extra Stout
Porter
total
% Porter
1939
481,588
273,067
754,655
36.18%
1940
463,827
265,473
729,300
36.40%
1941
548,112
304,648
852,760
35.72%
1942
591,057
294,823
885,680
33.29%
1943
705,568
286,826
992,394
28.90%
1944
804,301
290,993
1,095,294
26.57%
1945
918,147
300,447
1,218,594
24.66%
Source:
"A Bottle of Guinness please" by David Hughes, pages 276-279.
Perry Porter during WW II
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1943
Perry
Porter
1040.0
1017.0
3.04
57.50%
5.26
0.89
1944
Perry
Porter
1042.0
1018.0
3.18
57.14%
6.67
1.26
Source:
Perry brewing records held at the local studies department of Laois county library.
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