Newcastle Brown Ale first beers to be distributed in a clear glass bottle and it is most readily associated with this form of dispense in the UK. Newcastle Brown Ale was originally created by Lieutenant Colonel James ('Jim') Herbert Porter (b. 1892, Burton upon Trent), a third-generation brewer at Newcastle Breweries, in 1927. Porter had served in the North Staffordshire Regiment in the First World War, earning his DSO with Bar before moving to Newcastle. Porter had refined the recipe for Newcastle Brown Ale alongside chemist Archie Jones over a period of three years. When Porter actually completed the beer, he believed it
When Jones' Ale was New He said he’d fight with all his might<br> Before old England should be drunk dry;<br> And so they spent a rowdy night<br> When Johnson’s ale was new.<br> (Sometimes the soldier kisses the landlady's daughter "between cheek and chin", thus ensuring good service and a steady supply of ale). or Now, the first to come in was a dyer; he sat himself down by the fire,<br> He sat himself down by the fire for to join in the jovial crew.<br> And he sat himself down with a good grace<br> For the chimney breast was his own place,<br> And here he could