No date, and no indication of abv, though Ron Pattinson has records from 1955 showing it to be 4.9% then. I'm not sure it remained at that strength, as this feels somewhat thin. As both metric and imperial measures are given, the date is likely to be in the 70s when Britain was in the process of transition.
Ansells was a regional brewery founded in Aston, Birmingham, in 1858. It merged with Taylor Walker and Ind Coope in 1961 to form Allied Breweries. The brewery remained in operation until 1981, after which production transferred to Allied's Burton upon Trent brewery; some former staff setting up the Aston Manor Brewery.
There is a pleasant fruity aroma and some soft toffee in the mouth, but on the whole the beer lacks impact. A little bit of cardboard and stale tea in the finish.
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