Old Speckled Hen a 6.5% abv ale, Old Golden Hen, a golden coloured 4.1% beer, and Old Hoppy Hen, a 4.2% abv pale ale. Old Speckled Hen took its name from an MG car which was used as a runaround for workers in the MG factory. Over years of service, the car became covered in flecks of paint, gaining it acclaim in the town and earned it the nickname "Owld Speckled 'Un", translated by Ian Williams the personnel officer at the Abingdon factory into Old Speckled Hen for the brown ale first brewed by Morland in 1979 when the brewery was asked by
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