William, having recently 'come out' so to speak, and admitted on this site I have a problem with alcohol (I have been known to run out), I read this article with great interest. The connoisseurs preferred the Whitbread version. Where I worked after school we sold it in Whitbread bottles and also in Barclays bottles. JSTOR (February 2008) (Learn how and when to remove this template message). [3] By the 1950s it accounted for half of Whitbread's production and was brewed in London, Stockport, Kirkstall and Hythe.[4]. One of the most underrated British beers there is, Mackeson. "Make mine a Mackeson" by Roger Protz, 06/05 Have you had a Mackeson recently? Tweet I feel I must add I have never been pregnant in my life. I was in my local off-licence last evening and there on the shelves were several four-packs the famous stout. I remember that - good stuff. He made his It contains lactose, a sugar derived from milk. For other uses, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mackeson_Stout&oldid=984406168, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 23:09. Once a regular little tipple of mine around the time of Bernard Miles and I was only thinking of whatever happened to it the other day. This division became Royal Imports after a restructuring in the late 1990s and for a brief while in the early 2000s Royal had the "Triple Stout" contracted brewed in the US, first at the former Hudepohl brewery now owned by Boston Beer Company and then at The Lion in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. And talking of disappearing drinks, when did you last see Creme De Menthe on the shelves of a bar? [1], Mackeson's Brewery of Hythe, Kent first released the beer in 1909 to celebrate the 240th anniversary of brewing in Hythe. A 4.9% Mackeson's XXX is brewed by Carib Brewery in Trinidad for the local market where it is targeted at young men, with the advertising slogan "king of the night". Versions. In 2012, its ABV was lowered from 3% to 2.8% in order to qualify for duty relief. This article is now five years old. Tlking of Bernard Miles didn't he advertise Eggs...."make sure its got the little lion on it" or words to that effect. Milk stout was believed to be nutritious, and was recommended to nursing mothers. Whirligig 1950's British Television and Radio Nostalgia Message Board. Now that I like! Super Turnip. Reviews, interviews and features from the international film magazine. For some years now, Mackeson has been a 'ghost brand' in the UK – still produced and sold but without advertising or promotion. This website uses cookies for functionality, analytics and advertising purposes as described in our. I have just come across this interesting article to those who ever indulged. Like Guinness, Mackeson was claimed to be good for you it was also perceived as a drink that helped make blood. I too remember Mackeson with fond memories of the bottle it came in. Bernard James Miles, Baron Miles, CBE (27 September 1907 – 14 June 1991) was an English character actor, writer and director. Anybody spotted Mackeson on their pub shelves lately? Yes, Broomy. [7] The Trinidadian version is a popular import into Hong Kong, and is among the top twenty highest selling beers there, selling over 500,000 litres a year.[8]. Even I could tell the difference (I was only 14 at the time) - it was probably due to the way in which it was allowed to mature before being bottled. How it was poured varied from pub to pub but we often got it in a large goblet style glass - probably to distinquish it from the straight sided glass used in the Guiness adverts. The last time I recall seeing it it was alongside a bottle of Blue Curacao in the sixties, also now seemingly defunct. You can still find tins of this if you search for it, but Mackeson from a tin somehow seems all wrong. And it's time for a glass of Mackeson's Milk Stout. He opened the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1959, the first new theatre that opened in the City of London since the 17th century. Turkey Twizzlers could be coming back as Bernard Matthews teases old school favourite in new advert. [5] The beer was then brewed at the Exchange Brewery in Sheffield. It is available in 330ml cans and 275ml bottles. or have I just imagined it? And Red Barrel. The demise of Mackeson has been exaggerated. However ever tasted Mackeson .....yuk ! Versions. Four pints of that and I was anybody's. In 1875, John Henry Johnson first sought a patent for a milk beer, based on whey, lactose and hops. He was known for playing character roles that usually had bucolic backgrounds or links to countrymen. And William says Hear, Hear!

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