Stella, 1974 Trog Bar 49p a pint. Hull Brewery Bitter Anywhere 1974 13 pence a pint. I drank the Stella. Only one pint mind.
It was 52p a pint in the works bar when I worked in Tooting around ‘87-‘89. I only drank one at a time too.
Back in the eighties I had a meeting in the Hilton in Park Lane, got there early and thought I would have a pint, cost me £3. I said to the bar man I only ordered one pint, he looked at me as if I was daft.
Actually as disparaging as I sometimes am about Sunderland I retain many happy memories of the 4 years I lived there. Especially the pubs. The Vaux Brewery had a excellent Brewery Tap. Always full of coppers as it was opposite the Police Station.
Over 25yrs in Washington and only about 3 nights out in Sunderland (except theatre), the last being about 12 years ago. Much prefer Newcastle and Durham, or stay local. Brewery Tap was great pre-game...
Just abit O/T has anyone else got scammed by a dodgy 2 quid coin? It's a Mexican 10 peso coin. Looks the same but a bit thinner. I got one the other day and didn't realise and used it again and got pulled up in a shop. The bloke said there's been a few going round.
‘Didn’t realise’ before you tried to pass it off to a shop...aye ok Hadn’t heard of it though to be honest
I went to the local "Workers Club" to meet some friends last night. It got rid of the brewery that it'd been tied to for years and is now a FreeHouse. £1.35 for a pint of dark mild, all the way up to a staggering £2.60 for a pint of San Miguel. What a great evening we all had.
As I spend money freely it's been difficult to narrow it down to where I got it. But I seem to remember getting three 2 quid coins all at once in some change in a boozer.
