One which has troubled me pretty much sine I assembled it, is of all the UK breweries in the mid-1970s and the beers they brewed. I ind it interesting. But it will take up a lot of space. And does anyone other, than me, give a toss about this stuff?
I'm undecided as to its use. And I'd be interested in your opinion. Would it just be a waste of paper? Or a fascinating insight into 1970s brewing?
To help you decide, here are a couple of examples. Let me know i you'd like more brewery info, like its location and county.
| Adnams | ||||
| Tied houses | 70 | |||
| beers | ||||
| Mild | Mild | draught | 1032 | Dark Mild |
| Bitter | Pale Ale | draught | 1036 | distinctive |
| Strong Ale | Old Ale | draught | 1042 | |
| Tally Ho | Barley Wine | draught | 1075 | Winter only |
| Bitter | Pale Ale | keg | ||
| Champion Pale Ale | Pale Ale | bottled | 1032 | |
| Fishermans Strong | Pale Ale | bottled | ||
| Braodside | Pale Ale | bottled | 1068 | |
| Tally Ho | Barley Wine | bottled | 1075 | |
| Nut Brown Ale | Brown Ale | bottled | medium sweet | |
| Ann Street | ||||
| Tied houses | 50 | |||
| Best Bitter | Pale Ale | keg | well hopped | |
| Extra Special Bitter | Pale Ale | keg | stronger and sweeter | |
| Mary Ann Pale Ale | Pale Ale | bottled | ||
| Mary Ann Special | Pale Ale | bottled | ||
| Mary Ann Brown Ale | Brown Ale | bottled | medium sweet | |
| Mary Ann Stout | Stout | bottled | Dry Stout | |
Adnams: fascinating, a window on the past, wonder what the Fisherman's was like...
ReplyDeleteAnn Street: who? what? who cares?
So there's your answer, or at least an answer - historical information for breweries people already know about is interesting. Maybe you could include all the breweries that made it into the 21st century in the book & relegate the rest to an online appendix.
For historical purposes I would find it interesting but further information on where the breweries were located would be needed
ReplyDeleteYes please do.
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Thinking back to those days quite a few breweries were mostly cask but experimented with a keg or two. For example Brains of Cardiff who briefly launched a keg bitter called Tudor Bitter. I remember it as being pretty nasty and I often wondered if it came out of the same pipeline as their two pint flagons of Bitter sold in off licences.
ReplyDeleteI'd guess that for the "Keg" book, detailed lists of such a brewery's non-Keg beers might detract a bit from the flow.
However more info about the location and size of each brewery would be great.
Yes! Bring on the data
ReplyDeleteI'd be more interested in a list like that from the 60's. Of course it would be longer - maybe needs a separate project?
ReplyDeleteAnn Street - 50 tied houses, on Jersey, Is that right?
ReplyDeleteDo it as a separate book.
ReplyDeleteThere's been debate for some years, since the massive expansion in the number of breweries caused by small brewery duty relief, of spinning off the breweries section of the Good Beer Guide into a separate volume, as it’s now as big as the pubs section.
The 1970s Brewery Directory would not sell in great numbers but would be unique and invaluable for research. Having done the work on it, it would be a shame not to publish it. Imagine how useful it would be for a future version of yourself.
What were Theakstons doing at this time
ReplyDeleteAn overview per region North, Northwest etc. would be enough for me plus special or unique beers in a region.
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