OLD SPECKLED HEN
It was a pretty odd name for a Motor Car, too.
Now a truly classic beer, the history of the name "Old Speckled Hen"
stretches back to 1927. In that year, MG produced an unusual one-off
saloon, Canvas-covered, painted gold and flecked with black, it was used as
a factory vehicle - fondly called the "Old speckled 'un" by local residents.
Typical of names passed by word of mouth, this changed over time to the
"old Speckled Hen".
As the 50th anniversary of the Abingdon factory approached, MG asked
Morland, the brewers of Abingdon, to produce a special ale to celebrate the
event - "Old Speckled Hen" was born!
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Author unknown but probably from an advertisement..
Orin Harding - Greensboro, NC
('74 MGB-GT - '79 MGB Roadster - '95 3000GT, BRG of course!)
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