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Just to show how much of an outlier those strong Allsopp and Salt beers were, here's a selection of IPAs from Bass and Allsopp. They span the whole of the second half of the 19th century.The strongest is 7.58% ABV - well short of the strong IPAs, whether that Lancet article is listing ABV or ABW. They average out to around 1065º and just under 7% ABV. Which is exactly what I would have expected. 1065º was the classic OG for Burton-brewed IPA.
I.m at a total loss as to how to explain those two strong IPAs. They are very different to any 19th-century IPA that I've seen. It leaves me wondering if they've been misidentified and are actually Burton Ales rather than Pale Ales. Though The Lancet is a pretty reliable source so I'm disinclined to believe that.
Let me know if you have any ideas.
Bass and Allsopp IPA 1851 - 1901
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1851
Allsopp
Export IPA
1057.1
1009
6.32
84.59%
1851
Allsopp
Export IPA
1060.8
1009
6.84
85.86%
1869
Allsopp
Pale Ale
1064.2
1010
7.18
83.82%
1869
Allsopp
Pale Ale
1068.5
1013
7.19
80.32%
1901
Allsopp
India Pale Ale, Red Hand
1061.6
1009
6.80
85.27%
1851
Bass
Domestic IPA
1064.0
1013
6.69
80.00%
1852
Bass
Domestic IPA
1073.7
1019
7.11
73.95%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1067.8
1014
7.04
78.91%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.0
1017
6.80
75.07%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.5
1017
6.91
75.68%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1063.2
1012
6.69
80.38%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1066.9
1016
6.74
76.68%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale (brewed 2nd Jan 1869)
1065.9
1010
7.33
84.50%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale (brewed 24th Dec 1868
1065.4
1013
6.96
80.87%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale (brewed 27th Jan 1869)
1066.7
1012
7.20
82.33%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale
1067.0
1013
6.81
80.31%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale
1056.5
1010
5.98
82.08%
1870
Bass
India Pale Ale
1060.0
1880
Bass
Pale Ale
1055.2
1017
4.90
68.48%
1887
Bass
Pale Ale
1064.2
1009
7.08
84.75%
1887
Bass
Pale Ale
1063.5
1010
7.08
85.04%
1888
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.6
1011
7.58
83.82%
1888
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.0
1011
7.58
83.77%
1896
Bass
Pale Ale
1060.8
1007
6.98
87.97%
1898
Bass
Pale Ale
1064.9
1016
6.43
76.02%
1901
Bass
Dog's Head
1065.6
1003
8.06
94.59%
1901
Bass
White Label
1063.8
1007
7.25
87.73%
1901
Bass
draught Pale Ale
1064.0
1013
6.48
78.03%
Average
1064.6
1011.9
6.89
81.51%
Sources:
The Lancet 1852, vol.1, 1852, page 474
British Medical Journal August 28th 1869, page 245
Wahl & Henius, pages 823-830
The Lancet 1852, vol.1, 1852, page 474
The lancet 1853, Volume 2, 1853, page 631.
Bass price list
Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel by Joseph König, 1889, page 835
Brockhaus' konversations-lexikon, Band 2 by F.A. Brockhaus, 1898
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Just to show how much of an outlier those strong Allsopp and Salt beers were, here's a selection of IPAs from Bass and Allsopp. They span the whole of the second half of the 19th century.The strongest is 7.58% ABV - well short of the strong IPAs, whether that Lancet article is listing ABV or ABW. They average out to around 1065º and just under 7% ABV. Which is exactly what I would have expected. 1065º was the classic OG for Burton-brewed IPA.
I.m at a total loss as to how to explain those two strong IPAs. They are very different to any 19th-century IPA that I've seen. It leaves me wondering if they've been misidentified and are actually Burton Ales rather than Pale Ales. Though The Lancet is a pretty reliable source so I'm disinclined to believe that.
Let me know if you have any ideas.
Bass and Allsopp IPA 1851 - 1901
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1851
Allsopp
Export IPA
1057.1
1009
6.32
84.59%
1851
Allsopp
Export IPA
1060.8
1009
6.84
85.86%
1869
Allsopp
Pale Ale
1064.2
1010
7.18
83.82%
1869
Allsopp
Pale Ale
1068.5
1013
7.19
80.32%
1901
Allsopp
India Pale Ale, Red Hand
1061.6
1009
6.80
85.27%
1851
Bass
Domestic IPA
1064.0
1013
6.69
80.00%
1852
Bass
Domestic IPA
1073.7
1019
7.11
73.95%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1067.8
1014
7.04
78.91%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.0
1017
6.80
75.07%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.5
1017
6.91
75.68%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1063.2
1012
6.69
80.38%
1862
Bass
Pale Ale
1066.9
1016
6.74
76.68%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale (brewed 2nd Jan 1869)
1065.9
1010
7.33
84.50%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale (brewed 24th Dec 1868
1065.4
1013
6.96
80.87%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale (brewed 27th Jan 1869)
1066.7
1012
7.20
82.33%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale
1067.0
1013
6.81
80.31%
1869
Bass
Pale Ale
1056.5
1010
5.98
82.08%
1870
Bass
India Pale Ale
1060.0
1880
Bass
Pale Ale
1055.2
1017
4.90
68.48%
1887
Bass
Pale Ale
1064.2
1009
7.08
84.75%
1887
Bass
Pale Ale
1063.5
1010
7.08
85.04%
1888
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.6
1011
7.58
83.82%
1888
Bass
Pale Ale
1069.0
1011
7.58
83.77%
1896
Bass
Pale Ale
1060.8
1007
6.98
87.97%
1898
Bass
Pale Ale
1064.9
1016
6.43
76.02%
1901
Bass
Dog's Head
1065.6
1003
8.06
94.59%
1901
Bass
White Label
1063.8
1007
7.25
87.73%
1901
Bass
draught Pale Ale
1064.0
1013
6.48
78.03%
Average
1064.6
1011.9
6.89
81.51%
Sources:
The Lancet 1852, vol.1, 1852, page 474
British Medical Journal August 28th 1869, page 245
Wahl & Henius, pages 823-830
The Lancet 1852, vol.1, 1852, page 474
The lancet 1853, Volume 2, 1853, page 631.
Bass price list
Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel by Joseph König, 1889, page 835
Brockhaus' konversations-lexikon, Band 2 by F.A. Brockhaus, 1898
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2021/07/bass-and-allsopp-ipa-1851-1901.html)