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Not quite finished with Drybrough's wartime 60/- recipes. Though they're really Drybrough's recipes for all their beers. Like ...

Surprisingly, given their high strength, Strong Scotch Ales were brewed throughout the war years, at least at some breweries. Though the q...

PA, Fullers strongest Pale Ale, had been around for a while – at least 50 years. Though there had been a name change in the early 1900s, w...

When it came to gristts, Drybrough was very typically Scottish. They used very little in the way of coloured malt, just a tiny amount of b...

What fun research is. I've spent my evenings this week transcribing Drybrough brewing records. Quite a lot of work and not a barrel of...

After my general bullshit about Scotch Ale, here's a chance to see what happened to one particular example across WW II. You could b...

Another recipe for the beer-style purists: a Watery English IPA. It's not an official style yet, but I'm sure it will be soon. I...

There was always one thing that happened ehwn Britain was engaged in a serious war: the tax on beer was increased. WW II was no exception....