What is psuedo-Lager?

A short video looking at the fake Lagers brewed in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s.

 

Scottish & Newcastle beers in 1996 again

Robbie Pickering mentioned in the comments of the last post about whether Double Century Ale was just being brewed for export. Well, the document does mention where beers were destined for. It makes for interesting reading. 

I was quite surprised by how many beers were being exported or used as ships stores. For example, McEwans Scotch Ale.

Processed at Park Stores for Export or Ship Stores as McEwans Scotch Ale.

Sheet Filtered for kegs, bottles and cans.
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1.

Oddly enough, one beer which doesn't seem to have been exported was McEwans Export

Holyrood Brews kegged at Park Stores. Canned also at Park Stores for British Rail & general trade (10 oz. cans).

Distribution: Tankers ex HMV Room to

Contract Bottlers
Belfast - Rough for processing & bottling as Monk Export (1/2 pint dumps).

London (Bates) - Sheet filtered for bottling (LS 1/2 pints) as McEwans Export or Monk Export.
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1.

While McEwans Strong Ale seems to have been exclusively for export.

Processed at Park Stores. Bottled &, canned at Park Stores for Export and Ship Stores as McEwans Strong Ale, the export trade being to Jamaica, Canada and general export.
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1.

Pretty sure this is the beer currently sold in the UK as McEwans Champion. Back in the early 1980s, McEwans Strong Ale was brewed at the Guinness brewery in Jamaica. When that closed, it must have been brewed in Scotland and exported.

Another beer that seems to have been exclusively for McEwans Milk Stout

Processed at Park Stores. Bottled at Park Stores for export mainly to Jamaica as McEwans Milk Stout.

Bottled also for general export trade as McEwans Extra Stout. 
Holyrood and Fountain beer specifications held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document number WY/6/1/8/1. 

 I can't remember ever seeing that in Jamaica. A shame, as it looks like an interesting beer.

Let's Brew Wednesday - 1893 Bentley IPA

Isn’t this exciting? A Yorkshire IPA. And one which might even satisfy a style nazi of today.

With an OG of 1064º, it’s a full-strength Pale Ale. Though a not too great level of attenuation leaves it a shade under 6% ABV. That’s the racking gravity. I’m sure the real FG was lower.

There’s not a great deal to the recipe. Just two types of pale malt, one English, the other Middle Eastern. Along with some sugar which is only described as “Garton”.  As they were a big invert sugar producer, I’ve guessed for No. 1. As I assume they were trying to keep the beer pale.

Interestingly, there are no adjuncts. By this time, most brewers had adopted adjuncts, usually in the form of flaked maize.

There were three types of copper hops: Hallertau from the 1892 harvest along with Kent from 1892 and 1886.  It’s weird to see hops as old as that in a fancy Pale Ale. The dry hops were Kent from the 1892 season. 

1893 Bentley IPA
pale malt	9.75 lb	77.23%
No. 1 invert sugar	2.875 lb	22.77%
Fuggles 110 mins	2.50 oz
Fuggles 90 mins	2.50 oz
Hallertau 30 mins	2.50 oz
Goldings dry hops	1.00 oz
OG	1064
FG	1019
ABV	5.95
Apparent attenuation	70.31%
IBU	84
SRM	8
Mash at	152º F
Sparge at	170º F
Boil time	110 minutes
pitching temp	60º F
Yeast	Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Timothy Taylor