John Fowler and Company of Prestonpans was closed in the early 1960s after being taken over. The brewery had a modern bottling plant, which was stripped out and used by the purchasers.

This is a moulded glass beer bottle with a crown top; no cap. Partial oval paper label on the side, printed in green and gold, with text PRESTONPANS TWELVE GUINEA ALE. The bottle is empty.

In the eighteenth century there was a number of small breweries in Prestonpans; in the nineteenth century most of these disappeared leaving John Fowler and Company, who established a nationwide reputation for their strong ales or 'Wee Heavy'.