You mean Sharples and Caldwell 
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Ditto on the rum spiced rum is awful, Appleton rum is what I drink but only 1 bottle a year at Christmas.
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Put a few vanilla pods in it (cut in half and seeds scraped in) and leave it in the back of the cupboard for a year or 2. Makes spiced rum vanilla extract. Then you just use it in place of vanilla essence in recipes.
I sometimes mix it into porridge on a cold winter morn
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I'm a bit surprised, but I'll have to take your word for it. I thought lager became the most popular beer later on, but I wasn't born until the mid 1970s so no real knowledge on this.
I wonder if Dr Who gets a load of that old money on the cheap in the future then travels back in time to have a cheap jolly up?
Makes sense!
Unless those Daleks keep getting in the way that is!
Makes sense!
Unless those Daleks keep getting in the way that is!
It's not much cheaper though, is it?
Well...if you looked on ebay you might get some out of circulation coins for less than face value...unless they're copper then they're probably worth more.
Hmmm...there's a 1970 5p going for £144! That's not viable!
Ah...I always found quite a few old coins metal detecting on the beach.
Ah...I always found quite a few old coins metal detecting on the beach.
An Ankoù
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Those two very likely lasses. Turned the heads of many a young lad have that pair of hussies: fluttering their hairnets and illuminating Blackpool!You mean Sharples and Caldwell
An Ankoù
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Never heard of it. Looks like it's time I educated myself.
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It's not well known, but there was a bit of a craze for lager in the late 19th century, which was killed off by anti-German sentiment in WWI. Eddie Taylor brought Carling to Britain in 1952 and it grew steadily through the 1960s as he assembled Bass Charrington, but it was the heatwaves of 1975/6 that really made it take off. Other factors were the demographic bulge of the baby boomers reaching drinking age and the development of the package holiday - people like to drink what they did on holiday as it brings back good memories.
I've seen it suggested elsewhere that this pricelist dates from 1977, which would be consistent with lager becoming more popular.
Based on he prices, the list is probably from 1976. A which point Lager accounted for 23.5% of sales. While Bitter and Stout (not sure why they were lumped together) were 63.9%.. In draught sales, Bitter was 45.9% and Lager 18,5%..
There's an odd mix of beers from different brewers. Double Diamond was an Allied Breweries beer, while Double Century and Newcastle Brown were Scottish & Newcastle beers. It's also odd selling both Double Century and Newcastle Brown, both being strong Brown Ales. Multiple brewers made Sweet Stout, so it isn't necessarily Sweetheart Stout.
It's a shame they don' specif the brewery for the Mild and Bitter.
Ten pints of Mild please, luv. Keep the change.
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i drink a lot of rum. i have tried over 100 easily. there are way too many,. there are a few spiced rums that are really good. the one decent thing about spiced rums is they tend to be closer to 35 than 40 percent abv which is really the best dilution to drink any spirit at.
a few spiced rums worth a try:
brinleys gold shipwreck is very good very smooth the price is really competitive.
stiggins fancy is good if you can find it but is a little sweet.
kraken is pretty awful.
the 12 year old diplomatico (a botanical rum? - spiced) is the most overated rum. absolute drain pour.
kirk and sweeny 21 is the best as is appleton 25
flor de cana 18 is right up there also.
dorado 21 is decent but a little syrupy.
carupano 18 is a great rum (Venezuela)
bacardi reserva limitada is not bad but way overpriced usually.
the bacardi anejo that was made in mexico from the 70's up until about 10 years ago was amazing. it was 38 percent abv, . it was not exported to the states . i was able to get it in bahamas up until 2021. it is not made anymore. they broke the mold when they stopped making it in mexico for export.
it was smooth with a strong scent of caramel with hints of raisins leather dates, and walnuts. slightly sweet. my favorite rum
it was supposedly based on an original cuban recipe from before the company left cuba. it was a blend of rums i think with the oldest being 6 years old. or it might have been a sinlge rum aged for 6 years, i dont remember exactly. but it was the best.
i miss that rum . it was very cheap . and far better than most 12 year old rums
An Ankoù
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Where do you get that load of tosh from? If it floats your boat then go with it, but it's a bit limp-wristed in my opinion.
Seems a reasonable place to ask this question.
As a child of the 1970s who remembers them coming in......
Can anyone remember a particular coin being known as a "beer token"?
As a child of the 1970s who remembers them coming in......
Can anyone remember a particular coin being known as a "beer token"?
If my memory serves me correctly it was the £2 coin which was issued around the late 1990’s when beer in my Local in London was about £2 a pint.
Beer tokens were in my mind a reference in the motor trade to tax discs that had been taken off PX cars.
I can not remember a coin being called a beer token up North
I can not remember a coin being called a beer token up North
