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One final post about Bitter in 1971. Just sucking the last few drops of sweet Ale from the bar towel, Mmm, lovely.
Let's see if we can guess which region had the most expensive pints. Oh look, there's a surprise: it's London. At an average of 15.3p per pint, it's just shy of 3p more than in the cheapest regions of the
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Northeast and Northwest. The Southeast wasn't far behind London, just 0.3p cheaper.
Though the Southeast did have the highest gravity: 1039.3º. Or about 2º above the national average. London was a little behind at 1038.1º. With the Midlands and Northeast scoring around or slightly above the national average. Which, in 1971, was 1036.9º.* Scotland, the Northwest and Southwest all come in below the national average. In the case of the Southwest, quite a way below.
Topping the value chart are the Northeast and Northwest. With the former coming out on top in terms of OG and the two tying in terms of ABV. Surprisingly, the worst value region isn't London, but the Southwest. Though there were only two samples, so too little data to start drawing any massive conclusions.
There's not a massive variation in the average rate of attenuation. The lowest being 74.5% and the highest 79%. So all in a fairly normal range of around 75%.
* Statistical Handbook of the British Beer & Pub Association 2005, p. 7.
Bitter in 1971 overview
region
Price per pint (p)
º gravity per p
% ABV per p
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Southwest
13
2.49
0.24
1032.2
1008.2
3.12
74.70%
London
15.3
2.5
0.24
1038.1
1009.6
3.7
74.58%
Scotland
14
2.61
0.26
1035.8
1008.1
3.59
77.39%
Southeast
15
2.63
0.26
1039.3
1009.5
3.87
75.53%
Midlands
14.1
2.72
0.28
1037.9
1008.4
3.84
77.73%
Northwest
12.4
2.9
0.3
1035.8
1007.5
3.67
78.95%
Northeast
12.4
3.02
0.3
1037.4
1008.5
3.75
77.31%
Overall average
13.7
2.74
0.27
1037.2
1008.6
3.72
76.88%
Source:
Sunday Mirror - Sunday 21 March 1971, page 25.
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One final post about Bitter in 1971. Just sucking the last few drops of sweet Ale from the bar towel, Mmm, lovely.
Let's see if we can guess which region had the most expensive pints. Oh look, there's a surprise: it's London. At an average of 15.3p per pint, it's just shy of 3p more than in the cheapest regions of the
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrqufvOR4NFSSTux7bVFPIxAoLqYjKhncsK65fDB8tT IqdtcHiAFfiJolTWSlFiNk60jGfJZOrulAtVRGW4inRAGDt5wB 0mMm8ounxauoOmUwKW-mIdNZzs_2WALE4s8pc6UaFicyVEfQqHBO3EBg0qMmOPMBqfDcU gvl3qBkVDnRLZ3YATCcSWbOuTQ/w305-h400/Wilsons_Olympic_Pale_Ale.JPG (https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrqufvOR4NFSSTux7bVFPIxAoLqYjKhncsK65fDB8tT IqdtcHiAFfiJolTWSlFiNk60jGfJZOrulAtVRGW4inRAGDt5wB 0mMm8ounxauoOmUwKW-mIdNZzs_2WALE4s8pc6UaFicyVEfQqHBO3EBg0qMmOPMBqfDcU gvl3qBkVDnRLZ3YATCcSWbOuTQ/s897/Wilsons_Olympic_Pale_Ale.JPG)
Northeast and Northwest. The Southeast wasn't far behind London, just 0.3p cheaper.
Though the Southeast did have the highest gravity: 1039.3º. Or about 2º above the national average. London was a little behind at 1038.1º. With the Midlands and Northeast scoring around or slightly above the national average. Which, in 1971, was 1036.9º.* Scotland, the Northwest and Southwest all come in below the national average. In the case of the Southwest, quite a way below.
Topping the value chart are the Northeast and Northwest. With the former coming out on top in terms of OG and the two tying in terms of ABV. Surprisingly, the worst value region isn't London, but the Southwest. Though there were only two samples, so too little data to start drawing any massive conclusions.
There's not a massive variation in the average rate of attenuation. The lowest being 74.5% and the highest 79%. So all in a fairly normal range of around 75%.
* Statistical Handbook of the British Beer & Pub Association 2005, p. 7.
Bitter in 1971 overview
region
Price per pint (p)
º gravity per p
% ABV per p
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Southwest
13
2.49
0.24
1032.2
1008.2
3.12
74.70%
London
15.3
2.5
0.24
1038.1
1009.6
3.7
74.58%
Scotland
14
2.61
0.26
1035.8
1008.1
3.59
77.39%
Southeast
15
2.63
0.26
1039.3
1009.5
3.87
75.53%
Midlands
14.1
2.72
0.28
1037.9
1008.4
3.84
77.73%
Northwest
12.4
2.9
0.3
1035.8
1007.5
3.67
78.95%
Northeast
12.4
3.02
0.3
1037.4
1008.5
3.75
77.31%
Overall average
13.7
2.74
0.27
1037.2
1008.6
3.72
76.88%
Source:
Sunday Mirror - Sunday 21 March 1971, page 25.
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