Brown ale term "brown ale" was revived at the end of the 19th century when London brewer Mann introduced a beer with that name. However, the style only became widely brewed in the 1920s. The brown ales of this period were considerably stronger than most modern English versions. In 1926, Manns Brown Ale had an original gravity of 1.043 and an ABV of around 4%. Whitbread Double Brown was even stronger, an OG of 1.054 and more than 5% ABV. The introduction of these beers coincided with a big increase in demand for bottled beer in the UK. In the 1930s some
Copper ale produced. James Squire products are brewed by the Malt Shovel Brewery in Sydney, Australia. Copper ale Copper ale is a style of ale known in part for its copper color. Some varieties of copper ale may be produced to have a bitter flavor, such as that of a bitter, the English term for pale ale. Beer brewed with dark malt may contribute to a copper-colored beer. Copper ale is the flagship beer of Otter Creek Brewing, a craft brewery located in Middlebury, Vermont. It is also produced by other U.S. companies, such as Boulder Beer Company in Boulder, Colorado. In