Sunday, 21 February 2021

Meux beers 1854 - 1960

A slightly odd post today.

Joe Tindall at the Fateful Glass of Beer blog is asking for material on Meux. He's in luck, as Meux was a direct competitor of Whitbread. Meaning they feature heavily in the Whitbread Gravity Book.

I'm always happy to help out.


Meux beers 1854 - 1960
Date Year Beer Style Price size package OG FG ABV App. Atten-uation colour
1854 Meux Stout Stout     draught 1081.5 1031 6.54 61.96%  
1854 Meux Porter Porter     draught 1059.2 1017 5.48 71.28%  
1870 Meux Porter Porter 2d pint draught 1057.96 1011.44 5.79 80.26%  
1870 Meux Stout Stout     draught 1086.76 1035.6 6.36 58.97%  
1921 Meux Original London Stout Stout 8.5d half pint bottled 1066.1 1014.3 6.76 78.37%  
1921 Meux Brown London Stout Stout 17d quart bottled 1045.2 1010 4.58 77.88%  
1921 Meux Oatmeal Stout Stout 9d pint bottled 1044.3 1010.6 4.38 76.07%  
1921 Meux London Pale Ale Pale Ale 8d pint bottled 1037.1 1004.5 4.25 87.87%  
1921 Meux Brown London Stout Stout 17d quart bottled 1042.5 1010.3 4.18 75.76%  
1921 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1038.9 1006.4 4.23 83.55%  
1921 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1047.5 1010.7 4.79 77.47%  
1921 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1057.3 1012.8 5.80 77.66%  
1921 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1056.4 1013.5 5.58 76.06%  
1922 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1041.3 1006.8 4.49 83.54%  
1922 Meux MA Mild 5d pint draught 1027 1004.8 2.88 82.22%  
1922 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1048.2 1012.2 4.68 74.69%  
1922 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1043.3 1008.8 4.49 79.68%  
1922 Meux KK Strong Ale 9d pint draught 1058.4 1007.4 6.68 87.33%  
1922 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1041 1008.5 4.23 79.27%  
1922 Meux MA Mild 5d pint draught 1027.8 1005.3 2.92 80.94%  
1922 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1043.5 1007.3 4.72 83.22%  
1922 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1056.3 1015.3 5.33 72.82%  
1922 Meux KK Strong Ale 9d pint draught 1054.8 1012.6 5.49 77.01%  
1922 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1040.5 1009 4.09 77.78%  
1922 Meux MA Mild 5d pint draught 1028.3 1006.1 2.88 78.45%  
1922 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1044.7 1006.7 4.96 85.01%  
1922 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1056.5 1016 5.26 71.68%  
1922 Meux KK Strong Ale 9d pint draught 1052.8 1010.3 5.54 80.49%  
1922 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1039.8 1009.8 3.89 75.38%  
1922 Meux MA Mild 5d pint draught 1028.5 1006 2.92 78.95%  
1922 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1046.6 1007.6 5.09 83.69%  
1922 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1058 1015.5 5.52 73.28%  
1922 Meux KK Strong Ale 9d pint draught 1050.9 1008.4 5.55 83.50%  
1923 Meux London Pale Ale Pale Ale   quart bottled 1036.1 1005.8 3.94 83.93%  
1923 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1039.8 1007.8 4.16 80.40%  
1923 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1043.6 1007.6 4.69 82.57%  
1923 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1056.7 1016.2 5.26 71.43%  
1923 Meux KK Strong Ale 9d pint draught 1053.8 1009.8 5.74 81.78%  
1923 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1042 1008.5 4.36 79.76%  
1923 Meux MA Mild 5d pint draught 1028 1005 2.99 82.14%  
1923 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1044 1007.5 4.76 82.95%  
1923 Meux London Stout Stout   pint bottled 1043 1006 4.83 86.05%  
1923 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1054.8 1015.8 5.06 71.17%  
1923 Meux KK Strong Ale 9d pint draught 1054.6 1009.6 5.87 82.42%  
1923 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1041.6 1010.6 4.02 74.52%  
1923 Meux MA Mild 5d pint draught 1028.5 1008 2.65 71.93%  
1923 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1047.3 1007.8 5.15 83.51%  
1923 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1056.7 1016.2 5.26 71.43%  
1923 Meux KK Strong Ale 9d pint draught 1052.1 1009.6 5.54 81.57%  
1923 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1041.3 1009.8 4.09 76.27%  
1923 Meux MA Mild 5d pint draught 1028.9 1006.4 2.92 77.85%  
1923 Meux PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1041.5 1008 4.36 80.72%  
1923 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1049.7 1013.7 4.67 72.43%  
1923 Meux KK Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1051.3 1009.8 5.41 80.90%  
1923 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1042 1006 4.69 85.71%  
1923 Meux PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1046.8 1008.8 4.95 81.20%  
1923 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1055.2 1013.2 5.46 76.09%  
1923 Meux KK Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1051.1 1010.1 5.34 80.23%  
1923 Meux PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1044.3 1006.8 4.89 84.65%  
1923 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1054 1015.5 5.00 71.30%  
1923 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1042.2 1009.6 4.24 77.25%  
1925 Meux PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1046.6 1007.6 5.09 83.69%  
1925 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1057.6 1011.6 6.00 79.86%  
1925 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1041.2 1004 4.86 90.29%  
1925 Meux PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1045.3 1004.8 5.29 89.40%  
1926 Meux Porter Porter 5d pint draught 1037.4        
1926 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1055.5        
1926 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1053.6        
1926 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1056.1        
1926 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1043.8        
1926 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1043        
1926 Meux Ale Mild 4d pint draught 1032.1        
1926 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1052.2        
1926 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1050.2        
1926 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1044.5        
1927 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1056.8        
1927 Meux Stout Stout   pint draught 1046.1        
1927 Meux Ale Mild 4d pint draught 1028.7        
1927 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1053.8        
1928 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1054.5        
1928 Meux Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1043.20        
1929 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 8d pint bottled 1044 1007.4 4.77 83.18%  
1930 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1058.3        
1930 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1055.3        
1930 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1053.4        
1930 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1044.8        
1930 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1049.2        
1930 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1043 1009.4 4.37 78.14%  
1930 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint bottled 1042 1003.4 5.05 91.90%  
1930 Meux Oatmeal Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1050 1009.4 5.29 81.20%  
1931 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1060.3        
1931 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1033.7        
1931 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1035.8        
1931 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1053.03        
1931 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1044.04        
1931 Meux Brown Ale Brown Ale 8d pint bottled 1041.19        
1931 Meux PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1040.4 1004.4 4.70 89.11%  
1931 Meux Brown Ale Brown Ale 8d pint draught 1041.8 1005.5 4.73 86.84%  
1931 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1051 1014.7 4.71 71.18%  
1932 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1045.6        
1932 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1034.7        
1932 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1035.5        
1932 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1045.4        
1932 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1046.05        
1932 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1047.21        
1932 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1043.8        
1932 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1044.2        
1932 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint bottled 1047.5        
1933 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1034.5        
1933 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.3        
1933 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.8        
1933 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.5        
1933 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1043.1        
1933 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1047.06        
1933 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1045.7        
1933 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1043.7        
1933 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1043.9        
1933 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1043.8        
1933 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1046.4        
1933 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1045.8        
1933 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1044 1011.7 4.19 73.41%  
1933 Meux Stout Stout 9d pint draught 1051 1014.2 4.78 72.16%  
1933 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint draught 1053 1017.8 4.56 66.42%  
1934 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1051.4        
1934 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1047.5        
1934 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 13d quart bottled 1038 1005.8 4.19 84.74%  
1934 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1037.5 1009.4 3.65 74.93%  
1934 Meux PA Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1046 1006.5 5.16 85.87%  
1935 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1036.2        
1935 Meux Ale Mild 4d pint draught 1028.3        
1935 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1050.3        
1935 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1045.6        
1935 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1047.6        
1935 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1048.1        
1935 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1047.6        
1935 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1045.6        
1935 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1040.20        
1935 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1038.60        
1935 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1044 1005.7 5.00 87.05%  
1935 Meux Stout Stout 7d pint draught 1041 1012.5 3.69 69.51%  
1935 Meux Stout Stout 7d pint draught 1047 1016.7 3.92 64.47%  
1936 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1036.65        
1936 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.9        
1936 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1048.05        
1936 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1051.4        
1936 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1043.1        
1936 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1047.21        
1936 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1047.2        
1936 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1046.8        
1936 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1040.10        
1936 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale   pint bottled 1041 1006.5 4.49 84.15%  
1936 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale   pint bottled 1040 1009.9 3.91 75.25%  
1936 Meux Oatmeal Stout Stout   pint bottled 1047 1015.5 4.08 67.02%  
1936 Meux Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1039.1 1005.8 4.34 85.17%  
1936 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.4 1006.2 3.80 82.49%  
1937 Meux Porter Porter 5d pint draught 1036.71        
1937 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.09        
1937 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1047.75        
1937 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1044.5        
1937 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint draught 1042.4        
1937 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1040.70        
1937 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1036.7 1009.7 3.50 73.57%  
1937 Meux Burton Burton   pint draught 1045.7 1008 4.91 82.49%  
1938 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.2        
1938 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.9        
1938 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1036.6        
1938 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1036.12        
1938 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1047.4        
1938 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1046 1009.7 4.72 78.91% 1 + 13
1938 Meux Stout Stout 8d pint bottled 1046 1011 4.55 76.09% 1 + 16
1938 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 7d pint bottled 1037.6 1006.5 4.05 82.71% 23 Brown
1938 Meux Brown Ale Brown Ale 7d pint bottled 1039.3 1007.4 4.15 81.17% 15 + 40
1939 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1035.4        
1939 Meux X Mild 5d pint draught 1036.4        
1939 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1046.28        
1939 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1047.5        
1939 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 7d pint draught 1047.3        
1940 Meux PA Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1044.3 1005.7 5.04 87.13% 20.5
1940 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1034.5        
1940 Meux PA Pale Ale 9d pint draught 1044.4        
1940 Meux X Mild 7d pint draught 1031.9 1007.5 3.16 76.49% 16 + 40
1940 Meux PA Pale Ale 9d pint draught 1041.9 1007.1 4.53 83.05% 23
1940 Meux XX Mild 8d pint draught 1033.3 1004.5 3.75 86.49% 18 + 40
1940 Meux X Mild 6d pint draught 1033.7        
1940 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 8d pint draught 1045.8        
1940 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 8d pint draught 1043        
1940 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 8d pint bottled 1034.8 1005.2 3.85 85.06% 22.5 brown
1941 Meux XX Mild 8d pint draught 1030.3 1005.3 3.25 82.51% 21 + 40
1941 Meux X Mild 8d pint draught 1031.55        
1941 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 10d pint draught 1042.9        
1943 Meux XX Mild 10d pint draught 1029.6 1006 3.06 79.73% 17 + 40
1943 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/1d pint draught 1034.9 1006.9 3.64 80.23% 20.5
1943 Meux XX Mild 10d pint draught 1028.8 1005.1 3.08 82.29% 17 + 40
1943 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/3d pint draught 1035.3 1008 3.54 77.34% 24
1943 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/2d pint draught 1035 1004.8 3.93 86.29% 21
1943 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 1/4d pint draught 1040.6 1011.2 3.81 72.41% 21 + 40
1943 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 1/4d pint draught 1040.1 1010.8 3.80 73.07% 17 + 40
1944 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/2d pint draught 1035.3 1007.5 3.61 78.75% 26
1945 Meux X Mild 11d pint draught 1029.8 1007.4 2.90 75.17%  
1945 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/2d pint draught 1032.1 1007.4 3.20 76.95% 21
1945 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/2d pint draught 1032.8 1006.4 3.43 80.49% 21
1946 Meux X Mild 11d pint draught 1027.7 1011.3 2.12 59.21% 15 + 40
1946 Meux X Mild 11d pint draught 1028.1 1008.8 2.50 68.68% 16 + 40
1948 Meux XX Mild 1/1d pint draught 1026.3        
1948 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/4d pint draught 1034.3        
1948 Meux XX Mild 1/1d pint draught 1026.8 1006.5 2.63 75.75% 29 + 40
1948 Meux XX Mild 1/1d pint draught 1026.3 1005.9 2.65 77.57% 29 + 40
1948 Meux XX Mild 1/1d pint draught 1026.8 1006.5 2.63 75.75% 29 + 40
1948 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/5d pint draught 1034.3 1008 3.41 76.68% 25
1948 Meux XX Mild 1/1d pint draught 1028.1 1006 2.87 78.65% 34 + 40
1948 Meux Burton Burton 1/8d pint draught 1041 1006.4 4.51 84.39% 40 + 39
1949 Meux XX Mild 1/- pint draught 1028.3 1005.7 2.93 79.86% 29 + 40
1949 Meux XX Mild 1/- pint draught 1028.4 1005.3 3.00 81.34% 29 + 40
1949 Meux X Mild 12d pint draught 1026.47       140
1949 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 16d pint draught 1035.04       24
1950 Meux XX Mild 1/- pint draught 1026.9 1005.6 2.76 79.18% 1 + 7
1950 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 1/4d pint draught 1033.5 1003.2 3.95 90.45% 26 B
1950 Meux X Mild 12d pint draught 1027.08       152
1950 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 8.5d half pint bottled 1027.5 1010.4 2.21 62.18% 1 + 7
1950 Meux London Pale Ale Pale Ale 8.5d half pint bottled 1029 1005 3.12 82.76% 26 B
1950 Meux Special Stout Stout 12d half pint bottled 1038.7 1011.5 3.52 70.28% 1 + 14
1951 Meux XXX Strong Ale 1/8d pint draught 1046.2 1013.1 4.29 71.65%  
1951 Meux X Mild 12d pint draught 1028.96       104
1952 Meux Light Ale Light Ale 9d half pint bottled 1030.7 1007.9 2.95 74.27% 22.5 B
1952 Meux X Mild 13d pint draught 1029.96       152
1952 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 17d pint draught 1036.04       20
1952 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 9.5d half pint bottled 1029.8 1009.1 2.68 69.46% 17 + 40
1953 Meux X Mild 13d pint draught 1029.25       144
1953 Meux X Mild 14d pint draught 1029.94       136
1953 Meux Strong Ale Strong Ale 20d pint draught 1045.79       152
1953 Meux Pale Ale Pale Ale 17d pint draught 1036.78       27
1953 Meux Treble Gold Pale Ale Pale Ale 11d nip bottled 1046.9 1007.9 5.08 83.16% 29 B
1953 Meux Treble Gold Ale Pale Ale 12d half pint bottled 1042.4 1009.1 4.33 78.54% 32 B
1954 Meux Treble Gold Strong Ale 1/8d pint draught 1042.2 1006.5 4.65 84.60% 23
1954 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/5d pint draught 1033.2 1005.3 3.63 84.04% 20
1954 Meux Mild Ale Mild 1/2d pint draught 1031.2 1007.3 3.10 76.60% 120
1954 Meux PA Pale Ale 1/5d pint draught 1033.7 1007.3 3.43 78.34% 24
1954 Meux Special Stout (no lactose) Stout 10.5d nip bottled 1040.2 1012.7 3.56 68.41% 300
1956 Meux Nut Brown Ale Brown Ale 10d half pint bottled 1030.9 1012.6 2.36 59.22% 120
1956 Meux London Pale Ale Pale Ale 11d half pint bottled 1030.4 1009.3 2.73 69.41% 22
1958 Meux Mild Ale Mild 1/3d pint draught   1004.9      
1958 Meux Mild Ale Mild 1/2d pint draught   1004.2      
1959 Meux Treble Gold Strong Ale 1/8d pint draught 1042.7 1010.4 4.19 75.64% 21
1959 Meux Treble Gold Ale Pale Ale 15.5 half pint bottled 1042.3 1012.7 3.83 69.98% 24
1960 Meux Night Cap Special Stout 16d half pint bottled 1044.3 1017.9 3.40 59.59% 350
1960 Meux Stout Stout 11d half pint bottled 1037.7 1015.4 2.88 59.15% 375
Sources:
"The Lancet, 1854, vol. 2", 1854, pages 278 - 279. http://books.google.com/books?id=-BNAAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=porter&f=false
British Medical Journal June 25th 1870, page 658 http://books.google.nl/books?id=TH1AAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA68&dq=%22mild+ale%22&hl=en&ei=vhSbTeC0OoSeOtqelKMH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22malt%20liquors%22&f=false
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/001.
Whitbread Gravity book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number LMA/4453/D/02/002.
Truman Gravity Book held at the London Metropolitan Archives, document number B/THB/C/252.

 

 


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