UK Beer exports to North America in 1898

I'm so glad that I found these numbers. Because it's telling me a lot about UK beer exports. Especially those from Scotland. And it's showing that English and Scottish brewers often had very different export markets.

Remember that, overall, about 25% of UK beer exports came from Scotland. The average for North America was higher, at about 33%. However, the percentage for individual countries varied enormously. For example, very little Scottish beer went to the USA. A mere 1.58%. While to the British West Indies it was 77.58%.

Why such large differences? I suspect it's to do with the type of beers being exported. For example, I know that the beer exported to the West Indies was mostly either Stout or Scotch Ale. No surprise then that A lot of it came from Scotland. But what about the USA? What was being exported there? Was it mostly IPA? I'd love to know. Whatever it was, it was expensive. As the average price was over 95 shillings a barrel. One of the highest for any market.

Talking of the USA, almost half of UK exports to North America went there. Considerably more than to British North America (Canada). And much less than to the West Indies and Bermuda. Why so much going to the islands? Probably because there was no local brewing industry. While in Canada there were plenty of brewers.

I'm surprised that so much beer was going to the Spanish West Indies. Far more than to all the other foreign islands and Central America combined. Which is intriguing.

Just South America to go. 

UK Beer exports to North America in 1898
Destination	From England.		From Scotland.		From the U.K.
	Quantity.	Declared Value.	Quantity.	Declared Value.	Quantity.	Declared Value.
	Barrels	£	Barrels	£	Barrels	£
British North America	3,392	14,760	453	1,300	3,845	16,050
U. States of America	24,902	108,993	452	3,104	28,656	136,397
Bermudas	1,776	5,280	6,631	20,455	8,406	25,735
British W. Ind. Islands	3,411	13,759	11,803	49,183	15,214	62,942
Spanish W. Ind. Islands	1,629	4,931	183	870	1,712	5,801
French W. Ind. Islands	40	199	2	6	42	205
Dutch W. Ind. Islands	74	267	-	-	74	257
Danish W. Ind. Islands	101	396	57	316	158	712
British Honduras	196	732	39	203	235	935
Hayti and S. Domingo	98	396	115	535	213	931
Mexico	267	1,112	-	-	267	1,112
Central America	62	251	4	20	66	271
Total	35,948	151,076	19,739	75,992	58,888	251,348
Source:
The Brewers' Journal vol. 35 1899, June 15th 1899, page 344.
Note:
Year ending 30th September 1898.