Brown ale include sweet, low alcohol beers such as Manns Original Brown Ale, medium strength amber beers of moderate bitterness such as Newcastle Brown Ale, and malty but hoppy beers such as Sierra Nevada Brown Ale. In the 18th century, British brown ales were brewed to a variety of strengths, with original gravities (OG) ranging from around 1.060 to 1.090. Around 1800, brewers stopped producing these types of beers as they moved away from using brown malt as a base. Pale malt, being cheaper because of its higher yield, was used as a base for all beers, including Porter and Stout. The
Old Town Ale House, Chicago also located on Wells and North Avenue). Other paintings include lewd political satire (such as Rod Blagojevich. and Sarah Palin) also painted by Elliott. The Old Town Ale House has been called "The best bar in the world that I know about" by Roger Ebert whose biographical film "Life Itself" contains several interviews within the bar, and ends with a portrait of Ebert in the bar that was painted by Elliott. Old Town Ale House, Chicago The Old Town Ale House is a saloon in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago that has been operation since 1958. It is currently