Other Dutch Lagers in 1941

Yet more watery Dutch Lagers from WW II.  Hopefully, at least a couple of you find this stuff as interesting as I do.

Oddly, Licht Lagerbier was hardly any weaker than Pils. Though, if you look closely, you’ll see that the samples are from a few months earlier and are still around the pre-war level of 8-9º Plato. Had the samples been taken a little later, the gravities would have been around 6º Plato, just like the Heineken version a couple of pages back.

On average, the Licht Lagerbiers are a bit darker than the Pilseners, though not really by a significant amount. The rate of attenuation is almost identical at a little over 74%.

A couple of examples – Amstel and Bavaria – are around the pre-war level of 3.5% ABV. The weakest are only about 2% ABV.

In comparison, the dark Cooking Lagers are 0.5º weaker than their pale siblings. The mostly lower rate of attenuation drops their average ABV below 3%. Only two examples are over 3% ABV.

There’s a massive variation in colour, from 6.8 to 22 on the Brand scale. Which is equivalent to 42 to 95 EBC. So between dark amber and dark brown.

Dutch Licht Lagerbier in 1941
Date	Brewer	Town	OG Plato	FG Plato	ABV	App. Atten-uation	Colour
18th Feb	ZHB	Den Haag	8.05	2.83	2.68	65.57%	0.65
18th Feb	Amstel	Amsterdam	9.14	1.75	3.79	81.41%	0.4
18th Feb	Oranjeboom	Rotterdam	7.82	1.70	3.13	78.79%	0.48
18th Feb	Van Vollenhoven	Amsterdam	7.79	2.18	2.86	72.64%	0.5
18th Feb	Bavaria	Lieshout	9.00	2.08	3.58	77.52%	0.45
18th Feb	Heineken	Rotterdam	7.78	1.95	2.95	75.52%	0.48
6th Mar	Drie Hoefijzers	Breda	7.89	2.05	2.99	74.62%	0.75
6th Mar	Grolsch	Groenlo	7.92	2.70	2.66	66.62%	0.5
6th Mar	de Schaapskooi	Tilburg	7.55	1.76	2.98	77.23%	0.75
	Average		8.10	2.11	3.07	74.44%	0.55
Source:
Rapporten van laboratoriumonderzoeken naar producten van Heinekenbrouwerijen in binnen- en buitenland en naar producten van andere brouwerijen held at the Amsterdamse Stadsarchief, document number 834 - 1794.

 

Dutch Donker Lagerbier in 1941
Date	Brewer	Town	OG Plato	FG Plato	ABV	App. Atten-uation	Colour
19th Mar	ZHB	Den Haag	7.72	2.45	2.70	68.93%	12.5
19th Mar	Drie Hoefijzers	Breda	7.66	2.39	2.69	69.45%	15
19th Mar	Amstel	Amsterdam	7.76	1.75	3.10	77.99%	6.8
19th Mar	Oranjeboom	Rotterdam	7.63	2.29	2.75	70.62%	6.8
19th Mar	Van Vollenhoven	Amsterdam	7.73	2.64	2.63	66.54%	6.8
19th Mar	Grolsch	Groenlo	7.71	1.98	2.95	74.90%	10
19th Mar	de Schaapskooi	Tilburg	7.94	1.87	3.13	77.02%	16.5
19th Mar	Heineken	Rotterdam	7.60	3.11	2.30	59.81%	5.8
19th Mar	Bavaria	Lieshout	7.42	2.23	2.68	70.57%	22
	Average		7.69	2.30	2.77	70.65%	11.36
Source:
Rapporten van laboratoriumonderzoeken naar producten van Heinekenbrouwerijen in binnen- en buitenland en naar producten van andere brouwerijen held at the Amsterdamse Stadsarchief, document number 834 - 1794.