tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6838988175224068172..comments2024-03-29T03:17:49.172-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Dark Mild Ale (part three)Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-59064994865435107682020-07-23T04:23:41.190-07:002020-07-23T04:23:41.190-07:00Martyn,
IA did indeed predate IPA, but they coexi...Martyn,<br /><br />IA did indeed predate IPA, but they coexisted for many years. IPA was about 4º stronger.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-17149092248723954482020-07-23T02:14:18.950-07:002020-07-23T02:14:18.950-07:00I assume as the advert shows Sudbury Brewery, Sudb...I assume as the advert shows Sudbury Brewery, Sudbury, Suffolk this is the former Olivers brewery that Greene King bought in 1919 and closed in 1932. although I guess most of the beers were actually brewed in Bury st Edmundspetalia paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154052791058271182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-40876060746545854902020-07-21T10:20:23.818-07:002020-07-21T10:20:23.818-07:00Notable that 5 out of your 9 mild beers are from K...Notable that 5 out of your 9 mild beers are from Kent (Wateringbury is near Maidstone).qqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-17027673794756367372020-07-21T07:38:57.900-07:002020-07-21T07:38:57.900-07:00You've reminded me that "IA" - "...You've reminded me that "IA" - "India Ale", presumably – could still be seen occasionally on those odd miniature porcelain mock handpumps Greene King used as the tap handles on its top-pressure beer founts in the late 1960s and early 1970s - I wonder it that was to "original" name of the IPA?Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-68308549799700707032020-07-21T04:40:54.434-07:002020-07-21T04:40:54.434-07:00John Clarke,
no, it didn't. Abbot was a new b...John Clarke,<br /><br />no, it didn't. Abbot was a new beer.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-16749342937490099992020-07-21T04:40:30.287-07:002020-07-21T04:40:30.287-07:00David Harrison,
whereas in London, Beer meant Por...David Harrison,<br /><br />whereas in London, Beer meant Porter and Ale meant Mild.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-90094369198311492562020-07-21T04:28:45.981-07:002020-07-21T04:28:45.981-07:00Just wondering if the lower strength Burton metamo...Just wondering if the lower strength Burton metamorphosed into Abbot?John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-54531442282776552462020-07-21T01:08:05.034-07:002020-07-21T01:08:05.034-07:00Perhaps a south east thing:back in the 70s in Cant...Perhaps a south east thing:back in the 70s in Canterbury, "beer" meant Mild to the older drinker. Especially in Shepherd Neame pubs.David Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374538429099195939noreply@blogger.com