The values are still in those communities, the party isn't. I grew up in a pit village in Merseyside. Still people are very friendly, polite positive despite everything. Two pubs gone in the last few years though. Folks drift apart.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @weenell2014
Incredible, what I seen as a boy men, strong men, worked hard played hard, they were bears of men, who often survived cave ins, putting their peices in tin cans, so the rats couldn't eat them, .The Snp up to 15 year ago was full of farmers and tweed wearing folks.
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Als antwoord op @Micsash @weenell2014
And drank mild or the equivalent by the gallon, literally. Probably Scottish Light up there in Clacks, the best breweries like Alloa were always in mining hubs. Cheap coal, loyal customers.
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Als antwoord op @JonMarcStanley @weenell2014
In the miners welfare, it was a pint of heavy (or bitter I think its called doon South) or a Black and Tan. A man's drink, unless Herr Sturgeon does not finish off the pubs before.
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Als antwoord op @Micsash @weenell2014
Heavy isnt as bitter as bitter, I think its closest to what we called Light Mild. Black & Tan, now there's a pint you wouldn't ask for in Glasgow! One of my favs is McEwan heavy. Can drink pints of it.
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Heavy was always 80/- beer. Slightly lighter beer was 70/-, often called 'special', but think that came from brand name (Tartan Special). It was closest to English bitter, but how close depended on brand Proper drinkers drank whisky chasers: half of special beside half of whisky
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Technically 80/ Export Caley 70/ Heavy or Special Tennents Special 60/ Light Tennents Light 90+/ Wee Heavy Belhavenpic.twitter.com/ra1ypGCLa1
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All breweries, in years gone, made a range of beers, graded & priced to suit. Most of what your showing is modern advertising, certainly 'light' & 90/- is. If you asked for heavy, you'd always get 80/-. If you asked for export, you'd be told "We don't sell McEwans."
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70/ is lovely, 80/ isnt really. The canned export is foul, very bitter and unbalanced.
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I always felt opposite. Special tasted too weak for me: watery! Heavy, 80/-, was more full bodied. But then, of all options, ironically, McEwans Export was my strong preference, even canned. Best beers in world though are English; 2nd to none. Love the bitter from Lancashire.
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Watery bitter or else the fancy beers I brew personally. With weaker bitters they can be chugged all night. Perfect.
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