tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post3095906199839226247..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Let's Brew - 1913 Boddington CCRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-79165396389276637622022-03-10T11:06:25.233-08:002022-03-10T11:06:25.233-08:00Anonymous,
it ended with WW I. In the 1970s, the ...Anonymous,<br /><br />it ended with WW I. In the 1970s, the beer from the Big Six breweries was generally worse value than that from regional brewers. Same strength - or weaker - and more expensive.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-15323224181423473072022-03-06T08:12:57.623-08:002022-03-06T08:12:57.623-08:00Thanks, that makes a lot of sense.
How long did t...Thanks, that makes a lot of sense.<br /><br />How long did this go on? For instance, during the 1970s were brewers like Whitbread and Watney using their scale to turn out stronger beer at the same price than their little competitors? Or had the cutomer taste for bigger gravity faded at that point?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-39823256325762660282022-03-05T19:26:46.581-08:002022-03-05T19:26:46.581-08:00Anonymous,
the price of beer as pretty much the s...Anonymous,<br /><br />the price of beer as pretty much the same everywhere. In general, London brewers were larger and more efficient, hence could produce stronger beer for the same price. They didn't compete on price, but on strength.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-81495823002130069152022-03-05T14:05:43.619-08:002022-03-05T14:05:43.619-08:00"beers were usually stronger in London than e..."beers were usually stronger in London than elsewhere"<br /><br />Do you know why? Is it that London drinkers had a bit more money and could pay for them? Or was it just regional preferences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com