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
Spingo Spingo Spingo (meaning strong beer in Old English) is a generic name for a collection of beers brewed solely in the brewery of the Blue Anchor Inn in Coinagehall Street, Helston, Cornwall, England, UK. A hoppy IPA that was originally brewed for Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and is described as having a "clean hoppy taste". A traditional sweet Cornish bitter, originally brewed to welcome home those men who fought in the First World War. It is described as "mid brown with a fruity hint". Also available in bottles. Brewed without the addition of hops, this old ale