tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post9135645048031902237..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Early Swedish lagersRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-86859170810912470472007-09-14T00:00:00.000-07:002007-09-14T00:00:00.000-07:00Knut, not a bad idea. Though we could probably hol...Knut, not a bad idea. Though we could probably hold it in my living room. I could be wrong, but I don't think more than a handful of people would be interested.<BR/><BR/>Do you know if there are any websites on the history of Swedish, Danish or Norwegian brewing industry? I'm starting to accumulate some good sources on Sweden but haven't anything at all on Norway. Maybe I need to trawl through Abebooks.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-73060746545873342822007-09-13T14:27:00.000-07:002007-09-13T14:27:00.000-07:00You know what?We should have an annual European Be...You know what?<BR/>We should have an annual European Beer History seminar.Knut Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330987617984777530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-29309994848546848392007-09-11T23:52:00.000-07:002007-09-11T23:52:00.000-07:00If you go back to 1950, Bayer stil had 20% of the ...If you go back to 1950, Bayer stil had 20% of the market in Norway and Pils 31%. The last figure I saw for Bayer was less than 0.5%.<BR/><BR/>I've got quite good statistics on sales by beer type:<BR/><BR/>http://www.europeanbeerguide.net/norbrew.htm#stats<BR/><BR/>I think many now don't realise that Carlsberg's first lager was dark, too. Do they still brew Gammel Carlsberg? It wasn't great (tasted like it was coloured with caramel) but it did make a change from Pils.<BR/><BR/>You see a similar pattern across most of Northern Europe. Between 1840 and 1860 Munich style dark lagers were introduced, but Pils mostly doesn't show up until the 1880's and then very much as a minority drink. Holland is typical - Heineken started with a dark lager, too.<BR/><BR/>I think most drinkers today don't realise how rare Pils was before WW II.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-69928339500473277652007-09-11T22:55:00.000-07:002007-09-11T22:55:00.000-07:00Bayer was dominationg across Scandinavia. In Denma...Bayer was dominationg across Scandinavia. In Denmark, <I>bajer</I> up until today is more or less synonmous with beer in everyday speech.<BR/>There are a few bayers alive, if not well in Norway, too, sweetish brown lagers. The alcohol level has probably gone up and down (mostly down) over the years, ususally because of government policy.Knut Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330987617984777530noreply@blogger.com