tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2913647352648395597..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Courage X Ale 1914-1918Ron Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-84560997084815396802010-10-19T04:21:12.610-07:002010-10-19T04:21:12.610-07:00First Stater, it's very simple: because they w...First Stater, it's very simple: because they were told to brew to these strengths by the government.<br /><br />This was the dilemma: only a third of the pre-war materials were available for brewing. Either they could have brewed a third of the amount of beer - which would have pissed off all the munitions workers - or drastically cut gravities.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-27101377658722315422010-10-19T04:14:26.986-07:002010-10-19T04:14:26.986-07:00As a homebrewer I find these OG's hard to unde...As a homebrewer I find these OG's hard to understand. Why even bother putting the costs of manufacturing into such a weak product. They could have quadrupled the OG to an outrageous 1.045, diluted it down and taken off for a 5 day weekend. I don't think the flavor would have dropped off much more than it had.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256078606152011585noreply@blogger.com