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Old November 9th 18, 10:09 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Eric Stevens
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Default Beer with me

On Thu, 08 Nov 2018 19:51:01 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

In the US, a person who orders a beer in a bar usually orders the same
brand each time. He will settle on some brand - Bud, Michelob, Coors,
Samuel Adams, etc - and stick with it. He may try a craft beer once
in a while, or change brands if his brand isn't available, but most
beer drinkers are loyal to a brand.

I just finished a Peter Robinson "Inspector Banks" novel ("Sleeping in
the Ground") and noticed something a bit different. Banks frequently
meets with his cohorts in some pub in Yorkshire to discuss a case. All
pubs are in the same general area and often it's the same pub as
another quote. The following are his choices:

"...ordered a pint of Sneck Lifter..."

"...bought a pint of Timothy Taylor Landlord's Bitter..."

"...sipping his pint of Daleside bitter..."

"...went for pints of Black Sheep bitter..."

"...ordered a pint of Timothy Taylor's Landlord Bitter..."

"...ordered a couple of pints of lager..."

(Yes, the possessives are different in the two quotes from the book
for Timothy Taylor)

I don't normally get diverted by anomalies like this, but these jumped
out at me.

No conclusions drawn, but I thought it was interesting.


All of those are draught beers (served in pint glasses). It's probable
that each pub had a different range of beers available. Inspector
Banks would have to choose his beer from the range on tap.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens