Old Speckled Hen English Ale Beer, Case of 12 x 500ml Beer Bottles

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Alternative flavors of Old Speckled Hen include a golden ale and a pale ale, which offer a lighter, more refreshing taste and a slightly higher alcohol content.

Old Speckled Hen was first brewed in 1979 in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire in England, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory there on 30 November 1979. Daniel O'Leary ( brewer and former cooper), had developed the recipe for a private beer in his garden shed in Abingdon and the recipe was then used when the brewery decided to release a celebration beer for the MG anniversary. More than 40 years on, this unique and distinctive brew continues to be finely balanced with a rich, toffee-malt taste and fruity aroma. Named after the factory’s test car which was once spattered in paint to try a new concept, it was brewed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory.

What had been produced as a one-off celebration brew, proved so popular that a second batch had to be brewed in time for the main celebrations which were to be held in Abingdon over the weekend of the actual anniversary. Old Speckled Hen is popular with ale drinkers up and down the country and renowned for its unique character and consistent quality. Our Old Speckled Hen Style beer will have a full but smooth flavour which makes it very easy to drink. It was used as a runaround for workers in the MG factory in Abingdon and was nicknamed the "owd speck'ld un".

Appearance: Clear beer with a thick white head, golden but a little darker than average lager for example. Old Hoppy Hen was launched in April 2014 and is a hoppy pale ale, inspired by the US craft beer scene. Released in September 2008, it is marketed as combining the tastes of Speckled Hen and a former Greene King brand, 'Old 5X'.

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Black Sheep Ale is a traditional English ale with a unique blend of hops, malts and yeast that have been. Another advertising campaign was part of a drive to appeal to younger drinkers which has also included the weakening of the draught version and the introduction of the advertising slogan "a not so traditional English ale" which featured on an oil painting reproduced in broadsheet newspapers and at 250 London Underground stations. After the MG factory closed in 1980, production declined and Old Speckled Hen was almost exclusively available only in pubs operated by Morland due to financial constraints and a different direction being taken by the brewery, which believed its future lay in the production of lager.

The alcohol by volume of both the canned and bottled versions is 5%, [12] making it a relatively strong, premium ale, however, the cask version was reduced from 5.

If for any reason you are not happy with your purchase, or simply decide you no longer want the goods, we offer a 14 day money back guarantee. Over 200 years has passed and we're still brewing in Suffolk; everything from traditional cask ales to stouts, lagers, pale ales and IPA's.It has a rich amber colour and distinct fruity aromas which are complemented by a delicious blend of malty tastes. All sizes and measurements are approximate but we do try to make sure that they are as accurate as possible. Terry Symonds, head of RPG Design, designed the new label which was based on the MG Octagon to show the link between MG and Morland.