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There wasn't just one sort of IPA between the wars, bot two. One, which I'm imaginatively calling "Strong", and the other, which I'm equally imaginatively dubbing "Weak".It's purely arbitrary as the examples below scan a gravity range from just over 1030º to just a hair short of 1060º. And just about everything inbetween. I just opted to split them at 1045º. Which is about halfway.
Fascinating to see an English and a Scottish IPA in sale in Belgium. Not a style particularly associated with the cross-channel trade.
Most are highly-attenuated, but there are a few exceptions. The two examples from Fussell stand out in particular, with their much lower degree of attenuation..11 of the 16 beers were over 80%.
Alcohol content is all over the shop: low 2.8%, high 7.3%. What would a drinker expect when ordering an IPA? No doubt it depended on where you lived. And what the local brewers decided IPA was. Imagine what might happen if an IPA fan visited a town where his favourite was double the strength.
Weak IPA between the wars
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1923
Cannon
IPA
1040
1007.7
4.20
80.75%
1925
Vaux
IPA
1036.6
1007.8
3.74
78.69%
1930
Cannon
IPA
1034
1012
2.84
64.71%
1933
Fussell
IPA
1044
1017.2
3.46
60.91%
1936
Hammerton
IPA
1040
1004.1
4.69
89.75%
1936
Jeffrey & Co
India Pale Ale
1039.5
1012.1
3.55
69.37%
1938
Hammerton
IPA
1031.4
1004.4
3.51
85.99%
1938
Hammerton
IPA
1038.6
1007.7
4.02
80.05%
Average:
1038.0
1009.1
3.75
76.28%
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Strong IPA between the wars
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1921
Benskin
IPA
1053.2
1007.6
5.96
85.71%
1922
Ushers
IPA (Belgian sample)
1049.9
1009.2
5.31
81.56%
1922
Watney
IPA (Belgian sample)
1059.7
1004.4
7.27
92.63%
1926
Smithers & Son
India Pale Ale
1048.1
1008.9
5.11
81.50%
1926
Tamplin
IPA
1057.9
1004.8
6.97
91.71%
1928
McEwan
Export IPA
1055.1
1009.5
5.95
82.76%
1929
Fussell
IPA
1047
1013.1
4.40
72.13%
Average:
1053.0
1008.2
5.85
84.00%
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
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There wasn't just one sort of IPA between the wars, bot two. One, which I'm imaginatively calling "Strong", and the other, which I'm equally imaginatively dubbing "Weak".It's purely arbitrary as the examples below scan a gravity range from just over 1030º to just a hair short of 1060º. And just about everything inbetween. I just opted to split them at 1045º. Which is about halfway.
Fascinating to see an English and a Scottish IPA in sale in Belgium. Not a style particularly associated with the cross-channel trade.
Most are highly-attenuated, but there are a few exceptions. The two examples from Fussell stand out in particular, with their much lower degree of attenuation..11 of the 16 beers were over 80%.
Alcohol content is all over the shop: low 2.8%, high 7.3%. What would a drinker expect when ordering an IPA? No doubt it depended on where you lived. And what the local brewers decided IPA was. Imagine what might happen if an IPA fan visited a town where his favourite was double the strength.
Weak IPA between the wars
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1923
Cannon
IPA
1040
1007.7
4.20
80.75%
1925
Vaux
IPA
1036.6
1007.8
3.74
78.69%
1930
Cannon
IPA
1034
1012
2.84
64.71%
1933
Fussell
IPA
1044
1017.2
3.46
60.91%
1936
Hammerton
IPA
1040
1004.1
4.69
89.75%
1936
Jeffrey & Co
India Pale Ale
1039.5
1012.1
3.55
69.37%
1938
Hammerton
IPA
1031.4
1004.4
3.51
85.99%
1938
Hammerton
IPA
1038.6
1007.7
4.02
80.05%
Average:
1038.0
1009.1
3.75
76.28%
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Strong IPA between the wars
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
1921
Benskin
IPA
1053.2
1007.6
5.96
85.71%
1922
Ushers
IPA (Belgian sample)
1049.9
1009.2
5.31
81.56%
1922
Watney
IPA (Belgian sample)
1059.7
1004.4
7.27
92.63%
1926
Smithers & Son
India Pale Ale
1048.1
1008.9
5.11
81.50%
1926
Tamplin
IPA
1057.9
1004.8
6.97
91.71%
1928
McEwan
Export IPA
1055.1
1009.5
5.95
82.76%
1929
Fussell
IPA
1047
1013.1
4.40
72.13%
Average:
1053.0
1008.2
5.85
84.00%
Source:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
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