Old Speckled Hen range sold by Greene King The Old Speckled Hen range of drinks has been sold by brewing giant Greene King in Bury St Edmunds to Damm UK. The beer, which dates from the late 1970s, has been brewed at Greene King's base in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, for the past 25 years after it took over the Morland brewery then in Abingdon. It will eventually be made at the Damm Eagle Brewery in Bedford, Damm confirmed. Nick Mackenzie, chief executive of Greene King, said he was "delighted to have secured a partner in Estrella Damm, who will continue to brew the ales in the UK". Posted: 250814 In 1979 the MG Car Company celebrated the 50th Anniversary of its move from Edmund Road, Cowley, Oxford to Abingdon. They asked Morland & Co. in Abingon to brew a special commemorative beer for the occasion, called 'Old Speckled Hen’ The name was from a car: a paint-spattered MG Featherlight Saloon. Back in the day, this was the MG factory run-around, fondly referred to as the “Owld Speckl’d Un” due to its mottled appearance after several years parked under the paint shop. Former Morlands Eagle Brewery in Ock Street in Abingdon, now known as the Brew Tower apartments. Damm UK, the British arm of Barcelona-based independent family brewer S.A. Damm, and owner of the Estrella Damm brand, said it had acquired the Old Speckled Hen, Old Golden Hen, Old Crafty Hen, Old Master Hen and Low Alcohol Old Speckled Hen brands. They say "Old Speckled Hen is an iconic British ale brand with a rich heritage and loyal following, and we are proud that Greene King has chosen Damm UK to take the brand forward into its next chapter."