tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post1232393588274074079..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Free Mash Tun ActRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-46000487147023726482009-11-04T13:07:08.666-08:002009-11-04T13:07:08.666-08:00That Stroud Brewery "Home Brewed Mild Ale&quo...That Stroud Brewery "Home Brewed Mild Ale" label is, of course, a reminder that the Free Mash Tun Act also did in, eventually, the many thousands of surviving home-brew pubs, whose beers, frequently strong milds, were popular enough that larger brewers tried to replicate them with their own versions of "home brewed", but who couldn't cope with the cashflow problems the new tax regime imposed on them, particularly as taxes increased and, after the First World War, beer sales fell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-77566058238200303992009-11-04T06:27:29.214-08:002009-11-04T06:27:29.214-08:00That's a really clear and concise summary of t...That's a really clear and concise summary of the major effects of the 1830 Beer Act and the 1880 Free Mash Tun act. It puts a lot of things in perspective. Thanks as always.Bill in Oregonnoreply@blogger.com