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Drinking Beers Ales and Collecting Beer Mats

There is something uniquely British about the phrase I'm off for a pint! Or perhaps you've heard the phrase 'I'm of too see a man about a dog'. Maybe you've used the term 'off for a swift one', or 'nipping out for a jar'.

Perhaps the most unusal phrase for drinking beer is 'quaffing'. As in to 'quaffing a pint' or 'I have quaffed some beer'. Etymologists tell us that the word 'quaff' probably has German origins from the 16th century and is derived from the word 'quassen' which refers to over indulgence. Other suggestions are that it has Gaelic roots from the word 'cauch' (cup) and subsequently the Scottish word 'queff'.

That quintessential measure of English happiness and relaxation, 'the pint' is the facilitator of good cheer and conversation throughout the country. The English are of course famous for their understatement and use of euphamism, so if you hear someone say 'I'm off to see a man about a dog', then rest assured they will be found at the local hostelry imbibing a pint.

Now...do I choose a beer or an ale? Most people assume they are the same thing, you also have to decide if you prefer Mild? or Bitter?

Then...as my pint arrives what do I place it on? No doubt a beer mat. That highly collectable piece of promotional material that soaks up the drips.

The Beer Mat or Drip Mat is an iconic symbol of a brand. An advertising medium and more. Collecting Beer Mats is known as Tegestology.

Contents at a Glance

Good Evening and What'll It Be?
Best Beer Tweets
Drink Drink Drink
Beer Song
My First Pint
All The Beer You Could Wish For
Beer Rivals in Nottingham
Home Ales Brewery Nottingham England
Best Ale Tweets
Beer on Amazon
Beer Links
Brewers Blog
The Curious Example of Carlisle's State...
CAMRA Newsfeeds
Headlines From CAMRA
Old Speckled Hen
Barley Wine
I'm Only Here For The Beer

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Best Beer Tweets

Drink Drink Drink

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Drink! THE STUDENT PRINCE (the same yes): by balletamie | video info

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Book & Lyrics by DOROTHY DONNELLY Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG Originally Staged by J.C. HUFFMAN First produced at the Jolson Theatre on December 2, 1924, with Ilse Marvenga as "Kathie" and Howard Marsh as "Prince Karl Franz". PLOT: The operetta opens in the palace of the mythical kingdom of Karlsberg. It is 1860. Prince Karl Franz, heir to the throne, is bored with royal life in his native land. With his tutor, Doctor Engel, he plans a visit to the old German University town of Heidelberg. Engel recalls nostalgically his own youth in Heidelberg, as the Prince looks forward with considerable anticipation to his future freedom in that delightful city ("Golden Days"). When they arrive in Heidelberg it is spring, and the world is in bloom. The Prince, now incognito, joins his new comrades in a student's song ("Student's Marching Song"), after which they parade to the "Golden Apple Inn". There the students raise their Steins of beer in a robust toast to drink and romance ("Drinking Song"). They call for Kathie, the lovely young daughter of the innkeeper. She addresses the students with considerable warmth of feeling, after which she comes to the Prince's table and dedicates to him a sentimental song about Heidelberg ("In Heidelberg Fair"). The students respond with a vigorous rendition of the age-old student hymn, "Gaudeamus Igitur". Before long, Kathie and the Prince are strongly attracted to each other. In the ensuing weeks their friendship ripens into love ("Deep in My Heart"); one beautiful evening the Prince is inspired to sing a serenade under her window ("Serenade"). But their love idyll is doomed. The news arrives from Karlsberg that the king is dead, and Prince Karl Franz must return to ascend the throne. More than that, he must, for reasons of State, marry Princess Margaret. Realizing that their life together is over, they bid each other a sentimental farewell. But back in Karlsberg, the new king cannot forget Heidelberg or Kathie. As he sits in his royal suite, visions arise of the place where he had been so happy, and the girl with whom he had been so in love. Unable to contain himself any longer, he leaves Karlsberg to revisit Heidelberg. When the lovers meet again they are deeply moved, but they also know that a permanent union is an impossibility. They say farewell for a last time, with a pledge to keep at least their memories of each other alive as long as they live. The original New York run of The Student Prince (608 performances) represented the longest of any Sigmund Romberg operetta. The operetta is now a classic of the American theatre, repeatedly revived.

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Beer Song

Duff Beer Song: by tomGer89 | video info

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My First Pint

My first pint of beer was Kimberely Mild. Mild is a dark beer that was 'milder' in taste than bitter and usually less alcoholic.

The main reason I drank this was because it was 1 penny cheaper than a pint of bitter. When kept well it was silky smooth and 'guiness-esque' in appearance. Sometimes it wasn't so good and the rumour was that the 'drips' from the overspills were poured back into the mild barrel to save money!

These beers were brewed by Nottinghamshire brewer Hardy Hanson.

All The Beer You Could Wish For

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Beer Rivals in Nottingham

Two other breweries competed for busines in Nottingham these were Home Ales whose Robin Hood insignia adorned their beer mats and Shipstones Brewery

Shipstones were famous for using Shire Horses to deliver their beer. In the 1970s Shipstones had an old fashioned image. If your beer 'tasted like Shippos' it wasn't really a compliment!.

Home Ales Brewery Nottingham England

When I was a kid one of the first things I noticed from my bedroom was a building with a flashing neon sign away in the distance in the suburb of Nottingham called Arnold. The sign read 'Home of the best Ales'. It is now a local gorvernment office. The building was the home ales brewery and I was looking at it from the horizon in the picture

Home Ales

Home Ales Brewery

Best Ale Tweets

Beer Links

Being interested in drinking beer means you will find the beer links really useful.

These drinking beer links are skewed towards drinking beer in England and link to breweries, and beer drinking associations.

Beers of the World: Awesome resource about beer
Bass: Brewer of repute
Wolverhampton and Dudley: Black Country Brewery
Theakstons: Originator of the famous Old Peculiar
Abbot Ale: East Anglian brewer
Directory of Real Ale Brewers: A tasty list
Pub Explorer Brewery List: Find your way around the beweries
Society of Independent Brewers: Celebrate independence
Beer Pages with Roger Protz: Roger Protz and Tom Cannavan's beer pages - beer tasting notes, beer features, beer glossary, beer links
Beer Advocate: Advocates of beer
Realbeer.com: Beer in the UK: Everything you could ever want to know about beer, brewpubs, microbreweries, homebrewing, and the beer industry. We have over 150,000 pages about beer, searchable brewery and pub databases, beer festival and homebrew event calendars, and news about beer.
Hook Norton Brewery Company Limited: Hook Norton brewery was started over 150 years ago by farmer and maltster John Harris. The brewery is now a very well known and respected "independent brewery " and is still run today five generations on by the Clarke family. The brewery produces a wide range of of award winning real ales
Hesket Newmarket Brewery: Beers
History
Outlets
Wychwood Brewery: Wychwood Brewery - hand-crafted fine beers and organic ales from the famous Oxfordshire brewer
Jennings Brewery: Home
Wadworth :: Welcome to Wadworth: Welcome to Wadworth
Dent Brewery: In Yorkshire
Wye Valley Brewery: Brewery producing a range of real ales, including Dorothy Goodbody's traditional bitter. Three tied houses.
Black Sheep Brewery: The Black Sheep Brewery is based in Masham, North Yorkshire, where you can take a brewery tour, have a meal in the Bistro and purchase souvenirs from the shop. You can also buy online.
St Peter's Brewery: Finest quality traditional & special ales
Real Ale, Online Beer Shop and Online Pub Directory: Buy Real Ale Online from our Online Beer Shop. Hop Back Brewery PLC is a Real Ale Brewer Based in Salisbury Wiltshire, and brew award wining Real Ales such as Summer Lightning, GFB and Crop Circle.
Northumberland Brewery: You can now order Bottles of some of our fine bottled ales online from Northumbrian Gifts at www.northumbriandgifts.co.
CAMRA: CAMPAIGN FOR REAL ALE
Badger First Gold: A classic country ale from Dorset using a single hop for purity and character.
Imagine acres of low growing hedgerows more reminiscent of a vineyard, where the First Gold hop develops its traditional English character and flavour.
Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent: Shepherd Neame's only official website contains details of its products, a tour of its brewery, products for you to buy, and some fun features.
Beers of Europe Ltd - British beer: Beers to buy
Opinionated Beer Page - Reviews from England: Beer Reviews
Modern Drunkard Magazine Online: Standing Up For Your Right to Get Falling Down Drunk Since 1996
Must Love Beer: Across the World there are at least fifty major styles of beer

Brewers Blog

Brewers Roundtable: The professionals speak

The Curious Example of Carlisle's State Owned Brewery

The only place in the UK where barstaff were civil servants

One of Carlisle's most curious claims to fame is its government owned brewery. Apparently the government of the day didn't want munitions workers in World War 1 turning up to work drunk or with hangovers and hampering the war effort. So they nationalised the brewery to ensure the alcohol content of the beer was relatively 'weak'.

Carlisle State Owned Brewery

Cumbrian Breweries

CAMRA Newsfeeds

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Headlines From CAMRA

The Campaign For Real Ale

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Old Speckled Hen

One of my favourites

Old Speckled Hen

Barley Wine

Is it a beer? is it a wine? No...its Barleywine

Barley wine is an unusual type of strong ale. If you bought a pint and had it poured into a 'jar' like the one pictured at the of this lens, then drank off exactly one 'window', you could fit a bottle of Barley Wine into your pint!

Barley Wine - Wikipedia

The Joy Of Drinking Beer And Collecting Beer Mats

Drinking Beers Ales and Collecting Beer Mats

Contents at a Glance

Contents at a Glance

Good Evening and What'll It Be?

Best Beer Tweets

Drink Drink Drink

from ein bruder Bier nation

Beer Song

My First Pint

All The Beer You Could Wish For

Beer Rivals in Nottingham

Home Ales Brewery Nottingham England

Best Ale Tweets

Beer Links

Being interested in drinking beer means you will find the beer links really useful.

Brewers Blog

The Curious Example of Carlisle's State Owned Brewery

The only place in the UK where barstaff were civil servants

CAMRA Newsfeeds

Headlines From CAMRA

The Campaign For Real Ale

Old Speckled Hen

One of my favourites

Barley Wine

Is it a beer? is it a wine? No...its Barleywine

I'm Only Here For The Beer

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English Beer Adverts

Telly Ads - Beer Commercials

Beer News Blog Posts

Brewing Beer YouTube vids

The Katz Group - Leading Beer Mat Manufacturer

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Beer Mat Twitter Storm

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What others are saying...

Beer Mat Collecting Link List

Tegestologists Welcome!

Beer Mat Stuff on Amazon

Beer Mat Blog Posts

Beer Mat Flickr Photos

Beer Mat Stuff on eBay

Beer Controversy

Strong Beer

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Sink The Bismark

the worlds strongest beer

Strongest Beer Tweets

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