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I still haven't quite finished going through the Whitbread Gravity Book. There's so much of it. Literally hundreds of pages. Yesterday, I reluctantly pulled on my swimming trunks and dived in. Like one of those lunatics breaking the ice on New Years Day.
I'm on 1920's beers, mostly bottled, from what they call "Sundry Brewers". Basically the ones not important enough to get a whole page to themselves.There's often a regional theme going on. One page will have several brewers from Brighton, then some from the Isle of Wight. (It's amazing how many breweries there were in Brighton. My favourite is Kidd and Hotblack)
There are problems other than just struggling to read the handwriting. My table includes a column for style. Flagon Ale, Shire Ale, Imperial Ale, Pioneer - four new beer style? I can only guess.
This one in particular has me stumped: Devenish OHB. Notable for having the lowest FG, 1000.9ยบ. A puny OG. Must have been yummy. Anyone know what type of beer it was?
Here are some of the highlights so far. My favourite name is Smithers and Son, of Brighton. The Rock Brewery from the same town being a close second.
Date
Year
Brewer
Beer
Style
Price
size
package
FG
OG
ABV
attenuation
09
1928
Devenish
OHB
Pale Ale ??
6.5d
pint
bottled
1000.9
1032
4.06
97.19%
10
1926
Kidd & Hotblack
L.A.
Mild
3d
pint
draught
1004.1
1024.8
2.69
83.47%
11
1926
Disher
Ten Guinea Draught Ale
Strong Ale
20d
pint
draught
1034.5
1115.4
10.61
70.10%
10
1926
Smithers & Son
L.A.
Mild
4d
pint
draught
1009.6
1032.6
2.98
70.55%
02
1931
Shipstone
Mild
Mild
6d
pint
draught
1013
1048
4.54
72.92%
02
1931
Shipstone
Bitter
Pale Ale
8d
pint
draught
1011.9
1052.5
5.28
77.33%
02
1931
Shipstone
Best (Dark)
Strong Ale
8d
pint
draught
1016.8
1058.1
5.36
71.08%
12
1926
Rock Brewery
Rock Pale Ale
Pale Ale
12d
reputed quart
bottled
1002.8
1036.2
4.36
92.27%
12
1926
Rock Brewery
Double Stout
Stout
6d
pint
bottled
1006.4
1036.7
02
1928
Tetley
Imperial Ale
Strong Ale
7d
pony
bottled
1034.8
1089.6
7.10
61.16%
03
1928
John Smith
No.5 Mild Ale
Mild
8d
pint
bottled
1009.8
1038.8
3.76
74.74%
05
1928
McEwan
Scotch Ale
Scotch Ale
pint
bottled
1017.2
1069.6
6.83
75.29%
05
1928
McEwan
Strong Ale
Strong Ale
pint
bottled
1026.4
1087.4
7.95
69.79%
04
1927
Cornbrook
Flagon Ale
Mild
pint
bottled
1028.2
Source:
See that Ten Guinea Draught Ale? Over 10% ABV. Why doesn't my local sell that?https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5445569787371915337-4216126669076423586?l=barclayperkins.blogspot.com
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I still haven't quite finished going through the Whitbread Gravity Book. There's so much of it. Literally hundreds of pages. Yesterday, I reluctantly pulled on my swimming trunks and dived in. Like one of those lunatics breaking the ice on New Years Day.
I'm on 1920's beers, mostly bottled, from what they call "Sundry Brewers". Basically the ones not important enough to get a whole page to themselves.There's often a regional theme going on. One page will have several brewers from Brighton, then some from the Isle of Wight. (It's amazing how many breweries there were in Brighton. My favourite is Kidd and Hotblack)
There are problems other than just struggling to read the handwriting. My table includes a column for style. Flagon Ale, Shire Ale, Imperial Ale, Pioneer - four new beer style? I can only guess.
This one in particular has me stumped: Devenish OHB. Notable for having the lowest FG, 1000.9ยบ. A puny OG. Must have been yummy. Anyone know what type of beer it was?
Here are some of the highlights so far. My favourite name is Smithers and Son, of Brighton. The Rock Brewery from the same town being a close second.
Date
Year
Brewer
Beer
Style
Price
size
package
FG
OG
ABV
attenuation
09
1928
Devenish
OHB
Pale Ale ??
6.5d
pint
bottled
1000.9
1032
4.06
97.19%
10
1926
Kidd & Hotblack
L.A.
Mild
3d
pint
draught
1004.1
1024.8
2.69
83.47%
11
1926
Disher
Ten Guinea Draught Ale
Strong Ale
20d
pint
draught
1034.5
1115.4
10.61
70.10%
10
1926
Smithers & Son
L.A.
Mild
4d
pint
draught
1009.6
1032.6
2.98
70.55%
02
1931
Shipstone
Mild
Mild
6d
pint
draught
1013
1048
4.54
72.92%
02
1931
Shipstone
Bitter
Pale Ale
8d
pint
draught
1011.9
1052.5
5.28
77.33%
02
1931
Shipstone
Best (Dark)
Strong Ale
8d
pint
draught
1016.8
1058.1
5.36
71.08%
12
1926
Rock Brewery
Rock Pale Ale
Pale Ale
12d
reputed quart
bottled
1002.8
1036.2
4.36
92.27%
12
1926
Rock Brewery
Double Stout
Stout
6d
pint
bottled
1006.4
1036.7
02
1928
Tetley
Imperial Ale
Strong Ale
7d
pony
bottled
1034.8
1089.6
7.10
61.16%
03
1928
John Smith
No.5 Mild Ale
Mild
8d
pint
bottled
1009.8
1038.8
3.76
74.74%
05
1928
McEwan
Scotch Ale
Scotch Ale
pint
bottled
1017.2
1069.6
6.83
75.29%
05
1928
McEwan
Strong Ale
Strong Ale
pint
bottled
1026.4
1087.4
7.95
69.79%
04
1927
Cornbrook
Flagon Ale
Mild
pint
bottled
1028.2
Source:
See that Ten Guinea Draught Ale? Over 10% ABV. Why doesn't my local sell that?https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5445569787371915337-4216126669076423586?l=barclayperkins.blogspot.com
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2011/07/devenish-ohb.html)