Thursday, 18 December 2025

TRUMAN, HANBURY & BUXTON : BURTON PALE ALES ANALYSES 1877 - 1887 ; PART 1

How Do All ;

Today`s beery info post is about some Pale Ales as brewed on Derby Street ,
 In Burton on Trent by Truman , Hanbury & Buxton .

As with the other analyses and receipts for their beers , the information for this analysis 
Is drawn from the Burton Gyle Books deposited with the friendly & helpfull team at 
The London Archives as , part of the much larger Truman`s Archives ; 
                               Truman Hanbury & Buxton ; Burton Brewery Gyle Books 
                                             1877 - 1878 @ B / THB / BUR / 035
                                                 1883        @ B / THB / BUR / 036
                                                 1887        @ B / THB / BUR / 011

There`s just the Pale Ales ( P 1 & 2 and OP 1& 2 ) left to analyse in this records set  ,
 Then that`s the latest research project completed !!! 

This analysis Etc C Edd Mather 2025

Truman Hanbuty & Buxton 
Black Eagle Brewery
Derby St
Burton on Trent 
Staffordshire
Black Eagle Brewery , Burton : Mash Room Photo ;
From the Brewery History Society Website on Truman`s Burton Brewery 

                                                    PALE ALES ANALYSES 
                                                             ( Part 1  ) 

  Gyle
Date
Quality
Original
I B U
A B V
157
Mon  03/12/1877
A  K
1.051.75
58
5.4  %
298
Thu   07/02/1878
A  K
1.048.5
62
5.0  %
 

 

 
 
 
 
557
Mon  19/03/1883
A
1.051.75
16
5.2  %
590
Mon  02/04/1883
A
1.050
12
4.9  %
621
Wed  11/05/1883
A
1.051.25
34
5.3  %
28
Fri     22/07/1883
A
1.051.5
34
5.5  %
 
 
 
 
 
 
73
  Mon  11/10/1877
PALE  ALE
1.056
78
5.7  %
580
  Thu   29/03/1883
PALE  ALE
1.057.5
60
6.5  %
624
Tue    17/04/1883
PALE  ALE
1.057
56
6.4  %
472
  Thu   24/02/1887
PALE  ALE
1.057.25
82
6.4  %
104
  Thu   01/09/1887
PALE  ALE
1.057.5
78
6.5  %
 
 
 
 
 
 
166
Thu   06/12/1887
PALE ALE *
1.056.75
78
6.4  %
 
 
 
 
 
 
613
Wed  04/03/1887
PALE ALE **
1.057.25
98
6.5  %
 
 
 
 
 
 
369
Mon   17/01/1887
L  .  B
1.064
40
7.1  %
536
Fri     18/03/1887
L  .  B
1.065.5
44
7.0  %
629
Fri     13/05/1887
L  .  B
1.066
44
7.1  %
658
Thu   09/07/1887
L  .  B
1.064.25
52
7.1  %
18
Wed  15/07/1887
L  .  B
1.065.5
42
7.3  %
98
Tue   30/08/1887
L  .  B
1.065
42
7.2  %


*   = A Bottling Brew
** = Pale Ale brewed for Scotland 

Cheers All 🍻 ,

Edd 


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