Beer Guide to the 1970s (part two)

I'm gratified - if somewhat amazed - that there's at least a handful of people interested in my 1970s brewery guide. Especially delighted that I've a good excuse for posting sections of it here. As it's a chance to get more feedback on the breweries and their beers.

I welcome your input. The best and most relevant comments will be added to the book.

Adnams
Southwold,
Suffolk.
Founded:    1818
Closed:    still open
Tied houses:     70

Just like today, Adnams was a family-owned brewery with a good reputation for quality. While availability of their beers was mostly limited to East Anglia, they were starting to be available in free houses in the London area.

beer	style	format	OG	description
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	1029.8	medium sweet

Ann Street
St. Helier
Jersey.
Founded:    1900
Closed:    2003
Tied houses:    50

One of a handful of small breweries in the Channel Islands, Ann Street, unlike some of the others, produced no cask beer. Their beers were only available on Jersey.

beer	style	format	OG	description
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

Arkell
Swindon,
Wiltshire.
Founded:    1843
Closed:    still open
Tied houses:    62

A family-owned brewery with a small tied estate mostly fairly close to Swindon. Their beers were, as they are now, in the malty Southwestern style. Around half of the pubs were within five miles of Swindon.  They had some free trade, even as far away as London.

beer	style	format	OG	description
BB Bitter Beer	Pale Ale	draught	1033.2	pleasantly nutty
BBB Best Bitter Beer	Pale Ale	draught	1038.2
Kingsdown Ale	Strong Ale	draught	1060	bitter brew
Keg Bitter	Pale Ale	keg	1038.2	BBB chilled and filtered but not pasteurised
Pale Ale	Pale Ale	bottled	1033.2	bottled BB
Best Bitter Beer	Pale Ale	bottled	1038.2	Bottled BBB
Strong Ale	Strong Ale	bottled
Brown Ale	Brown Ale	bottled