As many Scottish breweries by this time really only had one recipe and all their beers were really just varieties of Pale Ale, presumably most Brown Ales were just one of these beers coloured appropriately. Not really a problem, as Scottish Pale Ales were already being darkened to a variety of different shades to meet the demands of different local market.
The sample size isn’t enormous, just four beers in total. But it does provide a glimpse into the world of Scottish Brown Ale.
For example, two of the four examples are in the strongest class of Brown Ales. The explanation, I’m sure, is simple. Scottish brewers did a considerable amount of business in the Northeast of England. Where the commonest Brown Ales, Newcastle Brown and Vaux Double Maxim, were of this type. The Usher example below is also quite pale, as were Northeastern Brown Ale.
Scottish Brown Ale before WW II | ||||||||
Year | Brewer | Beer | Price per pint (d) | OG | FG | ABV | App. Atten-uation | colour |
1938 | Calder | Nut Brown Ale | 1039.4 | 1013.4 | 3.36 | 65.99% | 80 | |
1931 | Usher | Brown Ale | 7 | 1050 | 1013 | 4.81 | 74.00% | 54 |
1933 | Aitchison | Brown Ale | 1045.5 | 1015.5 | 3.88 | 65.93% | ||
1934 | Aitken | Falkirk Brown Ale | 1053 | 1011 | 5.47 | 79.25% | ||
Sources: | ||||||||
Younger, Wm. & Co Gravity Book document WY/6/1/1/19 held at the Scottish Brewing Archive | ||||||||
Thomas Usher Gravity Book held at the Scottish Brewing Archive, document TU/6/11. | ||||||||
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001. |
1 comment:
Nice tie in to the Scottish NHC talk.
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