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Moving on to the hops, the great majority are English. Other than one lot of British Columbian and one of Californian.
As for the English, almost all are either from Kent or Sussex. The former is no surprise, being, the UK’s biggest hop-growing region. Sussex, on the other hand, was a relatively minor player in the hop game. Worcester, which appears once, was another major hop county. Thus, not unusual.
It may seem odd that an expensive beer like the Export Stout contains only American hops. But it does make sense. An export beer would need lots of protection from hops. And US hops had a higher preservative value. Also, in a beer that was aged and had loads of roast, hop aroma wouldn’t have been a prominent flavour.
Thomas Usher hops in 1894
Beer
Style
hop 1
hop 2
XX 60/-
Mild
Kent
British Columbia
50/- Br
Ale
Kent
Sussex
60/-
Ale
Kent
Sussex
60/- Br
Ale
Kent
Sussex
80/-
Ale
Kent
Sussex
100/-
Ale
Kent
Sussex
3 XX
Stock Ale
Kent
IP
IPA
Worcester
Kent
PA
Pale Ale
Kent
Sussex
PA 60/-
Pale Ale
Kent
Sussex
Stout
Stout
Kent
Sussex
Stout Export
Stout
Californian
Source:
Thomas Usher brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archives, document number TU/6/1/2.
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Moving on to the hops, the great majority are English. Other than one lot of British Columbian and one of Californian.
As for the English, almost all are either from Kent or Sussex. The former is no surprise, being, the UK’s biggest hop-growing region. Sussex, on the other hand, was a relatively minor player in the hop game. Worcester, which appears once, was another major hop county. Thus, not unusual.
It may seem odd that an expensive beer like the Export Stout contains only American hops. But it does make sense. An export beer would need lots of protection from hops. And US hops had a higher preservative value. Also, in a beer that was aged and had loads of roast, hop aroma wouldn’t have been a prominent flavour.
Thomas Usher hops in 1894
Beer
Style
hop 1
hop 2
XX 60/-
Mild
Kent
British Columbia
50/- Br
Ale
Kent
Sussex
60/-
Ale
Kent
Sussex
60/- Br
Ale
Kent
Sussex
80/-
Ale
Kent
Sussex
100/-
Ale
Kent
Sussex
3 XX
Stock Ale
Kent
IP
IPA
Worcester
Kent
PA
Pale Ale
Kent
Sussex
PA 60/-
Pale Ale
Kent
Sussex
Stout
Stout
Kent
Sussex
Stout Export
Stout
Californian
Source:
Thomas Usher brewing record held at the Scottish Brewing Archives, document number TU/6/1/2.
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