Bass Pale Ale 1851 - 1994 |
Year |
Beer |
package |
Price per pint d |
OG |
FG |
ABV |
App. Atten-uation |
Acidity |
colour |
1851 |
Domestic IPA |
|
|
1064 |
1012.8 |
6.69 |
80.00% |
|
|
1852 |
Domestic IPA |
|
|
1073.7 |
1019.2 |
7.11 |
73.95% |
|
|
1862 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1067.8 |
1014.3 |
7.04 |
78.91% |
|
|
1862 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1069 |
1017.2 |
6.80 |
75.07% |
|
|
1862 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1069.5 |
1016.9 |
6.91 |
75.68% |
|
|
1862 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1063.2 |
1012.4 |
6.69 |
80.38% |
|
|
1862 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1066.9 |
1015.6 |
6.74 |
76.68% |
|
|
1869 |
Pale Ale (brewed 2nd Jan 1869) |
draught |
|
1065.9 |
1010.2 |
7.33 |
84.50% |
0.17 |
|
1869 |
Pale Ale (brewed 24th Dec 1868 |
draught |
|
1065.4 |
1012.5 |
6.96 |
80.87% |
0.16 |
|
1869 |
Pale Ale (brewed 27th Jan 1869) |
draught |
|
1066.7 |
1011.8 |
7.20 |
82.33% |
0.13 |
|
1869 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
4 |
1067.0 |
1013.2 |
6.81 |
80.31% |
0.28 |
|
1869 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
3 |
1056.5 |
1010.1 |
5.98 |
82.08% |
0.29 |
|
1870 |
India Pale Ale |
|
|
1060.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1887 |
Pale Ale |
|
|
1064.2 |
1009.3 |
7.08 |
84.75% |
0.117 |
|
1887 |
Pale Ale |
|
|
|
|
6.21 |
|
0.18 |
|
1887 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1063.5 |
1009.5 |
7.08 |
85.04% |
0.12 |
|
1888 |
Pale Ale |
|
|
1069.6 |
1010.6 |
7.58 |
83.82% |
0.189 |
|
1888 |
Pale Ale |
|
|
1069.0 |
1011.2 |
7.58 |
83.77% |
0.19 |
|
1892 |
Extra Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1059.2 |
1009.1 |
6.55 |
84.62% |
|
|
1896 |
Pale Ale |
|
|
1060.8 |
1006.9 |
6.98 |
87.97% |
0.234 |
|
1897 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1060.4 |
1004.1 |
7.41 |
93.21% |
|
|
1897 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1062.8 |
1005.6 |
7.52 |
91.08% |
|
|
1897 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1058.9 |
1005.4 |
7.03 |
90.83% |
|
|
1898 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1064.9 |
1015.6 |
6.43 |
76.02% |
|
|
1901 |
Dog's Head |
bottled |
|
1065.6 |
1003.3 |
8.06 |
94.59% |
0.171 |
|
1901 |
White Label |
bottled |
|
1063.8 |
1007.4 |
7.25 |
87.73% |
0.171 |
|
1901 |
draught Pale Ale |
draught |
|
1064.0 |
1013.4 |
6.48 |
78.03% |
0.144 |
|
1921 |
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread) |
bottled |
|
1055.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
1922 |
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread) |
bottled |
|
1055 |
|
|
|
|
|
1922 |
Pale Ale (bottled by Aldridge) |
bottled |
|
1055.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1922 |
Pale Ale (Belgian sample) |
bottled |
|
1055.1 |
1010.9 |
5.76 |
80.22% |
|
|
1922 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1054.7 |
1011 |
5.70 |
79.90% |
|
20 |
1927 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
|
1055.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
1928 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1059 |
1013 |
6.00 |
77.97% |
|
19 |
1929 |
Pale Ale |
bottled |
|
1056 |
1008 |
6.28 |
85.71% |
|
|
1930 |
Blue Triangle |
bottled |
|
1058 |
1011.9 |
6.01 |
79.48% |
|
|
1931 |
Blue Triangle |
bottled |
10 |
1056.3 |
1011.2 |
5.88 |
80.11% |
0.06 |
|
1931 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
|
1054.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
1932 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
|
1054.7 |
1012 |
5.56 |
78.06% |
0.05 |
|
1933 |
Pale Ale (bottled by Whitbread) |
bottled |
|
1055 |
1007 |
6.28 |
87.27% |
0.08 |
|
1933 |
Pale Ale (Probyn & Co.) |
bottled |
4.5 |
1055.8 |
1012.2 |
5.68 |
78.14% |
0.06 |
|
1933 |
Blue Label |
bottled |
|
1057.5 |
1014 |
5.66 |
75.65% |
|
|
1937 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
8 |
1055.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
1940 |
PA |
bottled |
15 |
1055.8 |
1007 |
6.39 |
87.46% |
0.06 |
|
1940 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
9 |
1051.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
1941 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1054.2 |
1007.8 |
6.07 |
85.61% |
0.05 |
|
1941 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1056 |
1008 |
6.28 |
85.71% |
0.04 |
20 |
1941 |
PA |
bottled |
18 |
1054.9 |
1008.6 |
6.05 |
84.34% |
0.08 |
|
1942 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1054.6 |
1010.4 |
5.77 |
80.95% |
0.08 |
|
1942 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1054.3 |
1010.7 |
5.68 |
80.29% |
0.06 |
|
1942 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1054.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
1942 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1054.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
1943 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1054.5 |
1011.2 |
5.64 |
79.45% |
0.05 |
24 |
1943 |
Bitter |
draught |
14 |
1047.6 |
1008.9 |
5.04 |
81.30% |
0.08 |
26 |
1944 |
PA |
bottled |
23 |
1053.3 |
1007 |
6.06 |
86.87% |
0.11 |
17 |
1944 |
Bitter |
draught |
16 |
1048.1 |
1008.2 |
5.20 |
82.95% |
0.12 |
21 |
1946 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1053.8 |
1011.2 |
5.55 |
79.18% |
0.08 |
20.5 |
1946 |
PA (Red Triangle) |
bottled |
|
1054.8 |
1010.1 |
5.83 |
81.57% |
0.08 |
20 |
1946 |
PA (Red Label) |
bottled |
|
1051.9 |
1008.2 |
5.71 |
84.20% |
0.07 |
18 |
1948 |
PA |
bottled |
18.5 |
1054.2 |
1009.1 |
5.89 |
83.21% |
0.10 |
17.5 |
1948 |
Red Triangle Pale Ale (bottled in Brussels) |
bottled |
|
1053.8 |
1008.9 |
5.86 |
83.46% |
0.05 |
|
1948 |
Draught Bass |
bottled |
|
1047.8 |
1009.8 |
4.95 |
79.58% |
|
|
1949 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1054 |
1008 |
6.01 |
85.19% |
0.10 |
|
1949 |
PA |
bottled |
27 |
1054.1 |
1008.6 |
5.94 |
84.10% |
0.12 |
|
1949 |
Export Pale Ale (Munching Inc, USA) |
bottled |
|
1051 |
1010.6 |
5.26 |
79.22% |
0.05 |
19.5 |
1950 |
PA |
bottled |
|
1058 |
1008.3 |
6.51 |
85.69% |
0.05 |
21 |
1950 |
PA |
bottled |
31 |
1057.1 |
1007.6 |
6.48 |
86.69% |
0.06 |
19 |
1950 |
PA |
bottled |
37 |
1056.1 |
1004.6 |
6.76 |
91.80% |
0.13 |
19 |
1950 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
18 |
1049.7 |
|
|
|
|
23 |
1951 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
19 |
1049.9 |
1008.8 |
5.36 |
82.36% |
0.07 |
26 |
1952 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
19 |
1044.8 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
1952 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
19 |
1046.4 |
|
|
|
|
24 |
1953 |
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle purchased in Belgium) |
bottled |
|
1060.8 |
1010.5 |
6.58 |
82.73% |
0.04 |
21 B |
1953 |
Blue Label PA |
bottled |
12 |
1058.7 |
1013.8 |
5.85 |
76.49% |
0.08 |
18.5 |
1953 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
19 |
1044.7 |
|
|
|
|
26 |
1954 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
19 |
1046 |
1008.7 |
4.86 |
81.09% |
0.04 |
20 |
1955 |
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle) |
bottled |
|
1063.5 |
1003.1 |
7.96 |
95.12% |
0.07 |
19 |
1955 |
Pale Ale (Red Triangle) |
bottled |
|
1063.2 |
1009.6 |
7.02 |
84.81% |
0.04 |
19 |
1956 |
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle) |
bottle |
34 |
1051.9 |
1012.4 |
5.14 |
76.11% |
0.04 |
21 |
1956 |
Pale Ale (Red Triangle) |
bottle |
34 |
1053.5 |
1004.1 |
6.48 |
92.34% |
0.05 |
20 |
1957 |
Pale Ale |
draught |
21 |
1044.6 |
1005.4 |
5.12 |
87.89% |
0.04 |
21 |
1959 |
Pale Ale |
bottle |
32 |
1050.7 |
1010.7 |
5.21 |
78.90% |
0.02 |
17 |
1960 |
Bass Red Triangle |
Bottled |
32 |
1054.4 |
1004.1 |
6.60 |
92.46% |
|
|
1960 |
Red Triangle Bass |
draught |
18 |
1043.1 |
1008.5 |
4.50 |
80.28% |
|
|
1960 |
Pale Ale |
bottle |
34 |
1054.2 |
1008.3 |
6.00 |
84.69% |
0.04 |
21 |
1960 |
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle) sold in Belgium |
bottle |
|
1061.1 |
1012.7 |
6.32 |
79.21% |
0.04 |
17 |
1960 |
Bitter |
draught |
21 |
1044 |
1009.8 |
4.45 |
77.73% |
0.04 |
19 |
1961 |
Pale Ale (Red Triangle) |
bottle |
36 |
1054.3 |
1002.7 |
6.78 |
95.03% |
0.04 |
18 |
1964 |
Pale Ale (Blue Triangle) |
bottle |
34 |
1051.2 |
1010.1 |
5.36 |
80.27% |
0.04 |
21 |
1964 |
Pale Ale (Red Triangle) |
bottle |
34 |
1053.9 |
1008.6 |
5.92 |
84.04% |
0.05 |
21 |
1965 |
Blue Label sold in Belgium |
bottle |
|
1068.8 |
1014 |
7.17 |
79.65% |
0.04 |
18 |
1965 |
Draught PA |
draught |
|
1050.5 |
1009.4 |
5.36 |
81.39% |
0.04 |
16 |
1967 |
Blue Triangle |
bottle |
41 |
1046.2 |
1007.7 |
5.02 |
83.33% |
0.04 |
17 |
1967 |
Red Triangle |
bottle |
43 |
1051.2 |
1009.2 |
5.48 |
82.03% |
0.03 |
20 |
1977 |
Worthington White Shield |
bottled |
|
1052 |
|
|
|
|
|
1977 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1044 |
|
|
|
|
|
1979 |
Worthington White Shield |
bottled |
|
1052 |
|
|
|
|
|
1979 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1044 |
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
Worthington White Shield |
draught |
|
1052 |
|
|
|
|
|
1981 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1044 |
|
|
|
|
|
1982 |
White Shield |
bottled |
|
1051 |
|
|
|
|
|
1982 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1044 |
|
|
|
|
|
1983 |
Worthington White Shield |
draught |
|
1051 |
|
|
|
|
|
1983 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1044 |
|
|
|
|
|
1986 |
Worthington White Shield |
bottled |
|
1052 |
|
|
|
|
|
1986 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1044 |
|
|
|
|
|
1989 |
Worthington White Shield |
bottled |
|
1052 |
1009.1 |
5.60 |
82.60% |
|
|
1989 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1044 |
1010.1 |
4.40 |
77.05% |
|
|
1993 |
Worthington White Shield |
bottled |
|
|
|
5.6 |
|
|
20.5 |
1993 |
Draught Bass |
draught |
|
1043 |
1009.2 |
4.4 |
78.60% |
|
19 |
1994 |
White Shield |
bottled |
|
|
|
5.60 |
|
|
|
1994 |
Bass Distinction |
bottled |
|
|
|
5.10 |
|
|
|
1994 |
Black Dove |
bottled |
|
|
|
5.10 |
|
|
|
Sources: |
"The Lancet 1852, vol.1", 1852, page 474 |
"The lancet 1853, Volume 2", 1853, page 631. |
British Medical Journal August 28th 1869, page 245 |
Bass price list |
Wahl & Henius, pages 823-830 |
"Chemie der menschlichen Nahrungs- und Genussmittel" by Joseph König, 1889, page 835 |
Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commission |
"Report, returns and statistics of the inland revenues of the Dominion of Canada", By Canada. Dept. of Inland Revenue, 1898, pages 34-49 |
Whitbread Gravity Book |
Younger, Wm. & Co Gravity Book document WY/6/1/1/19 held at the Scottish Brewing Archive |
Thomas Usher Gravity Book document TU/6/11 |
Truman Gravity Book |
Which Beer Report, 1960, pages 171 - 173. |
GBG 1978 |
GBG 1978 |
GBG 1980 |
GBG 1980 |
GBG 1982 |
GBG1983 |
GBG 1984 |
GBG 1987 |
GBG 1990 |
1993 Real Ale Drinker's Almanac |
The Best of British Bottled Beer |