tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post4932753997762615839..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Cornbrook Brewery and tank beerRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-38144670380354394902016-02-15T08:25:58.857-08:002016-02-15T08:25:58.857-08:00More on this topic from Martyn Cornell here: http:...More on this topic from Martyn Cornell here: http://zythophile.co.uk/2015/10/21/a-short-account-of-the-surprisingly-long-history-of-putting-beer-in-cellar-tanks/.<br /><br />One curiosity on the London beer scene in the 1970s was Fuller's Bitter, which was a filtered cask beer. As with most Fuller's beers at the time, it was normally served by a system provided by Porter Lancastrian (see above) which provided a measured half pint (under pressure) at the push of a button. A few Fuller's pubs did retain handpumps, and their number increased as the 1970s wore on. Fuller's Bitter disappeared from the Good Beer Guide after the 1976 edition (probably for similar reasons to the proscription of Hull beer mentioned above), though it continued to exist until it became the cask-conditioned Chiswick Bitter in 1980.John Lesternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-16324421298846942552016-02-13T04:13:37.841-08:002016-02-13T04:13:37.841-08:00Curmudgeon,
bright beer served through electric p...Curmudgeon,<br /><br />bright beer served through electric pumps could be hard to distiguish from cask beer sold too young. At least in the case of Tetleys.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-10547060853789318552016-02-12T09:16:31.346-08:002016-02-12T09:16:31.346-08:00If the brewers had concentrated on tank beer rathe...If the brewers had concentrated on tank beer rather than full-blown keg or top pressure, they might have been more successful in eliminating cask. My recollection is that tank, being pumped, lacked the fizziness of keg and also retained more flavour. At times it could be hard to distinguish from cask.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-19822381080891245902016-02-12T02:36:00.844-08:002016-02-12T02:36:00.844-08:00I share your recollections of Hull beer in the 197...I share your recollections of Hull beer in the 1970s: not particularly memorable, but certainly not uniquely bland or flavourless. The Hull Brewery was certainly one of the pioneers in the provision of filtered tank beer, but it may well not have been the first. A E Part, in 'The Art and Practice of Innkeeping' (published in 1922) says that 'in London and some of the large towns beer is supplied through a tube, or hose, from a tank cart or motor into a receiver. This beer is suitable only for a quick sale, say forty-eight hours, and is ready to sell at once, is always bright and clear to the last drop, and has no deposit'. It would be interesting to know which breweries in London used this system in the 20s.John Lesternoreply@blogger.com