Fremlin Brothers of the Pale Ale Brewery, Maidstone, was not especially noted for its Stout. Yet in the early years of the 20th century they produced a Half Crown Stout …
We feel a lot more confident about today’s post after the responses to yesterday’s post. We are particularly grateful to Ron Pattinson for his succinct contribution. Here is a 90/- …
Another example from Scotland, this time a completely different theme. A number of Scottish Brewers indicated the strength of their beers in either Shillings or Guineas. Maybe there was originally …
We are definitely in the realms of the quart bottle or possible even an larger container today. This must be a very early label, Allsopp merged with Ind Coope in …
Today’s offering is another different method to indicate cost of the beer. Put the price on a stopper label. Stopper labels were introduced to stop the practice of unscrewing the …
Happy New Year to all our followers! And may your collecting year bring you many goodies. Like these maybe? Very pleasing response to yesterday’s test. We should be more trusting …
Brewers used different ways to include the price of the beer on the label. This Extra Stout label from Charles Wells of Bedford has the 6d price discretely located below …
We are off to Scotland for this next example. A third or less, of the cost of the previous two labels we have featured. MacLachlan’s Edinburgh Ale, which would appear …
Something that will not stretch the budget in quite the same way as the Phillips & Marriott label would. Hole & Co of the Castle Brewery in Newark remained independent …
After the very pleasing response to our Advent Calendar and the sharp upturn in both viewings and comments, we thought another theme would be welcomed. This will feature labels with …
