tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post4177190497775494400..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: London Porter in the 1850's (part two)Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-60043270294087589692014-06-20T15:25:09.227-07:002014-06-20T15:25:09.227-07:00The Food Journal for October 2 1871 (Volume 2 page...The Food Journal for October 2 1871 (Volume 2 page 410) contains a sumary of findings for an analysis of four kinds of beer (porter, stout, bitter and old) at ten different London pubs.<br /><br />Watering down beer was very common, expecially in the case of porter, and so was adding "foots sugar" ( basically treacle) and salt to make the water less obvious. But there were no other adulterations found, and they looked for all of the rumoured ones.<br /><br />Porter was especially likely to be adulterated because of its low standard price of 3d per quart. This is equal to a retail price of 36/- for a 36 gallon barrel, but good porter only cost a little less than this to the publican. <br /><br />The expensive types of beer at 8d per quart (96/- a barrel retail) could be profitable without watering, though some publicans did so anyway.<br /><br />Peter.Peter Irwin pirwin@ktb.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-34786270438356205462013-04-02T02:02:23.919-07:002013-04-02T02:02:23.919-07:00Alton isn't completely forgotten - Triple fff ...Alton isn't completely forgotten - Triple fff has won over a dozen gongs in the last 10 years or so, mostly for its Alton's Pride bitter and Moondance best bitter. Bryan the BeerVikinghttp://beerviking.netnoreply@blogger.com