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
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