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July 17, 2018October 14, 2019

Bass Ratcliff Ale 1869

Continuing on from the Bass King’s Ale in my last post, we stepped back even further and tried what may end up being the oldest drink I ever get to taste – Bass Ratcliff Ale, brewed on 16 December 1869.

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