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Stronger Milds were brewed and in London an X Ale had a gravity of 1040º-1043º in the early 1920s. Milds of over 1050º were a thing of the past. Though some Southern breweries did produce a seasonal draught Old Ale which was essentially a strong Mild. Harvey’s Old Ale is an example of such a type of beer that still exists today.
Oddly, London brewers that had brewed just one Mild Ale in the run-up to WW I, began to brew multiple versions in the 1920s.
The Milds around 1030º are the successors to wartime Government Ale. The watery wartime stuff seems to have created a market for cheap and not very cheersome Mild that brewers were happy to cater to. It wasn’t a huge volume market, but by parti-gyling with the stronger Milds it was one that was easy to satisfy.
London Mild Ale after WW I |
Year |
Brewer |
Beer |
OG |
FG |
ABV |
App. Atten-uation |
lbs hops/ qtr |
hops lb/brl |
1922 |
Whitbread |
MA |
1027.8 |
1005.0 |
3.01 |
81.99% |
8.61 |
3.72 |
1922 |
Whitbread |
X |
1042.0 |
1006.0 |
4.76 |
85.71% |
8.30 |
1.40 |
1923 |
Courage |
X |
1032.7 |
1005.0 |
3.66 |
84.75% |
6.61 |
1.00 |
1925 |
Fuller |
X |
1034.8 |
1009.1 |
3.39 |
73.71% |
7.16837 |
1.05 |
1925 |
Fuller |
XX |
1045.5 |
1014.4 |
4.11 |
68.31% |
7.16837 |
1.37 |
1922 |
Barclay Perkins |
Ale |
1028.4 |
1006.5 |
2.90 |
77.11% |
7.50 |
0.92 |
1922 |
Barclay Perkins |
X |
1040.3 |
1010.0 |
4.01 |
75.19% |
7.50 |
1.27 |
Sources: |
Whitbread brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/01/087. |
Barclay Perkins brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/1/609. |
Fullers brewing record held at the brewery. |
Courage brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number ACC/2305/08/253. |
What did a pint of Mild cost? Well, that depended on the strength.
There were three classes of draught Mild in London: 5d., 6d. and 7d. With gravities of approximately 1032º, 1037º and 1042º. That’s quite a change from before the start of the war, when a standard London X Ale had a gravity in the low 1050’s. Even the strongest Milds were 20% or so lower in gravity.
Draught London Mild Ale after WW I |
Year |
Brewer |
Beer |
Price |
OG |
FG |
ABV |
App. Atten-uation |
1923 |
Barclay Perkins |
X |
6d |
1041.1 |
1011 |
3.96 |
74.21% |
1923 |
Barclay Perkins |
X |
7d |
1044.7 |
1013 |
4.08 |
70.47% |
1923 |
Cannon |
X |
6d |
1034.8 |
1008 |
3.50 |
77.59% |
1923 |
Charrington |
X |
7d |
1042.6 |
1010 |
4.29 |
77.46% |
1923 |
City of London |
X |
5d |
1031 |
1007 |
3.11 |
77.42% |
1923 |
City of London |
X |
6d |
1035.2 |
1006 |
3.77 |
82.39% |
1923 |
Courage |
X |
6d |
1034.3 |
1007 |
3.57 |
80.17% |
1923 |
Hoare |
X |
6d |
1034.3 |
1012 |
2.91 |
65.60% |
1923 |
Huggins |
X |
5d |
1035.5 |
1008 |
3.57 |
77.46% |
1923 |
Huggins |
X |
6d |
1037.6 |
1008 |
3.90 |
79.79% |
1923 |
Lion |
X |
7d |
1042.1 |
1008 |
4.49 |
81.95% |
1923 |
Mann |
X |
7d |
1042.5 |
1010 |
4.22 |
76.47% |
1923 |
Meux |
MA |
5d |
1028 |
1005 |
2.99 |
82.14% |
1923 |
Meux |
X |
7d |
1042 |
1009 |
4.36 |
79.76% |
1923 |
Truman |
MA |
5d |
1030.8 |
1008 |
2.98 |
74.68% |
1923 |
Truman |
X |
7d |
1041.7 |
1010 |
4.09 |
75.54% |
1923 |
Watney |
X |
6d |
1041.1 |
1008 |
4.36 |
81.51% |
1923 |
Watney |
X |
7d |
1045 |
1009 |
4.68 |
80.00% |
1923 |
Wenlock |
X |
5d |
1033.7 |
1006 |
3.64 |
83.09% |
1923 |
Wenlock |
X |
6d |
1037.3 |
1007 |
3.97 |
81.77% |
Source: |
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001. |
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