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Not sure what's happening. But I seem to be suddenly posting a lot about Mild Ale in the different kingdoms of the UK.
This period is quite confusing with regard to Mild Ale. Brewers continuing to produce Shilling Ales – which were mostly the equivalent of English Mild Ales – but also made beers which were specifically called Mild Ale or designated by X’s as Mild Ales were in England.
William Younger further muddied the waters by giving the same beer an X designation when intended to be sold on draught and a shilling designation when destined for bottling. It’s taken me several years of study to get my head around and I still sometimes get confused.
For comparison purposes, I've also included a table of London Milds from the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
General trends seem to be William Younger’s Mild Ales becoming less heavily hopped and lower gravity than equivalent London beers. A similar trend of a fall in hopping rate can also be seen in London. Whitbread and Truman’s hopping declined from over 7 lbs per quarter in 1885 to around 5 lbs, while Fuller’s fell from 6.5 lbs to 5 lbs. Only Barclay Perkins had a pretty much unchanged hopping.
Note that the stronger Milds had all disappeared in London by 1914. X Ale reigned supreme in the capital.
William Younger Mild Ales 1885 - 1913
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
X
Mild
1048
1009
5.16
81.25%
5.29
0.99
1885
XX
Mild
1056
1012
5.82
78.57%
6.19
1.53
1885
XXX
Mild
1065
1021
5.82
67.69%
6.67
1.86
1898
XX
Mild
1061
1016
5.95
73.77%
5.45
1.50
1898
XXX
Mild
1074
1018
7.41
75.68%
8.81
2.74
1913
XX - X
Mild
1055
1017
5.03
69.09%
4.07
0.88
1913
XX
Mild
1055
1018
4.89
67.27%
4.07
0.87
1913
XXK
Mild
1056
1016
5.29
71.43%
4.07
0.81
1913
XXX
Mild
1065
1021.5
5.75
66.92%
4.55
1.15
Source:
William Younger brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers WY/6/1/2/31, WY/6/1/2/45 and WY/6/1/2/58.
London Mild Ales 1885 - 1912
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
Truman
X Ale
1059.0
7.3
1.87
1885
Whitbread
X
1059.6
1015.0
5.90
74.88%
7.49
1.90
1886
Barclay Perkins
X
1055.0
1010.0
5.96
81.87%
6.42
1.61
1886
Barclay Perkins
XX
1076.0
1022.7
7.05
70.11%
12.00
3.86
1887
Fuller
X
1050.7
1013.6
4.91
73.22%
6.64
1.41
1887
Fuller
XX
1064.8
1023.3
5.50
64.10%
6.64
1.93
1891
Barclay Perkins
X
1058.0
1015.0
5.69
74.21%
8.32
2.07
1894
Truman
X Ale
1056.5
9.0
2.19
1894
Whitbread
X
1058.4
1016.0
5.62
72.62%
8.23
2.09
1897
Fuller
X
1049.6
1012.2
4.95
75.42%
6.58
1.44
1909
Barclay Perkins
X
1053.6
1013.9
5.26
74.16%
7.49
1.62
1909
Truman
X Ale
1056.8
5.8
1.41
1910
Fuller
X
1052.6
1014.7
5.01
72.08%
5.2
1.21
1912
Whitbread
X
1054.0
1012.0
5.56
77.78%
4.49
1.05
Sources:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/584, ACC/2305/1/587 and ACC/2305/1/601
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/01/051, LMA/4453/D/01/060 and LMA/4453/D/01/077.
Truman brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/166, B/THB/C/175 and B/THB/C/190.
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
The above is an excerpt from my excellent book on Scottish brewing (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/scotland-vol-2/paperback/product-23090497.html):
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5IZlXWyRE1M/WLrdyRc1H-I/AAAAAAAAblU/qpaqmJBSEUcGECVG-nX7hL4ut5VrOU82QCLcB/s400/Scotland%2521_Vol2_front_words.jpg (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/scotland-vol-2/paperback/product-23090497.html)
Which is also available in Kindle form:
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More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2024/01/scottish-mild-ales-1880-1914.html)
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Not sure what's happening. But I seem to be suddenly posting a lot about Mild Ale in the different kingdoms of the UK.
This period is quite confusing with regard to Mild Ale. Brewers continuing to produce Shilling Ales – which were mostly the equivalent of English Mild Ales – but also made beers which were specifically called Mild Ale or designated by X’s as Mild Ales were in England.
William Younger further muddied the waters by giving the same beer an X designation when intended to be sold on draught and a shilling designation when destined for bottling. It’s taken me several years of study to get my head around and I still sometimes get confused.
For comparison purposes, I've also included a table of London Milds from the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
General trends seem to be William Younger’s Mild Ales becoming less heavily hopped and lower gravity than equivalent London beers. A similar trend of a fall in hopping rate can also be seen in London. Whitbread and Truman’s hopping declined from over 7 lbs per quarter in 1885 to around 5 lbs, while Fuller’s fell from 6.5 lbs to 5 lbs. Only Barclay Perkins had a pretty much unchanged hopping.
Note that the stronger Milds had all disappeared in London by 1914. X Ale reigned supreme in the capital.
William Younger Mild Ales 1885 - 1913
Year
Beer
Style
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
X
Mild
1048
1009
5.16
81.25%
5.29
0.99
1885
XX
Mild
1056
1012
5.82
78.57%
6.19
1.53
1885
XXX
Mild
1065
1021
5.82
67.69%
6.67
1.86
1898
XX
Mild
1061
1016
5.95
73.77%
5.45
1.50
1898
XXX
Mild
1074
1018
7.41
75.68%
8.81
2.74
1913
XX - X
Mild
1055
1017
5.03
69.09%
4.07
0.88
1913
XX
Mild
1055
1018
4.89
67.27%
4.07
0.87
1913
XXK
Mild
1056
1016
5.29
71.43%
4.07
0.81
1913
XXX
Mild
1065
1021.5
5.75
66.92%
4.55
1.15
Source:
William Younger brewing records held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document numbers WY/6/1/2/31, WY/6/1/2/45 and WY/6/1/2/58.
London Mild Ales 1885 - 1912
Year
Brewer
Beer
OG
FG
ABV
App. Atten-uation
lbs hops/ qtr
hops lb/brl
1885
Truman
X Ale
1059.0
7.3
1.87
1885
Whitbread
X
1059.6
1015.0
5.90
74.88%
7.49
1.90
1886
Barclay Perkins
X
1055.0
1010.0
5.96
81.87%
6.42
1.61
1886
Barclay Perkins
XX
1076.0
1022.7
7.05
70.11%
12.00
3.86
1887
Fuller
X
1050.7
1013.6
4.91
73.22%
6.64
1.41
1887
Fuller
XX
1064.8
1023.3
5.50
64.10%
6.64
1.93
1891
Barclay Perkins
X
1058.0
1015.0
5.69
74.21%
8.32
2.07
1894
Truman
X Ale
1056.5
9.0
2.19
1894
Whitbread
X
1058.4
1016.0
5.62
72.62%
8.23
2.09
1897
Fuller
X
1049.6
1012.2
4.95
75.42%
6.58
1.44
1909
Barclay Perkins
X
1053.6
1013.9
5.26
74.16%
7.49
1.62
1909
Truman
X Ale
1056.8
5.8
1.41
1910
Fuller
X
1052.6
1014.7
5.01
72.08%
5.2
1.21
1912
Whitbread
X
1054.0
1012.0
5.56
77.78%
4.49
1.05
Sources:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/584, ACC/2305/1/587 and ACC/2305/1/601
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/01/051, LMA/4453/D/01/060 and LMA/4453/D/01/077.
Truman brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/166, B/THB/C/175 and B/THB/C/190.
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
The above is an excerpt from my excellent book on Scottish brewing (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/scotland-vol-2/paperback/product-23090497.html):
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5IZlXWyRE1M/WLrdyRc1H-I/AAAAAAAAblU/qpaqmJBSEUcGECVG-nX7hL4ut5VrOU82QCLcB/s400/Scotland%2521_Vol2_front_words.jpg (http://www.lulu.com/shop/ronald-pattinson/scotland-vol-2/paperback/product-23090497.html)
Which is also available in Kindle form:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q8XHBL2
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2024/01/scottish-mild-ales-1880-1914.html)