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With the UK’s hop producers unable to cope with brewers’ demands, no surprise that imports are well represented in the table. Though a large majority – 38 out of 52 – were English.
Breaking down the English hops, most were from Kent, with Mid-Kent dominating. Rather fewer from East Kent, but that’s to be expected. That was the source of the best-quality hops, which tended to be reserved for more expensive beers, such as Pale Ales. Second most popular were hops from Worcester, a region more analogous in quality to Mid-Kent. And, finally, a couple of examples from the relatively small district of Sussex.
Top dog amongst the foreign hops was the USA, with 8 examples. Bohemia and Germany managed a couple each. Followed by single examples from Alsace and Belgium. Though I suppose the former was technically part of Germany at the time.
As for age, most were reasonably fresh, never more than a couple of seasons old. With the one massive exception of 10-year-old Alsace hops in the 1906 Barclay Perkins X Ale. You have to wonder what the point was of using such ancient hops.
London X Ale hops 1900 - 1915
Year
Brewer
hop 1
hop 2
hop 3
hop 4
hop 5
1900
Barclay Perkins
MK 1898
MK 1899
Bohemian 1899
1906
Barclay Perkins
MK 1905
US 1904 CS
Worcs. 1904
Alsace 1896
1909
Barclay Perkins
US 1908
Sussex 1908
MK 1907
Worcs. 1905 CS
1914
Barclay Perkins
EK 1913
MK Fuggles 1912 CS
MK Goldings 1913
Hallertau 1912 CS
1900
Whitbread
EK 1898
EK 1899
Worcs. 1897
1905
Whitbread
MK 1903
MK 1904
US 1904
Washington 1904
Worcs. 1903
1910
Whitbread
MK 1909
MK 1909
MK 1909
1914
Whitbread
EK 1912
MK 1912
Kent 1912
1902
Fullers
English 1900
English 1901
Worcs. 1901
1910
Fullers
Oregon 1907
MK 1909
EK 1908
1914
Fullers
MK 1913
Poperinge 1913
Cobbs 1913
Cobbs 1914
1914
Courage
Hallertau 1912
English 1912
English 1914
1900
Truman
Kent 1899
Worcs. 1899
1905
Truman
Worcs. 1904
Worcs. 1904
Sussex 1904
1910
Truman
Worcz. 1908
Oregon 1908
Saaz 1908
1915
Noakes
California 1914
Oregon 1914
Sources:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/593, ACC/2305/1/599, ACC/2305/1/601 and ACC/2305/1/603.
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/01/065, LMA/4453/D/01/070, LMA/4453/D/01/076 and LMA/4453/D/01/079.
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
Courage brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/08/247.
Truman brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers B/THB/C/181, B/THB/C/186 and B/THB/C/190.
Noakes brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/17/34.
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With the UK’s hop producers unable to cope with brewers’ demands, no surprise that imports are well represented in the table. Though a large majority – 38 out of 52 – were English.
Breaking down the English hops, most were from Kent, with Mid-Kent dominating. Rather fewer from East Kent, but that’s to be expected. That was the source of the best-quality hops, which tended to be reserved for more expensive beers, such as Pale Ales. Second most popular were hops from Worcester, a region more analogous in quality to Mid-Kent. And, finally, a couple of examples from the relatively small district of Sussex.
Top dog amongst the foreign hops was the USA, with 8 examples. Bohemia and Germany managed a couple each. Followed by single examples from Alsace and Belgium. Though I suppose the former was technically part of Germany at the time.
As for age, most were reasonably fresh, never more than a couple of seasons old. With the one massive exception of 10-year-old Alsace hops in the 1906 Barclay Perkins X Ale. You have to wonder what the point was of using such ancient hops.
London X Ale hops 1900 - 1915
Year
Brewer
hop 1
hop 2
hop 3
hop 4
hop 5
1900
Barclay Perkins
MK 1898
MK 1899
Bohemian 1899
1906
Barclay Perkins
MK 1905
US 1904 CS
Worcs. 1904
Alsace 1896
1909
Barclay Perkins
US 1908
Sussex 1908
MK 1907
Worcs. 1905 CS
1914
Barclay Perkins
EK 1913
MK Fuggles 1912 CS
MK Goldings 1913
Hallertau 1912 CS
1900
Whitbread
EK 1898
EK 1899
Worcs. 1897
1905
Whitbread
MK 1903
MK 1904
US 1904
Washington 1904
Worcs. 1903
1910
Whitbread
MK 1909
MK 1909
MK 1909
1914
Whitbread
EK 1912
MK 1912
Kent 1912
1902
Fullers
English 1900
English 1901
Worcs. 1901
1910
Fullers
Oregon 1907
MK 1909
EK 1908
1914
Fullers
MK 1913
Poperinge 1913
Cobbs 1913
Cobbs 1914
1914
Courage
Hallertau 1912
English 1912
English 1914
1900
Truman
Kent 1899
Worcs. 1899
1905
Truman
Worcs. 1904
Worcs. 1904
Sussex 1904
1910
Truman
Worcz. 1908
Oregon 1908
Saaz 1908
1915
Noakes
California 1914
Oregon 1914
Sources:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/593, ACC/2305/1/599, ACC/2305/1/601 and ACC/2305/1/603.
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/01/065, LMA/4453/D/01/070, LMA/4453/D/01/076 and LMA/4453/D/01/079.
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
Courage brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/08/247.
Truman brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers B/THB/C/181, B/THB/C/186 and B/THB/C/190.
Noakes brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/17/34.
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