tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post871873333493966431..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Let's Brew Wednesday - 1904 Tetley XXRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-17448944793090666552019-04-10T19:31:12.220-07:002019-04-10T19:31:12.220-07:00Somewhere on the web, can't find it at the mom...Somewhere on the web, can't find it at the moment, there's a massive Victorian account of the life of the poor and destitute in London in the mid to late 19th century. Many casual dock workers were paid partly in beer that was supplied by the contractor himself out of a barrel he had delivered to the dock. The author described how some would drink a pint, some two pints, and some poor wretches even drank four pints [shock horror].<br />Four pints would be just a tease nowadays. Mike in NSWnoreply@blogger.com