Beer in England Beer in England Beer in England has been brewed for hundreds of years. As a beer brewing country, England is known for its top fermented cask beer (also called real ale) which finishes maturing in the cellar of the pub rather than at the brewery and is served with only natural carbonation. English beer styles include bitter, mild, brown ale and old ale. Stout, porter and India Pale Ale were also originally brewed in London. Lager style beer has increased considerably in popularity since the mid 20th century. Other modern developments include consolidation of large brewers into multinational corporations; growth
Burton Ale favour of the brewers of Burton ale, to exempt them from the new tax, because they brewed not for home consumption, but exportation. Lord North said the clause would open a door to fraud, and consequently it ought not to be admitted. The motion therefore was rejected." In the 1790s Charles Lamb the writer, John Mathew Gutch the journalist and James White, founder of the UK's first advertising agency, were "in the habit of meeting at the "Feathers" in Hand Court, Holborn, to drink nips of Burton ale, as they were called". White's "Falstaff's letters" turns the "Feathers" into the