Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticePubs in Britain are facing shortages of Old Speckled Hen weeks after the ale brand was sold to a Spanish beer giant. Estrella Damm acquired the business from Greene King earlier this month, which included Old Golden Hen, Old Crafty Hen, Old Master Hen, and Low Alcohol Old Speckled Hen. Pubs in Britain are facing shortages of Old Speckled Hen ( Greene King )Old Speckled Hen was first brewed in 1979 by Morland Brewery in Abingdon. Greene King, which runs 2,500 pubs, restaurants and hotels, continues to make cask ale and craft beer including Greene King IPA and Abbot Ale.