Friday 31 December 2021

Dutch Pils 1945 - 1950

Yes, time for another fun table of Dutch beer analyses. For that most iconic of Lager styles, Pils.

Most Dutch beers bounced back to just about pre-war strength pretty quickly. The first couple of years after the war gravities were lower, but by 1947 were back to where they had been in 1939.

Take Pils, for example. In 1939 eight examples averaged 11.84º Plato, 4.72% ABV and 76.48% apparent attenuation. In analyses taken between 1947 and 1950, the gravity averages out a little lower. However, an increased degree of attenuation left the ABV almost the same.

Those lucky Dutch drinkers. Beer back to its proper strength after just two years of peace.

Dutch Pils 1945 - 1950
Year Brewer Beer OG Plato FG Plato ABV App. Atten-uation Colour
1945 Heineken Pils 8.21 1.78 3.26 78.87% 0.55
1946 Oranjeboom Pils 7.87 1.95 3.03 75.81% 0.65
  Average   8.04 1.87 3.14 77.34% 0.60
1947 Amstel Pils 11.13 2.45 4.56 78.74% 1.30
1947 Heineken Pils 11.64 2.84 4.60 76.44% 0.62
1947 Oranjeboom Pils 10.96 2.11 4.60 81.42% 0.75
1947 Van Vollenhoven Pils 11.41 2.48 4.70 79.03% 0.68
1947 ZHB Pils 10.92 2.78 4.27 75.36% 0.58
1949 Amstel Pils 11.17 2.49 4.53 78.47% 0.70
1949 Bavaria Pils 11.87 1.86 5.21 84.94% 0.52
1949 Brand Edel Pilsener 11.34 2.32 4.72 80.27% 0.52
1949 Dommelsch Pils 11.47 1.51 5.20 87.35% 0.58
1949 Drie Hoefijzers Pilsener 11.00 3.13 4.07 72.43% 0.38
1949 Grolsch Pils 11.87 2.10 5.15 82.98% 0.52
1949 Heineken Pils 12.06 3.64 4.40 70.81% 0.48
1949 Oranjeboom Pils 11.03 1.97 4.76 82.78% 0.52
1949 Phoenix Pils 10.77 1.92 4.61 82.79% 0.32
1949 Van Vollenhoven Pils 11.64 1.91 4.94 84.22% 0.58
1949 ZHB Pils 11.18 2.35 4.50 79.71% 0.48
1950 Brand Edel Pilsener 11.61 2.99 4.53 75.12% 0.42
1950 Phoenix Pils 11.26 2.36 4.65 79.77% 0.70
  Average   11.35 2.40 4.67 79.59% 0.59
Source:
Rapporten van laboratoriumonderzoeken naar producten van Heineken brouwerijen in binnen- en buitenland en naar producten van andere brouwerijen held at the Amsterdamse Stadsarchief, document number 834 - 1794.


 

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