Adnams hops in 1913

Quite a few different types of hops were employed at Adnams. Seven in total, four of them English and four foreign. All from either the 1911 and 1912 harvests. So nothing ridiculously old.

All of the beers, other than X Ale, contain at least three types of hops. With BS and Tally Ho both having five different types.

A majority of the English hops were from Worcester, the rest either from Kent or not specified. Nothing unusual about that, as Kent and Worcester were two of the largest producers of hops. And producers of top-quality hops.

It’s interesting that few of the foreign hops were sourced from the USA. Which was by far the largest supplier of hop imports to the UK. Rather, the foreign hops mostly come from Central Europe. Namely Saaz and Württemberg. Regions well known for good quality hops.

Saaz is, in fact, the second most common type of hop. Appearing in all the beers, other than the two Mild Ales. And it also appears as a dry hop in BLB and Tally Ho. It’s a sign of the high regard of UK brewers for Saaz that it was being used as a dry hop. 

Adnams hops in 1913
Beer	Style	hop 1	hop 2	hop 3	hop 4	hop 5	dry hop 1	dry hop 2
X	Mild Ale	Eng 1911	Eng 1912
XX	Mild Ale	B n B	Wür 1911	Wo 1912
BLB	Pale Ale	Wo 1912	Sz 1912	Kt 1911			Sz 1912	Wo 1912
PA	Pale Ale	Sz 1912	Wo 1912	Kt 1911
BS	Stout	Wür 1911	Or 1911	Wo 1912	Sz 1912	Kt 1911
DS	Stout	Wür 1911	Wo 1912	Sz 1912
Tally Ho	Old Ale	Wür 1911	Or 1911	Wo 1912	Sz 1912	Kt 1911	Sz 1912	Wo 1912
Key:
Wür. = Württemberg
Wo = Worcester
Eng = English
Or = Oregon
Kt = Kent
Sz = Saaz
Source:
Adnams brewing record Book 1 held at the brewery.