William Stones beers 1928 - 1993

There was a request for something on William Stones of Sheffield.

I've not a great deal of information on the brewery, but I'm happy to share what I have. Which is just a few analyses of their beers.

William Stones beers 1928 - 1993
Year	Beer	Style	Price	size	package	Acidity	FG	OG	colour	ABV	App. Attenuation
1928	Nut Brown Ale	Brown Ale	7d	pint	bottled		1010	1040.9		3.96	74.57%
1932	Nut Brown	Brown Ale		pint	bottled	0.05	1009	1036		3.53	75.56%
1938	Milk Stout	Stout		pint	bottled	0.07	1028	1055.4		3.57	50.18%
1950	Samson Stout	Stout	1/-	half pint	bottled	0.07	1012	1043.1	1 + 18	4.02	71.90%
1953	Samson Stout	Stout	1/0.5d	half pint	bottled	0.05	1015	1046.6	1 + 20	4.09	67.81%
1959	Samson Stout	Stout	13d	halfpint	bottled		1014	1045.7	459	4.08	68.93%
1961	Treble B	Pale Ale	15d	half pint	bottled	0.05	1008	1040.3	18	4.10	81.39%
1964	Treble B	Pale Ale	15d	half pint	bottled	0.05	1007	1039.5	14	4.03	81.52%
1977	Best Bitter	Pale Ale		pint	draught			1038.2
1979	Best Bitter	Pale Ale		pint	draught			1038.2
1981	Best Bitter	Pale Ale		pint	draught			1038.2
1982	Best Bitter	Pale Ale		pint	draught			1038.3
1983	Best Bitter	Pale Ale		pint	draught			1038.3
1983	Cannon Special	Pale Ale		pint	draught			1050
1986	Best Bitter	Pale Ale		pint	draught			1038
1989	Best Bitter	Pale Ale		pint	draught		1007	1038		4.10	82.89%
1993	Best Bitter	Pale Ale			draught		1007	1038	13	4.1	82.89%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002
1993 Real Ale Drinker's Almanac
Good Beer Guide 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990

Oh, and this from an old price list:

William Stones beers in 1897
beer	price per gallon
X	1s
XX	1s 2d
XXX	1s 4d
XXXX	1s 6d
Pale Ale	1s 2d
East India Pale Ale	1s 6d
Nourishing Stout	1s
Extra Stout	1s 4d
"Samson" Extra Strong	1s 8d
Sparkling Light Bitter Beer	1s
Source:
A William Stones price list

Note that Stones were one of the breweries where the IPA was stronger than the standard Pale Ale. At only 1s 2d a gallon, their Pale Ale was a Guinea Ale. And probbaly in the range 1050º - 1055º.