McCall St. Brewer
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Scottish 80/-? Where does the name come from and what does it mean?
Yuri_Rage said:80 Shilling - no idea exactly what it means other than a reference to foreign currency.
Beer in Scotland was traditionally categorised by invoice price per hogshead barrel. This ranged from 40/- ale (very light beer such as table beer, often supplied to farmhands in rural areas) up to Twelve and Fifteen Guinea ales. The latter were dangerously strong beers, usually bottled, and sold mostly in 1/3 pint imperial measures known as 'Nips'.
Though the price of a hogshead became much more than 40/-, 60/- etc, the shilling system continued to be used to denote an Ale's quality. This terminology eventually became legally recognised under the terms of the 1914 Finance Act (session 2).
McCall St. Brewer said:Thank you, all. I think I may try making one. Anyone else ever do one recently?
McCall St. Brewer said:Thank you, all. I think I may try making one. Anyone else ever do one recently?
Yup, I knew that much...just never bothered to find out the history behind the beer.orfy said:A shilling is/was 5p (five old pennies)
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