Of these articles an immense deal is consumed in London, as may be concluded from the following last Annual Returns:
| 1817 Barrells |
1818 Barrells |
|
| Barclay, Perkins & Co. | 281,484 | 340,560 |
| Truman, Hanbury & Co. | 168,756 | 185,412 |
| Reid and Co. | 157,061 | 168,962 |
| Whitbread and Co. | 151,887 | 151,107 |
| Combe, Delafield & Co. | 110,776 | 130,217 |
| Henry Meux and Co. | 124,468 | 118,481 |
| Calvert and Co. | 98,301 | 97,920 |
| Goodwin and Co. | 60,307 | 60,247 |
| Elliot and Co. | 54,176 | 52,161 |
| Taylor and Co. | 42,980 | 47,775 |
| Cocks and Campbell | 25,756 | 35,702 |
The quantity of Ale brewed by the six principal houses in London, between the 5th of July, 1817 and the 5th of July, 1818:
| Barrells | |
| Stretton & Co. | 20,153 |
| Wyatt and Co. | 13,789 |
| Charrington and Co. | 13,151 |
| Thomas Goding | 10,750 |
| Ball and Co. | 8,062 |
| Hale and Co. | 5,887 |
Besides these there are numerous smaller breweries that supply the various private families, to an immense extent; and therefore the difficulty of getting at any precise statement as to the total quantity is obvious, though these facts show what an amazing number of gallons of these beverages must be annually consumed in and about the metropolis.
Source: Leigh's New Picture of London. Printed for Samuel Leigh, 18, Strand;
by W. Clowes, Northumberland Court. 1819