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No, I've not finished with this shit yet. There's still a way to go.
I'm putting a lot of thought into how I'm going to organise the book I'll base on these posts. Not like most of my other books, anyway.
I've lumped together the Northwest, Northeast and Scotland. Just because of the number of samples. They average out to exactly 1037º. Which is a tiny bit more than London Bitters. Though the average ABV is a tiny bit lower due to a slightly lower rate of attenuation.
The average price is 13.4p per pint. Which is 0.5p more expensive than the London average. Meaning the beers in this set are generally better value.
Most the beers look like classic Ordinary Bitters, with gravities in the mid 1030ºs. The exception being Vaux Samson, which has a Best Bitter strength.
Worst value is Greenall Whitley Festival. Which, given the very similar gravities, looks like it could be a keg version of their Bitter. At 15p, it's the most expensive beer, too. It's closely followed by Younger's Tartan.
Best value, in terms of gravity, is Vaux Sampson. Which is also the srtongest. Not sure what that says. The other Vaux beer is significantly worse value. Based on the name, my guess is that it's a Keg Bitter.
Cheapest beer, costing just 12p, was Jennings Castle. Which is 3p less than Festival, despite having a slightly higher ABV.
Still more of this to come.
Northern and Scottish Bitter in 1972
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (p)
º gravity per p
% ABV per p
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Greenall Whitley
Festival
15
2.40
0.24
1036
1008.3
3.60
76.94%
Younger, Wm.
Tartan
14
2.56
0.26
1035.9
1007.4
3.70
79.39%
Greenall Whitley
Bitter
13
2.72
0.30
1035.4
1005.4
3.90
84.75%
Vaux
Gold Tankard
14
2.81
0.26
1039.4
1011.6
3.60
70.56%
Theakston
Best Bitter
13
2.83
0.28
1036.8
1009.1
3.60
75.27%
Jennings
Castle
12
2.87
0.31
1034.4
1006
3.70
82.56%
Vaux
Sampson
13
3.17
0.30
1041.2
1011.1
3.90
73.06%
Average
13.4
2.77
0.28
1037.0
1008.4
3.71
77.50%
Source:
Daily Mirror July 10th 1972, page 15.
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No, I've not finished with this shit yet. There's still a way to go.
I'm putting a lot of thought into how I'm going to organise the book I'll base on these posts. Not like most of my other books, anyway.
I've lumped together the Northwest, Northeast and Scotland. Just because of the number of samples. They average out to exactly 1037º. Which is a tiny bit more than London Bitters. Though the average ABV is a tiny bit lower due to a slightly lower rate of attenuation.
The average price is 13.4p per pint. Which is 0.5p more expensive than the London average. Meaning the beers in this set are generally better value.
Most the beers look like classic Ordinary Bitters, with gravities in the mid 1030ºs. The exception being Vaux Samson, which has a Best Bitter strength.
Worst value is Greenall Whitley Festival. Which, given the very similar gravities, looks like it could be a keg version of their Bitter. At 15p, it's the most expensive beer, too. It's closely followed by Younger's Tartan.
Best value, in terms of gravity, is Vaux Sampson. Which is also the srtongest. Not sure what that says. The other Vaux beer is significantly worse value. Based on the name, my guess is that it's a Keg Bitter.
Cheapest beer, costing just 12p, was Jennings Castle. Which is 3p less than Festival, despite having a slightly higher ABV.
Still more of this to come.
Northern and Scottish Bitter in 1972
Brewer
Beer
Price per pint (p)
º gravity per p
% ABV per p
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
Greenall Whitley
Festival
15
2.40
0.24
1036
1008.3
3.60
76.94%
Younger, Wm.
Tartan
14
2.56
0.26
1035.9
1007.4
3.70
79.39%
Greenall Whitley
Bitter
13
2.72
0.30
1035.4
1005.4
3.90
84.75%
Vaux
Gold Tankard
14
2.81
0.26
1039.4
1011.6
3.60
70.56%
Theakston
Best Bitter
13
2.83
0.28
1036.8
1009.1
3.60
75.27%
Jennings
Castle
12
2.87
0.31
1034.4
1006
3.70
82.56%
Vaux
Sampson
13
3.17
0.30
1041.2
1011.1
3.90
73.06%
Average
13.4
2.77
0.28
1037.0
1008.4
3.71
77.50%
Source:
Daily Mirror July 10th 1972, page 15.
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2023/07/northern-and-scottish-bitter-in-1972.html)