Thursday 3 February 2022

London XX Ale hops 1880 - 1899

English hops are the most commonly used. Again, the majority coming from Kent, though with Worcester well represented and in one case from Sussex. Many, unfortunately, I know little about, other than that they were English. There’s a good chance many of them came from Kent, that being the most convenient source for London brewers.

There are fewer foreign hops in this set, being limited to six American and two Bavarian. It is notable that Truman 40/- contained 100% American hops. They may have been extensively used, but it was rare to see a beer that had nothing but American hops.

London XX Ale hops 1880 - 1899
Year Brewer Beer hop 1 hop 2 hop 3 hop 4 dry hops
1880 Barclay Perkins XX MK 1875 MK 1878 MK 1879 US 1878  
1886 Barclay Perkins XX EK 1885 Worcs. 1885      
1881 Whitbread XL Bavarian 1880 English 1880 English 1881    
1885 Whitbread XL English 1883 English 1884 Bavarian 1884    
1890 Whitbread XK English 1889 English 1889 US 1889 US 1889  
1895 Whitbread XK English 1894 English 1894 Pacific 1894    
1899 Whitbread XK Worcs. 1898 US 1898      
1887 Fullers XX Worcs. 1886 EK 1883     Worcs. 1886
1893 Fullers XX Sussex 1892 Worcs. 1893     Worcs. 1886
1880 Truman 40/- Ale US 1879 US 1879      
Sources:
Barclay Perkins brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers ACC/2305/1/579 and ACC/2305/1/584.
Whitbread brewing records held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document numbers LMA/4453/D/01/047, LMA/4453/D/01/050, LMA/4453/D/01/056, LMA/4453/D/01/061 and LMA/4453/D/01/065.
Fullers brewing records held at the brewery.
Truman brewing record held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/161.


2 comments:

Michael Foster said...

Do you have price data on these? I'd be very curious to know if the Truman was cheaper/more expensive than comparable beers at the time.

Ron Pattinson said...

Michael Foster,

in the same market, beers of a similar strength were usually the same price.