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17-09-2010, 08:16
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Back to the decline, sorry, disappearance of aged Porter. I've got my finger out and culled some relevant numbers from Whitbread's logs.
I must say that I was surprised at the rapidity with which vatted Porter went out of fashion. Take a look:
Whitbread Porter output 1845 - 1867
Keeping
Running
total
1845
112,846
37,743
150,589
1852
39,729
97,860
137,589
1867
2,265
135,782
138,047
Source:
Whitbread brewing records.
In 1871 Whitbread brewed no Keeping Porter at all.
I have photos of many more years of Whitbread's logs from this period. But irritatingly, I neglected to snap some of the pages I need to make these calculations for most years. Guess I'll have to wait until November when I'll be in London for the British Guild of Beer Writers annual dinner. I always make sure I have time for an archive visit or two.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5445569787371915337-5139412916480184393?l=barclayperkins.blogspot.com
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Back to the decline, sorry, disappearance of aged Porter. I've got my finger out and culled some relevant numbers from Whitbread's logs.
I must say that I was surprised at the rapidity with which vatted Porter went out of fashion. Take a look:
Whitbread Porter output 1845 - 1867
Keeping
Running
total
1845
112,846
37,743
150,589
1852
39,729
97,860
137,589
1867
2,265
135,782
138,047
Source:
Whitbread brewing records.
In 1871 Whitbread brewed no Keeping Porter at all.
I have photos of many more years of Whitbread's logs from this period. But irritatingly, I neglected to snap some of the pages I need to make these calculations for most years. Guess I'll have to wait until November when I'll be in London for the British Guild of Beer Writers annual dinner. I always make sure I have time for an archive visit or two.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5445569787371915337-5139412916480184393?l=barclayperkins.blogspot.com
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