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McEwan's 80 Shilling (Cask)

Eagle Brewery (Damm)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Ordinary / Best
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

Common descriptors are
Cask: Regular.
Also known as Younger’s IPA.
Withdrawn in 2007 but reappeared as a monthly special in June 2011.
Originally brewed by McEwan’s at the Fountain brewery in Edinburgh. Production moved from Fountain to the Caledonian Brewery in 2004. The McEwan’s brand passed to Heineken in 2008 after their purchase of Scottish & Newcastle’s British operations. Heineken sold the brand to Wells & Youngs in 2011. Draught (cask & keg) McEwan’s beers are produced under contract for Wells & Youngs at Caledonian.