The collection included strong commemorative ales brewed to celebrate royal marriages, visits and births. The oldest was Ratcliff Ale, created to mark the birth of a son into the Ratcliff brewing family. The beer was brewed in 1869, when Neville Chamberlain, future prime minister, was born and Charles Dickens was embarking on one of his last literary tours.
Mmmmm, ancient beer. Cool article. Via those drunkards at Fark.
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