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Old Speckled Hen (Nitro Can) vs Samuel Smith Organic Pale Ale | English Pale Ales

20250204 212004 I later discovered that the Old Speckled Hen can did, indeed, state "nitro" on it. Old Speckled Hen is a classic English pale ale brewed today by Greene King at its Bury St Edmunds brewery in Suffolk (the Morland brand was acquired in 2000, with production moved from Abingdon to Greene King’s site), and it was originally created in 1979 to mark the 50th anniversary of the MG car works—its name coming from a paint-spattered MG “Owld Speckl’d Un.” The official spec lists ABV versions of 4.8% (bottle/can) and 4.5% (cask/keg), with grist Pale & Crystal malts and hops Pilgrim, First Gold, and Goldings; brewery tasting notes highlight a rich toffee/caramel malt core, subtle herbal/orange-citrus hop notes, and fruity ester character from the house yeast (banana/pear-drop), yielding a malty, full-bodied, warming ale that pours golden-amber with a smooth finish. For bitterness and nutrition, a national retail datasheet gives 24 EBU (≈IBU) and 40 kcal/100 ml. The BeerAdvocate score is 79 (“Okay”) for Old Speckled Hen (4.8% ABV listing). Samuel Smith Organic Pale Ale is brewed by the Samuel Smith Old Brewery at Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England (established 1758), using water from the brewery’s original 1758 well, fermented in traditional stone Yorkshire squares; the brewery lists 5.0% ABV and ingredients water, organic malted barley, organic hops, yeast (no adjuncts), while the U.S. importer specifies IBU 31 and an OG 1.049; flavor is described as a copper-colored, malt-accented pale ale with caramel notes (from crystal malt) and subtle fruity esters from the house yeast, finishing with fresh hop bitterness; calories are given as 200 kcal per 12 oz by the importer, while the brewery’s UK shop lists 44 kcal/100 g (≈156 kcal/12 oz); BeerAdvocate currently shows a score of 87 (Very Good) for this beer.