Benny Hill says . . .

An advert from the Cornishman of April 7th 1955:

Here's what the beer was actually like:

Hammerton Stout

Year

Brewer

Beer

Style

Price

size

package

Acidity

FG

OG

Colour

ABV

Attenu-ation

1960

Watney

Hammerton's Stout

Stout

15d

half pint

bottled

0.05

1019.9

1046.8

375

3.47

57.48%

Source: Whitbread Gravity Book

Pretty sweet, judging by the feeble degree of attenuation. Much like the man himself.




Thanks to Matt for the image.