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You might have noticed a theme in recent blog posts. I've sort of found myself putting together a book about Youngs by accident. I'v...

I was having so much fun with post-WW II communist brewing fun, that I decided to do a second part. I can never get me enough DDR. Unlike mo...

What’s left? Mashing. That’s what’s left. Always a fun topic. It’s a tricky one for me. I don’t record mashing details in the spreadsheet I ...

Judging by the number of views, my short YouTube video rants seem quite popular. Which pleases me, as all I need to do is switch on the vide...

Now this is a weird one. A very strong Pale Ale with the intriguing name of QSPA. What on earth could that “Q” stand for? It looks rather li...

I turn my attention to 19th-century IPA. What was it like?  

Processes now. We’re really getting through this stuff, aren’t we?  Soon it will all be over and we can all get on with something useful. Th...

I provide the definitive answer on what separates Porter from Stout.  

Time for the final ingredient now, hops. They’re always fun, aren’t they? Not much in the way of details in the brewing records. Mostly just...

Before we get to looking through Youngs brewing records from the 1950s, let’s consider some analyses of their beers. Performed by London riv...

I explain  Mild Ale - briefly - in this video.  

It’s wonderful to see a post-war brewery making a full range of X Ales, from X all the way through to XXXX. That’s all very well, but what w...

I'd love your opinions. Not that I'll necessarily pay any attention to them. An overwhelming vote might just tip my opinion over the...

The most common type is No. 3 invert. Appearing in six of the ten beers. Rather surprisingly, one of those six is John Young’s London Lager ...

One of Youngs biggest sellers was their stronger Bitter, Special. A type of beer introduced in the 1950s by many London brewers, including F...

I didn't say DDR, because this is before its foundation. I find the period around the end of the war particularly fascinating. And parti...