Dutch Pils 1945 - 1950

Yes, time for another fun table of Dutch beer analyses. For that most iconic of Lager styles, Pils.

Most Dutch beers bounced back to just about pre-war strength pretty quickly. The first couple of years after the war gravities were lower, but by 1947 were back to where they had been in 1939.

Take Pils, for example. In 1939 eight examples averaged 11.84º Plato, 4.72% ABV and 76.48% apparent attenuation. In analyses taken between 1947 and 1950, the gravity averages out a little lower. However, an increased degree of attenuation left the ABV almost the same.

Those lucky Dutch drinkers. Beer back to its proper strength after just two years of peace.

Dutch Pils 1945 - 1950
Year	Brewer	Beer	OG Plato	FG Plato	ABV	App. Atten-uation	Colour
1945	Heineken	Pils	8.21	1.78	3.26	78.87%	0.55
1946	Oranjeboom	Pils	7.87	1.95	3.03	75.81%	0.65
	Average		8.04	1.87	3.14	77.34%	0.60
1947	Amstel	Pils	11.13	2.45	4.56	78.74%	1.30
1947	Heineken	Pils	11.64	2.84	4.60	76.44%	0.62
1947	Oranjeboom	Pils	10.96	2.11	4.60	81.42%	0.75
1947	Van Vollenhoven	Pils	11.41	2.48	4.70	79.03%	0.68
1947	ZHB	Pils	10.92	2.78	4.27	75.36%	0.58
1949	Amstel	Pils	11.17	2.49	4.53	78.47%	0.70
1949	Bavaria	Pils	11.87	1.86	5.21	84.94%	0.52
1949	Brand	Edel Pilsener	11.34	2.32	4.72	80.27%	0.52
1949	Dommelsch	Pils	11.47	1.51	5.20	87.35%	0.58
1949	Drie Hoefijzers	Pilsener	11.00	3.13	4.07	72.43%	0.38
1949	Grolsch	Pils	11.87	2.10	5.15	82.98%	0.52
1949	Heineken	Pils	12.06	3.64	4.40	70.81%	0.48
1949	Oranjeboom	Pils	11.03	1.97	4.76	82.78%	0.52
1949	Phoenix	Pils	10.77	1.92	4.61	82.79%	0.32
1949	Van Vollenhoven	Pils	11.64	1.91	4.94	84.22%	0.58
1949	ZHB	Pils	11.18	2.35	4.50	79.71%	0.48
1950	Brand	Edel Pilsener	11.61	2.99	4.53	75.12%	0.42
1950	Phoenix	Pils	11.26	2.36	4.65	79.77%	0.70
	Average		11.35	2.40	4.67	79.59%	0.59
Source:
Rapporten van laboratoriumonderzoeken naar producten van Heineken brouwerijen in binnen- en buitenland en naar producten van andere brouwerijen held at the Amsterdamse Stadsarchief, document number 834 - 1794.