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The Amsterdamse Stadtsarchief might have few Amstel brewing records, but it does have some other interesting documents. Like the source of today's numbers. Which records the production of each of the beers they brewed month by month.
In 1939, they had a range of 10 beers. But they weren't all sold everywhere. The document also breaks down production by destination: Amsterdam and elsewhere in Holland. That reveals that Licht Lager, a 3.5% ABV pale Lager wasn't sold in Amsterdam. Surprising, given that it was their third biggest seller.
Less of a shock, is that Maastrictsch Oud was only sold in the provinces. Based on the name, I assume it was regional to Limburg. Sounds like an old top-fermenting style. Though my guess would be that Amstel botttom-fermented it. Whatever it was, they only made tiny amounts of it. And it was dropped in 1943.
Even so, they brewed far more of it that Stout, of which fewer than 100 hl were produced in the early war years. Amazingly, some of that was in draught form. I hadn't anticipated that.
In the initial war years production increased, peaking in 1943 at around 50% higher than in 1939. That's slightly deceptive, however, as gravities were slashed from 1942 on. Output collapsed in 1945. I'm surprised they brewed anything at all in the final months of the war.
Draught beer was still the norm at Anstel, accounting for around three-quarters of the total. To put that into context, at the start of the war, at Whitbread bottled beer was responsible for around 50% of sales. Though they were particularly bottle-orientated.*
Amstel production by package
year
draught
bottled
1939
77.45%
22.55%
1940
78.79%
21.21%
1941
73.69%
26.31%
1942
74.76%
25.24%
1943
75.08%
24.92%
1944
78.50%
21.50%
1945
86.26%
13.74%
Sources:
Amstel Litermaat, registers houdende specificaties van de maandproductie, onderverdeeld naar soort van bestemming, met jaaroverzichten held at the Amsterdamse Stadtsarchief, document numbers 1506 538 and 1506 539.
* Whitbread archive document number LMA/4453/D/02/16.
Amstel beer production by type 1939 - 1945
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Beer
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
Oud Bruin
1,898.15
0.68%
5,880.35
1.78%
5,167.46
1.25%
586.11
0.15%
7,403.36
1.73%
19,011.57
5.82%
1,946.26
1.22%
Meibier
632.52
0.23%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Pilsener
136,274.92
48.70%
161,069.55
48.73%
205,338.47
49.72%
193,014.87
49.76%
211,490.77
49.42%
159,420.82
48.80%
90,138.67
56.66%
Pilsener C/delta
2,508.19
0.90%
53.44
0.02%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6,782.63
4.26%
Munchener
4,383.90
1.57%
5,881.53
1.78%
5,266.01
1.28%
2,847.56
0.73%
4,376.18
1.02%
5,104.64
1.56%
7,452.06
4.68%
Bock
2,009.81
0.72%
90.04
0.03%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Stout
88.26
0.03%
81.12
0.02%
133.84
0.03%
172.91
0.04%
185.4
0.04%
125.85
0.04%
2.66
0.00%
Donker Lager
83,602.68
29.88%
98,372.19
29.76%
116,563.46
28.23%
104,690.58
26.99%
103,437.65
24.17%
82,470.61
25.24%
46,125.68
28.99%
Licht Lager
46,785.48
16.72%
57,199.09
17.31%
78,587.56
19.03%
86,618.26
22.33%
101,061.91
23.62%
60,560.31
18.54%
6,650.84
4.18%
Maastrictsch Oud
1,551.00
0.55%
1,865.90
0.56%
1,896.53
0.46%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Total
279,800.87
330,516.04
412,953.33
387,930.29
427,955.27
326,693.80
159,098.80
Sources:
Amstel Litermaat, registers houdende specificaties van de maandproductie, onderverdeeld naar soort van bestemming, met jaaroverzichten held at the Amsterdamse Stadtsarchief, document numbers 1506 538 and 1506 539.
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The Amsterdamse Stadtsarchief might have few Amstel brewing records, but it does have some other interesting documents. Like the source of today's numbers. Which records the production of each of the beers they brewed month by month.
In 1939, they had a range of 10 beers. But they weren't all sold everywhere. The document also breaks down production by destination: Amsterdam and elsewhere in Holland. That reveals that Licht Lager, a 3.5% ABV pale Lager wasn't sold in Amsterdam. Surprising, given that it was their third biggest seller.
Less of a shock, is that Maastrictsch Oud was only sold in the provinces. Based on the name, I assume it was regional to Limburg. Sounds like an old top-fermenting style. Though my guess would be that Amstel botttom-fermented it. Whatever it was, they only made tiny amounts of it. And it was dropped in 1943.
Even so, they brewed far more of it that Stout, of which fewer than 100 hl were produced in the early war years. Amazingly, some of that was in draught form. I hadn't anticipated that.
In the initial war years production increased, peaking in 1943 at around 50% higher than in 1939. That's slightly deceptive, however, as gravities were slashed from 1942 on. Output collapsed in 1945. I'm surprised they brewed anything at all in the final months of the war.
Draught beer was still the norm at Anstel, accounting for around three-quarters of the total. To put that into context, at the start of the war, at Whitbread bottled beer was responsible for around 50% of sales. Though they were particularly bottle-orientated.*
Amstel production by package
year
draught
bottled
1939
77.45%
22.55%
1940
78.79%
21.21%
1941
73.69%
26.31%
1942
74.76%
25.24%
1943
75.08%
24.92%
1944
78.50%
21.50%
1945
86.26%
13.74%
Sources:
Amstel Litermaat, registers houdende specificaties van de maandproductie, onderverdeeld naar soort van bestemming, met jaaroverzichten held at the Amsterdamse Stadtsarchief, document numbers 1506 538 and 1506 539.
* Whitbread archive document number LMA/4453/D/02/16.
Amstel beer production by type 1939 - 1945
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Beer
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
hl
%
Oud Bruin
1,898.15
0.68%
5,880.35
1.78%
5,167.46
1.25%
586.11
0.15%
7,403.36
1.73%
19,011.57
5.82%
1,946.26
1.22%
Meibier
632.52
0.23%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Pilsener
136,274.92
48.70%
161,069.55
48.73%
205,338.47
49.72%
193,014.87
49.76%
211,490.77
49.42%
159,420.82
48.80%
90,138.67
56.66%
Pilsener C/delta
2,508.19
0.90%
53.44
0.02%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6,782.63
4.26%
Munchener
4,383.90
1.57%
5,881.53
1.78%
5,266.01
1.28%
2,847.56
0.73%
4,376.18
1.02%
5,104.64
1.56%
7,452.06
4.68%
Bock
2,009.81
0.72%
90.04
0.03%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Stout
88.26
0.03%
81.12
0.02%
133.84
0.03%
172.91
0.04%
185.4
0.04%
125.85
0.04%
2.66
0.00%
Donker Lager
83,602.68
29.88%
98,372.19
29.76%
116,563.46
28.23%
104,690.58
26.99%
103,437.65
24.17%
82,470.61
25.24%
46,125.68
28.99%
Licht Lager
46,785.48
16.72%
57,199.09
17.31%
78,587.56
19.03%
86,618.26
22.33%
101,061.91
23.62%
60,560.31
18.54%
6,650.84
4.18%
Maastrictsch Oud
1,551.00
0.55%
1,865.90
0.56%
1,896.53
0.46%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Total
279,800.87
330,516.04
412,953.33
387,930.29
427,955.27
326,693.80
159,098.80
Sources:
Amstel Litermaat, registers houdende specificaties van de maandproductie, onderverdeeld naar soort van bestemming, met jaaroverzichten held at the Amsterdamse Stadtsarchief, document numbers 1506 538 and 1506 539.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2021/08/amstel-beer-production-by-type-1939-1945.html)