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I've been spoilt by the Whitbread Gravity Book. It provides such a wonderful window on UK beer for a big chunk of the 20th century. There's even a fair amount of foreign beer mixed in, mostly imported Lagers. But it leaves some big holes.While there's a smattering of German beers from before and after the war, for obvious reasons there's nothing for the years of the conflict. Short of getting my hands on a cache of brewing records from German breweries, I didn't see any way I could fill in that gap. But, thanks to Heineken, I can.
Because Heineken was so keen on keeping an eye on the products of competitors that they didn't let a little thing like a world-spanning conflagration get in the way of their industrial espionage. Before the horridness kicked off, they weren't just checking up on Dutch rivals. Having a big trade in the Far East, they were also spying on colonial brewers.
That all stopped after the German occupation. They did, however, analyse beers from one other country: Germany.
Where they acquired these beers is unclear. From adverts in Dutch newspapers, I know that German beer was available in some pubs in Holland. The ones frequented by the Germans and their local fascist mates. I'm guessing that somehow Heineken acquired some samples via this route. Not sure why they were so interested in German beer, as it wasn't really un direct competition with their products.
You can see that the war had impacted the strength of German beer. Especially bearing in mins this was the stuff brewed for the German armed forces. Civilians back home had to endure far more watery beer. Though it's around the same strength as the beer Heineken was brewing for the Dutch market. In June 1941 Heineken Pils was 10º Plato, early in 1942, 7.6º Plato.
If the Paulaner and Dortmunder Kronen from 1941 look suspiciously similar, it's probably because they are the same beer. It's noted that they were both bottled by the same bottler.
German beer in WW II
Date
Year
Brewer
Town
Beer
OG Plato
FG Plato
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Colour
6th Mar
1941
Dortmunder Union
Dortmund
Dortmunder
11.54
3.18
4.35
73.35%
0.52
6th Mar
1941
Dortmunder Union
Dortmund
Pilsener
10.03
2.83
3.73
72.59%
0.48
6th Jun
1941
Paulaner
Munich
Helles
9.86
2.46
3.83
75.78%
0.52
6th Jun
1941
Dortmunder Kronen
Dortmund
Dortmunder
9.86
2.46
3.79
75.78%
0.52
9th Jun
1941
Dortmunder Union
Dortmund
Dortmunder
10.09
2.21
4.06
78.78%
0.48
5th Aug
1941
Schultheiss-Patzenhofer
Berlin
Pilsener
10.66
2.39
3.76
78.31%
0.5
27th Jan
1942
Janssen
Hamburg
Export Tafelbier
11.31
3.12
4.24
73.30%
0.4
27th Jan
1942
Dressla
Bremen
Export
8.35
1.83
3.35
78.65%
0.28
27th Jan
1942
Bavaria Brauerei
Altona
Pils
10.01
2.02
4.11
80.46%
0.4
27th Jan
1942
Schultheiss
Berlin
Helles
8.24
2.56
2.90
69.63%
0.4
27th Jan
1942
Schloss-Cabinet
Berlin
Export
8.16
2.22
3.04
73.44%
0.3
29th Jan
1942
Bavaria Brauerei
Altona
Export
8.00
1.79
3.18
78.18%
0.35
29th Jan
1942
Bavaria Brauerei
Altona
Export
8.03
1.67
3.25
79.73%
0.45
30th Jan
1942
Holsten
Bremen
Export
10.04
2.28
4.03
77.99%
0.3
30th Jan
1942
Beck
Bremen
Export
8.62
2.24
3.26
74.67%
0.3
13th Mar
1942
DAB
Dortmund
Export
7.31
2.06
2.70
72.41%
0.58
13th Mar
1942
Dünckler & Rüppert
Export
7.27
1.85
2.75
75.10%
0.38
Source:
Rapporten van laboratoriumonderzoeken naar producten van Heinekenbrouwerijen in binnen- en buitenland en naar producten van andere brouwerijen held at the Amsterdamse Stadsarchief, document number 834 - 1794.
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I've been spoilt by the Whitbread Gravity Book. It provides such a wonderful window on UK beer for a big chunk of the 20th century. There's even a fair amount of foreign beer mixed in, mostly imported Lagers. But it leaves some big holes.While there's a smattering of German beers from before and after the war, for obvious reasons there's nothing for the years of the conflict. Short of getting my hands on a cache of brewing records from German breweries, I didn't see any way I could fill in that gap. But, thanks to Heineken, I can.
Because Heineken was so keen on keeping an eye on the products of competitors that they didn't let a little thing like a world-spanning conflagration get in the way of their industrial espionage. Before the horridness kicked off, they weren't just checking up on Dutch rivals. Having a big trade in the Far East, they were also spying on colonial brewers.
That all stopped after the German occupation. They did, however, analyse beers from one other country: Germany.
Where they acquired these beers is unclear. From adverts in Dutch newspapers, I know that German beer was available in some pubs in Holland. The ones frequented by the Germans and their local fascist mates. I'm guessing that somehow Heineken acquired some samples via this route. Not sure why they were so interested in German beer, as it wasn't really un direct competition with their products.
You can see that the war had impacted the strength of German beer. Especially bearing in mins this was the stuff brewed for the German armed forces. Civilians back home had to endure far more watery beer. Though it's around the same strength as the beer Heineken was brewing for the Dutch market. In June 1941 Heineken Pils was 10º Plato, early in 1942, 7.6º Plato.
If the Paulaner and Dortmunder Kronen from 1941 look suspiciously similar, it's probably because they are the same beer. It's noted that they were both bottled by the same bottler.
German beer in WW II
Date
Year
Brewer
Town
Beer
OG Plato
FG Plato
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Colour
6th Mar
1941
Dortmunder Union
Dortmund
Dortmunder
11.54
3.18
4.35
73.35%
0.52
6th Mar
1941
Dortmunder Union
Dortmund
Pilsener
10.03
2.83
3.73
72.59%
0.48
6th Jun
1941
Paulaner
Munich
Helles
9.86
2.46
3.83
75.78%
0.52
6th Jun
1941
Dortmunder Kronen
Dortmund
Dortmunder
9.86
2.46
3.79
75.78%
0.52
9th Jun
1941
Dortmunder Union
Dortmund
Dortmunder
10.09
2.21
4.06
78.78%
0.48
5th Aug
1941
Schultheiss-Patzenhofer
Berlin
Pilsener
10.66
2.39
3.76
78.31%
0.5
27th Jan
1942
Janssen
Hamburg
Export Tafelbier
11.31
3.12
4.24
73.30%
0.4
27th Jan
1942
Dressla
Bremen
Export
8.35
1.83
3.35
78.65%
0.28
27th Jan
1942
Bavaria Brauerei
Altona
Pils
10.01
2.02
4.11
80.46%
0.4
27th Jan
1942
Schultheiss
Berlin
Helles
8.24
2.56
2.90
69.63%
0.4
27th Jan
1942
Schloss-Cabinet
Berlin
Export
8.16
2.22
3.04
73.44%
0.3
29th Jan
1942
Bavaria Brauerei
Altona
Export
8.00
1.79
3.18
78.18%
0.35
29th Jan
1942
Bavaria Brauerei
Altona
Export
8.03
1.67
3.25
79.73%
0.45
30th Jan
1942
Holsten
Bremen
Export
10.04
2.28
4.03
77.99%
0.3
30th Jan
1942
Beck
Bremen
Export
8.62
2.24
3.26
74.67%
0.3
13th Mar
1942
DAB
Dortmund
Export
7.31
2.06
2.70
72.41%
0.58
13th Mar
1942
Dünckler & Rüppert
Export
7.27
1.85
2.75
75.10%
0.38
Source:
Rapporten van laboratoriumonderzoeken naar producten van Heinekenbrouwerijen in binnen- en buitenland en naar producten van andere brouwerijen held at the Amsterdamse Stadsarchief, document number 834 - 1794.
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