Remember your first pint?

[Greybeard]

Originally posted by Texas

Greybeard, did these No1's have gold or silver paper around the neck? I seem to remember another dark beer, in a rather posh bottle, a bit bigger than the Barley Wine/No1 size, and that was strong too. I really shall have to look at what I'm drinking, even at this late date. The Bass No2 sounds good, if it's still on offer.

 

The Tennants [now Whitbread I think] Gold Label has gold foil round the neck. Can't remember if the Bass products did. I believe the Bass No 2 was discontinued about twenty years ago, not sure about the No 1 barley wine, that's probably gone too.

 

I vaguely remember a half-pint bottle with silver foil, McKewan's Scottish something or other ? This would be late 50s.

[pollyann]

MY FIRST DRINK OR SHOULD I SAY DRINKS .WAS AFTER GETTING PAID £ 2 15. SHILLING. AFTER BUYING 10.PASSING CLOUD. ON MIDDLEWOOD ROAD. US CADET NURSES HEADED FOR THE NELSQN WITH SAM AND LILL. THE TURN I WAS 16TEEN AT THE TIME. SOME HOW I ENDED UP IN THE LADIES LOO. UPSIDE DOWN. THE NEXT THING I WAS OUTSIDE KITSON CAFE. LATER BECAME BRA``BBMALLS SCRAP ANBD GOLD ROOM

[davep]

Can't remember my first, but remember going into a pub at Ford. My mate had heard someone on about the fact that Barley wine was the thing to drink. Not having much cash on him , he asked the landlord "how much is barley wine ?" The landlord told him a price, to which he replied,"is that for a pint, or half ?". The landlord looked up and said, "Sonny, when you are old enough I will tell you, now get out !"

Yes Trevor, you stopped us all getting served that day, you pillock.

[Internetowl]

first pint - Wednesday night disco in the 'Parson Cross Hotel' - about 15 or so, me, my girlfriend (who was younger) , her two big brothers. Pint of Trophy - tasted like ****e....crappy music, all the local headcases present - hiding behind the pillors trying to look '18'

[Texas]

Greybeard, I think the 'mystery' dark beer was called 'Double Century'. Does the name ring dem bells?

[sweetdexter]

The first pint I had in a pub was up Rivelin,I don't remember the name of the pub but the landlord must have been secure in thinking the cops would not come .

This would be 55 or 56 I must have looked all of 14 ,when I was in fact 16.I did not begine to shave till 19.

I remember being on the bus and holding out my hand with a sixpence in it and saying "Bridge St" to the conducter He would give me a childs ticket.

I went to a bar here in Canada.The drinking age was 19.

I was 28 and they asked for I.D..

Now everything is falling apart.

Such is life

[pressy]

Mine was aged 15 in the New Inn on Hollinsend Road ... sunday night with dad who got me a pint & said if police come in , its his pint & I 've got this coke ..... which always went flat cos it never got touched. 2 pints & I'd had "enough" Tasted better than it does now.... or is that just my age? Double Diamond was a nice drink... which I had the occasional one.

[andy4107]

Yes, I do. It was horrid. I still find myself drinking them down though...

[peterdo]

Aged 15 , upstairs in the Nelson. I was the tallest 5' 6", so I had to do the buying. Never had any problem then 1957

[Fareast]

There seemed to be a few of us nipping in and out of the Nelson in the late '50's !

I got nicked in there for Drinking Under Age , when I was 17 ,

in 1959 and I'd been boozing in Town for about 2 years then !

I walked in , about 7 p.m one weekday night and it was practically empty. Someone I knew , a bit of a villain , was sitting at one of the tables with a couple of other villainous-looking blokes.I got a drink , went over to the table but the two new , "villains " were the dreaded, "Law" !

They were a bit stricter in those days !