Ale 3-3.5% alcohol and quite sweet; in the north they are red-brown, 4.5-5% and drier. English brown ales first appeared in the early 1900s, with Manns Brown Ale and Newcastle Brown Ale as the best-known examples. The style became popular with homebrewers in North America in the early 1980s; Pete's Wicked Ale is an example, similar to the English original but substantially hoppier. Pale ale was a term used for beers made from malt dried with coke. Coke had been first used for roasting malt in 1642, but it wasn't until around 1703 that the term pale ale was first used.
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