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The one place where Porter was still in good health was Ireland. During the interwar period, its sales kept up remarkably well, consistently amounting to around 37% of total Guinness sales.
One note: this table is for the whole of Ireland, including the part still in the UK.
Guinness sales in Ireland 1922 - 1938 |
Year |
Extra Stout |
Porter |
total |
% Porter |
1922 |
724,894 |
416,594 |
1,141,288 |
36.50% |
1923 |
696,582 |
378,085 |
1,074,667 |
35.18% |
1924 |
640,974 |
367,708 |
1,008,682 |
36.45% |
1925 |
583,730 |
351,040 |
934,770 |
37.55% |
1926 |
544,008 |
337,620 |
861,628 |
39.18% |
1927 |
520,923 |
315,636 |
836,559 |
37.73% |
1928 |
508,483 |
303,641 |
812,124 |
37.39% |
1929 |
508,158 |
302,002 |
810,160 |
37.28% |
1930 |
493,669 |
291,194 |
784,863 |
37.10% |
1931 |
468,272 |
265,538 |
733,810 |
36.19% |
1932 |
441,568 |
226,759 |
668,326 |
33.93% |
1933 |
432,064 |
248,115 |
680,179 |
36.48% |
1934 |
425,519 |
263,675 |
689,194 |
38.26% |
1935 |
446,908 |
277,124 |
724,032 |
38.28% |
1936 |
455,521 |
271,220 |
726,741 |
37.32% |
1937 |
466,541 |
274,882 |
741,423 |
37.07% |
1938 |
479,506 |
278,321 |
757,827 |
36.73% |
Source: |
"A Bottle of Guinness please" by David Hughes, pages 276-279. |
The quantity of Porter brewed by Guinness must have been more than the total brewed by all London brewers.
Here are a couple of examples of Irish pre-war Porter.
Irish Porter before WW II |
Year |
Brewer |
Beer |
Price per pint (d) |
OG |
FG |
ABV |
App. Atten-uation |
1933 |
Guinness |
Porter (as sold in Belfast) |
7 |
1041.6 |
1009.9 |
4.12 |
76.20% |
1934 |
Beamish & Crawford |
XX Porter |
|
1035 |
|
|
|
Sources: |
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001. |
"Classic Porter and Stout", by Roger Protz. |
The one from Guinness is a good bit stronger than London versions, looking like a 6d per pint beer. It’s also better attenuated, at a bit over 75%. While Beamish & Crawford Porter looks very much like those from London.
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