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Shut up about Barclay Perkins - Large London brewery Ordinary Mild Ale 1950 – 1954
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You can probably guess from the highly specific title that I’m struggling with my sample size. It’s so large I’ve had to – somewhat arbitrarily – chop it into more manageable chunks.
The first and largest of which is the standard Mild from large London breweries. Of which there were still quite a few in the 1950’s. And all produced Mild. Or to be even more specific, Dark Mild Ale. Because there isn’t a pale one in the list. The lowest colour value is 50, which is a dark amber. Pretty well all the others are dark brown. The average is 106.7. Or quite dark.
The average OG has increased a little - 1.6 points – despite me having stripped out Best Mild to a separate table. So I’d reckon the real increase is more like 2 points. Combine that with a slightly lower average FG and it allows the ABV to tentatively poke its head above 3%. Hurray, you could now actually get drunk on Mild.
A few examples are still under 1030º. But in the case of Ind Coope this can be explained by the fact that they also brewed a stronger Mild. Which appears in a later table.
The price has increased a little, form 12.5d in the late 1940’s to 13.3d. That’s about 6p in modern money. It wouldn’t even get you a sip of Mild today. If you could find Mild, that is. There’s bugger all of it about nowadays.
Large London brewery Ordinary Mild Ale 1950 - 1954 |
Year |
Brewer |
Beer |
Price per pint d |
Acidity |
OG |
FG |
ABV |
App. Atten-uation |
colour |
1950 |
Barclay Perkins |
Ale |
13 |
0.05 |
1031.8 |
1006.8 |
3.24 |
78.62% |
95 |
1950 |
Charrington |
MA |
12 |
0.07 |
1029.6 |
1007.1 |
2.92 |
76.01% |
120 |
1950 |
Courage |
MA |
13 |
0.06 |
1032.4 |
1006.7 |
3.34 |
79.32% |
120 |
1950 |
Ind Coope |
MA |
12 |
0.07 |
1027.9 |
1008.9 |
2.46 |
68.10% |
67 |
1950 |
Mann Crossman |
Mild Ale |
13 |
0.07 |
1031.8 |
1005.8 |
3.38 |
81.76% |
95 |
1950 |
Meux |
XX |
12 |
0.08 |
1026.9 |
1005.6 |
2.76 |
79.18% |
152 |
1950 |
Taylor Walker |
MA |
12.5 |
0.07 |
1028.9 |
1006.1 |
2.96 |
78.89% |
80 |
1950 |
Truman |
MA |
13 |
0.07 |
1031.9 |
1008 |
3.10 |
74.92% |
95 |
1950 |
Watney |
Best Ale |
13 |
0.06 |
1031.2 |
1006.3 |
3.23 |
79.81% |
105 |
1950 |
Whitbread |
Best Ale |
13 |
|
1031.7 |
1010.5 |
2.80 |
66.88% |
110 |
1951 |
Barclay Perkins |
Ale |
14 |
0.05 |
1033.8 |
1007 |
3.48 |
79.29% |
120 |
1951 |
Charrington |
Ale |
13 |
0.07 |
1033.5 |
1007.3 |
3.40 |
78.21% |
110 |
1951 |
Courage |
Ale |
13 |
0.06 |
1034.5 |
1010.3 |
3.13 |
70.14% |
110 |
1951 |
Ind Coope |
Ale |
12 |
0.05 |
1029.4 |
1008 |
2.77 |
72.79% |
50 |
1951 |
Mann Crossman |
Ale |
13 |
0.07 |
1034.5 |
1006.5 |
3.64 |
81.16% |
90 |
1951 |
Meux |
X |
12 |
|
1028.96 |
|
|
|
104 |
1951 |
Taylor Walker |
Ale |
12 |
0.07 |
1031.7 |
1006.9 |
3.22 |
78.23% |
100 |
1951 |
Truman |
Ale |
13 |
0.07 |
1033.9 |
1006.3 |
3.59 |
81.42% |
100 |
1951 |
Watney |
Ale |
13 |
0.08 |
1032.7 |
1006 |
3.47 |
81.65% |
110 |
1951 |
Watney |
Ale |
14 |
0.08 |
1032.8 |
1007.4 |
3.30 |
77.44% |
105 |
1951 |
Whitbread |
X |
13 |
|
1031.3 |
|
|
|
96 |
1952 |
Barclay Perkins |
X |
14 |
|
1031.51 |
|
|
|
118 |
1952 |
Charrington |
X |
13 |
|
1032.61 |
|
|
|
118 |
1952 |
Ind Coope |
X |
13 |
|
1031.1 |
|
|
|
82 |
1952 |
Mann Crossman |
X |
14 |
|
1034.5 |
|
|
|
108 |
1952 |
Meux |
X |
13 |
|
1029.96 |
|
|
|
152 |
1952 |
Taylor Walker |
X |
13 |
|
1030.74 |
|
|
|
100 |
1952 |
Truman |
X |
14 |
|
1033.7 |
|
|
|
110 |
1952 |
Watney |
X |
14 |
|
1032.76 |
|
|
|
104 |
1952 |
Whitbread |
X |
14 |
|
1031.39 |
|
|
|
114 |
1953 |
Barclay Perkins |
X |
14 |
|
1032.11 |
|
|
|
96 |
1953 |
Charrington |
X |
14 |
|
1032.67 |
|
|
|
128 |
1953 |
Courage |
X |
14 |
|
1031.99 |
|
|
|
124 |
1953 |
Ind Coope |
X |
14 |
|
1033.4 |
|
|
|
100 |
1953 |
Mann Crossman |
Best Ale |
14 |
0.06 |
1032.9 |
1009.2 |
3.07 |
72.04% |
110 |
1953 |
Meux |
X |
13 |
|
1029.25 |
|
|
|
144 |
1953 |
Taylor Walker |
X |
13 |
|
1032.74 |
|
|
|
96 |
1953 |
Truman |
Ale |
14 |
0.05 |
1034 |
1008.1 |
3.36 |
76.18% |
90 |
1953 |
Watney |
Ale |
14 |
0.06 |
1033 |
1010.1 |
2.96 |
69.39% |
95 |
1953 |
Whitbread |
Best Ale |
14 |
0.05 |
1032.7 |
1010.5 |
2.87 |
67.89% |
100 |
1954 |
Barclay Perkins |
XX |
14 |
0.06 |
1029.4 |
1005.2 |
3.14 |
82.31% |
110 |
1954 |
Charrington |
Ale |
13 |
0.08 |
1030.7 |
1009.6 |
2.73 |
68.73% |
120 |
1954 |
Courage |
Ale |
14 |
0.05 |
1032.6 |
1006.2 |
3.43 |
80.98% |
125 |
1954 |
Mann Crossman |
X |
14 |
0.06 |
1032.9 |
1007.5 |
3.30 |
77.20% |
115 |
1954 |
Meux |
Mild Ale |
14 |
0.05 |
1031.2 |
1007.3 |
3.10 |
76.60% |
120 |
1954 |
Taylor Walker |
T.W.X. |
13 |
0.06 |
1031.7 |
1010.3 |
2.77 |
67.51% |
100 |
1954 |
Truman |
LM |
14 |
0.05 |
1034 |
1007.8 |
3.40 |
77.06% |
95 |
1954 |
Watney |
XX |
14 |
0.05 |
1032.3 |
1011.4 |
2.70 |
64.71% |
110 |
1954 |
Whitbread |
Best Ale |
14 |
0.06 |
1032.9 |
1009.9 |
2.98 |
69.91% |
105 |
|
Average |
|
13.3 |
0.06 |
1031.9 |
1007.8 |
3.12 |
75.45% |
106.6 |
Sources: |
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002. |
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252 |
Whitbread brewing records |
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