Scottish Strong IPA before WW II

Yet more WW II-themed IPA fun. Remaining in Scotland, but with a rather stronger set of beers.

The stronger type of Scottish IPA looks very much like those from Burton, with a gravity of around 1055º.

The William Younger beer is an odd one. They brewed a couple of different versions of their No. 3 Scotch Ale. One of these, No. 3 Pale, they also called IPA. It’s all a bit odd. The hopping was heavier than in the other versions. But, being Scottish, it still wasn’t exactly overflowing with bitterness.

Though the McEwan’s beer has “export” in its name, I don’t believe it was principally sent overseas. It’s just being used as a strength indicator. Also, the analysis comes from a rival Edinburgh brewer, who presumably bought it locally.

Scottish Strong IPA before WW II
Year	Brewer	Beer	OG	FG	ABV	App. Atten-uation
1938	Wm Younger	IPA	1055	1017	5.03	69.09%
1928	McEwan	Export IPA	1055.1	1009.5	5.95	82.76%
1929	McEwan	Export IPA	1055.3	1011.8	5.67	78.73%
1929	McEwan	Export IPA	1054.5	1012	5.53	77.98%
	Average		1055.0	1012.6	5.55	77.14%
Sources:
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Younger, Wm. & Co Gravity Book document WY/6/1/1/19 held at the Scottish Brewing Archive
Thomas Usher Gravity Book document TU/6/11 held at the Scottish Brewing Archive.