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Re: Speckled Hen Lore

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Subject: Re: Speckled Hen Lore
From: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 14:22:06 -0700
You must have missed the MORE link at the bottom of the screen...

on 4/17/02 1:39 PM, Tab Julius at tab@penworks.com wrote:

> The site is pretty lame, it says "the link between Old Speckled Hen and MGs
> is an intriguing one" then says to click on another link to learn more, but
> that link doesn't tell you anything.
> 
> At any rate, go here:
> http://www.mgcars.org.uk/midgetspriteclub/news1/speckled_hen.html
> 
> to see the MG car that the beer was named after and a bit of history.
> 
> - Tab
> 
> 
> At 02:13 PM 4/17/02 -0600, David Councill wrote:
>> I still don't see what the link is between MGs and Old Specked Hen (except
>> for the octagon). Some of the secondary links did not respond. But on the
>> good side, I now have a Speckled Hen screen saver for my computer.
>> 
>> Can this ale be found here in the USA?
>> 
>> David
>> 
>> At 11:22 AM 4/17/2002 -0400, Bud Krueger wrote:
>>> Scott,
>>> 
>>> Check out http://www.oldspeckledhen.co.uk/
>>> 
>>> Bud Krueger
>>> 
>>> Scott Allen wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> A Friend and I ran across some Old Speckled Hen in Cans a few days
>> ago.  On
>>>> the side was an octagon logo, and the story of Old Speckled Hen which
>>> began,
>>>> "named after a speckled vintage MG car".
>>>> 
>>>> I've always been vaguely aware of the connection between Old Speckled Hen
>>>> and MG's, but do not know the details, and unfortunately a look
>> through my
>>>> MG library was not enlightening.
>>>> 
>>>> As such, can anyone on the list shed some light on the details for me?


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