MANUFACTURE OF OYSTER STOUT

Southland Times, Issue 23815, 12 May 1939, Page 4

MANUFACTURE OF OYSTER STOUT

NOTHING NEW TO DUNEDIN PRODUCT ON MARKET FOR LAST YEAR (Special to The Times) DUNEDIN, May 11. The proposed manufacture of oyster stout by British brewers using concentrated extract prepared by Thyrodone Development Ltd., the Southland concern, does not signify anything new to the Dunedin Brewery Company which over a year ago placed oyster stout on the New Zealand market. After 18 months spent in experiment, that stout, which also contains the concentrate, is still on the market, and it was the first oyster stout made in the world. Moreover, the formula which will be used by British brewers when the product is brewed in England will be that used by the Dunedin Brewery Company for the past year. Just 12 months ago the Dpnedin Brewery sent to London a shipment of oyster stout to the order of Thyrodone Development Ltd., and it was pronounced a success by the British experts. But it was only after many months of experiment at the local brewery and many failures that a stout was brewed which was even drinkable.

Using the oyster concentrate first in powdered form, and later as a liquid, the company did not immediately meet with success, and it was almost by accident that the stout as it is today was discovered. The idea of brewing oyster stout originated with the factory manager of Thyrodone Ltd. (Mr E. Barnes), who carried out experiments and eventually produced a concentrate of oysters in powdered form. The amalgamation of that concentrate with ordinary stout, however, was carried out by the Dunedin Brewery, and 18 months later oyster stout was made that was good enough to put on the market.