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We were watching an episode of Rebus the other day, and he walked into the pub and asked for "a pint of heavy". I had to explain to P what he was on about.
These periodic tables are populer at the moment! I've seen one for fonts and one for infographics in the last few weeks and now this!
It's about the excise duty. 80 shilling ale would have to pay, you guessed it, 80 shillings per cask (not sure what size). 90 /- is somewhat stronger, so has a higher rate. In effect then, it's simply a measure of strength, with 80/- being, IIRC, around 4-4.5%.
Acquired by Grand Met in 1972 and sold nationwide, alongside Watneys Red Barrel, in exotic places like Berni Inns. Awful stuff. Seems the brand survives and is brewed by Wychwood for a pubco that owns the former Grand Met pubs.
It refers to tax paid on barrels of beer that are set at different strengths in yesteryear i think, or summat like that. -- Nige, BMW K1200S Honda Transalp XL600V Yamaha R1 Range Rover Vogue
I stuck a 46 on the fridge door last night to see if anyone moaned...so far so good -- Nige, BMW K1200S Honda Transalp XL600V Yamaha R1 Range Rover Vogue
You're almost as old as me, so you should at least remember what shillings were. Your eyesight's failing.
