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Very much a statistics-based post today. Looking at the number of licences issued for brewers who weren't selling their beer. The 1880 F...

Yet another Eighty Shilling which isn’t what we now think of the style. But of the older type of Scottish beer that I call Shilling Ales. Th...

Another Eighty Shilling that isn’t like the modern version. Instead, it’s of the Shilling Ales type. That is, sort of a bit like an English ...

Even towards the end of the 19th century, the largest Lager breweries were still quite modestly-sized compared to the big producers in the U...

If you’ve looked at my YouTube video on Sixty Shilling, you’ll know that this beer has no relationship with the modern type. This being a Sh...

Isn’t this exciting? A Yorkshire IPA. And one which might even satisfy a style nazi of today. With an OG of 1064º, it’s a full-strength Pale...

Strongest of Cannon’s range was KKK. Not that it’s all that strong by 19th-century standards. My guess is that this was considered an Old Al...

Now here’s a surprise: Fremlin didn’t parti-gyle their Porter and Stout. Which, certainly by this late in the 19th century, is what I would ...

It’s interesting to see that Fremlin were still brewing a Porter at this date. Probably because of the brewery’s proximity to London. In mos...

Now here’s a really unusual beer. A Pilsener brewed by a regional brewery that didn’t have a specialist Lager plant. Rather oddly, they seem...

I'd love your opinions. Not that I'll necessarily pay any attention to them. An overwhelming vote might just tip my opinion over the...

We’ll finish with a look at the mashing scheme. It’s a rather complicated one. With no fewer than seven operations. Things kick off with an...

Moving on to processes. Starting with boiling. Not that there’s anything very odd about it. For most beers, the first copper was boiled for ...