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I should be in Japan while you're reading this. Getting stuck into some lovely food and, most likely, some whisky. Please don't pity me.Finishing off the North of Britain, we're crossing the border into Scotland.
Only six beers, which fall into two readily-discernible groups: 80/- and 70/-. Which isn't surprising, as those were the two most popular types of Pale Ale in Scotland. There's no 60/-. Which makes sense as it was fairly obscure by the late 1870s. And often also considered to be a type of Mild Ale.
The gravities average out a little lower than those from the North of England, at a little under 1037º. Likewise, attenuation and ABV are also below the levels of the northern sets. Though by no huge amount.
Moving onto prices, they're higher than for the North of England, averaging almost 2p per pint dearer than in the Northwest. Unsurprisingly, the value for money is worse, too. It averages 1.2º per penny, compared to 1.24º for the Northeast and 1.28º for the Northwest.
The scores are mostly pretty good. Better than I would have expected. It averages out slightly better than the Northeast, but worse than the Northwest. And - what a shock - Youngers Tartan, a beer heavily pushed by Scottish & Newcastle, turns out to have been total shite. Though the taster was, at least, reasonably polite in his criticism.
Scottish Bitters in 1978
Brewer
Beer
Price
º gravity per p
% ABV per p
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
score
Flavour
Belhaven
80/- Export
33
1.25
0.11
1041.1
1012.2
3.74
70.32%
10
Distinct creamy taste.
Scottish & Newcastle
McEwan's Special (80/-)
1039.6
1010
3.84
74.75%
11
Great beer. Full-bodied rich flavour.
Scottish & Newcastle
McEwans Scotch (70/-)
28
1.26
0.14
1035.3
1005.3
3.90
84.99%
9
Popular brew. Excellent value.
Lorimer
Lorimers Scotch Ale
28
1.25
0.13
1034.9
1007.1
3.61
79.66%
9
Fruity flavour.
Drybrough
Heavy
32
1.08
0.12
1034.6
1005.7
3.76
83.53%
9
Tangy, refreshing drink. A little on the gassy side.
Scottish & Newcastle
Youngers Tartan
30
1.15
0.12
1034.5
1006.35
3.66
81.59%
6
Not my cup of tea!
Average
30.2
1.20
0.12
1036.7
1007.8
3.75
79.14%
9.0
Source:
Sunday Mirror - Sunday 17 September 1978, pages 22 - 23.
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I should be in Japan while you're reading this. Getting stuck into some lovely food and, most likely, some whisky. Please don't pity me.Finishing off the North of Britain, we're crossing the border into Scotland.
Only six beers, which fall into two readily-discernible groups: 80/- and 70/-. Which isn't surprising, as those were the two most popular types of Pale Ale in Scotland. There's no 60/-. Which makes sense as it was fairly obscure by the late 1870s. And often also considered to be a type of Mild Ale.
The gravities average out a little lower than those from the North of England, at a little under 1037º. Likewise, attenuation and ABV are also below the levels of the northern sets. Though by no huge amount.
Moving onto prices, they're higher than for the North of England, averaging almost 2p per pint dearer than in the Northwest. Unsurprisingly, the value for money is worse, too. It averages 1.2º per penny, compared to 1.24º for the Northeast and 1.28º for the Northwest.
The scores are mostly pretty good. Better than I would have expected. It averages out slightly better than the Northeast, but worse than the Northwest. And - what a shock - Youngers Tartan, a beer heavily pushed by Scottish & Newcastle, turns out to have been total shite. Though the taster was, at least, reasonably polite in his criticism.
Scottish Bitters in 1978
Brewer
Beer
Price
º gravity per p
% ABV per p
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
score
Flavour
Belhaven
80/- Export
33
1.25
0.11
1041.1
1012.2
3.74
70.32%
10
Distinct creamy taste.
Scottish & Newcastle
McEwan's Special (80/-)
1039.6
1010
3.84
74.75%
11
Great beer. Full-bodied rich flavour.
Scottish & Newcastle
McEwans Scotch (70/-)
28
1.26
0.14
1035.3
1005.3
3.90
84.99%
9
Popular brew. Excellent value.
Lorimer
Lorimers Scotch Ale
28
1.25
0.13
1034.9
1007.1
3.61
79.66%
9
Fruity flavour.
Drybrough
Heavy
32
1.08
0.12
1034.6
1005.7
3.76
83.53%
9
Tangy, refreshing drink. A little on the gassy side.
Scottish & Newcastle
Youngers Tartan
30
1.15
0.12
1034.5
1006.35
3.66
81.59%
6
Not my cup of tea!
Average
30.2
1.20
0.12
1036.7
1007.8
3.75
79.14%
9.0
Source:
Sunday Mirror - Sunday 17 September 1978, pages 22 - 23.
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