The hops are mostly pretty fresh, most coming from either the most recent season, or the season before that, cold stored. (That’s what the CS stands for.)
East Kent, the poshest of hops, appears in the poshest and most expensive beers: the Pale Ales and the Strong Ales.
Which varieties were these hops? The East Kents were probably Goldings, or something similar. Those described simply as Kent were more likely Fuggles. Not sure about the Sussex hops. Maybe they were Fuggles, too.
Young's hops in 1932 | ||||
Beer | Style | hop 1 | hop 2 | hop 3 |
A | Mild | Kent 1930 CS | Kent 1930 | |
X | Mild | Kent 1930 CS | Sussex 1931 | |
XXX | Strong Ale | Kent 1930 CS | EK 1931 | |
XXXX | Strong Ale | Kent 1930 CS | EK 1931 | |
PAB | Pale Ale | EK 1931 | Kent 1930 | Kent 1930 |
PA | Pale Ale | EK 1931 | Kent 1930 | Kent 1930 |
P | Porter | Kent 1930 CS | Sussex 1931 | |
S | Stout | Kent 1930 CS | Sussex 1931 | |
Source: | ||||
Young's brewing record held at Battersea Library, document number YO/RE/1/1. |
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I'd be curious what they were paying for them and how the prices were affected by the huge recession going on.
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