Can you identify this beer?
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Upatdawn

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Sunday 19th November 2017
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From about 1945/50 and not far from Burton on trent (beer town)






ApOrbital

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144 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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IPA?

bobbo89

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171 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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Lettering on the bottle looks to say DA which may suggest it’s either a Dark Ale or maybe even Dinner Ale

It’s the smaller lettering on top that I can’t quite make out, looks like it says DANFF or something similar.

We need a photography wizard to play around with it like someone did the London MK1 Escort photo

steviegunn

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210 months

Sunday 19th November 2017
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bobbo89 said:
Lettering on the bottle looks to say DA which may suggest it’s either a Dark Ale or maybe even Dinner Ale

It’s the smaller lettering on top that I can’t quite make out, looks like it says DANFF or something similar.

We need a photography wizard to play around with it like someone did the London MK1 Escort photo
Dares Dinner Ale:



Edited by steviegunn on Sunday 19th November 21:11

bobbo89

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171 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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Did you recognise the label or did you have to search about to find that?

wolfracesonic

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153 months

Monday 20th November 2017
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What exactly is a 'Dinner ale', not heard the term before?

C0ffin D0dger

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Monday 20th November 2017
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wolfracesonic said:
What exactly is a 'Dinner ale', not heard the term before?
Ale for drinking with dinner?

There's a type of craft ale called "table beer", supposed to be for consumption with food but generally gnat's piss (i.e. ABV ~3%) so I don't really see the point myself unless you have a low alcohol tolerance: https://www.allagash.com/blog/what-is-table-beer/?...