choogling Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 during the 1981 steel strike sam smiths pubs had beer mats printed with "sam smiths supports the steel strikers" or words to that effect and a promise to cap the price of bitter until the strike was over,i have emailed the brewery and asked what was the price of old brewery bitter in 1981 but still waiting for a reply ,anyone remember? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 during the 1981 steel strike sam smiths pubs had beer mats printed with "sam smiths supports the steel strikers" or words to that effect and a promise to cap the price of bitter until the strike was over,i have emailed the brewery and asked what was the price of old brewery bitter in 1981 but still waiting for a reply ,anyone remember? I left the country in November 1981 and, although I wouldn't touch Sam Smiths I think beer was around 50 p, varied a bit wherever you supped. I suppose. Just guessing here, as I was into homebrewing at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedith Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 during the 1981 steel strike sam smiths pubs had beer mats printed with "sam smiths supports the steel strikers" or words to that effect and a promise to cap the price of bitter until the strike was over,i have emailed the brewery and asked what was the price of old brewery bitter in 1981 but still waiting for a reply ,anyone remember? The weird world of Sam Smiths don't do customer service I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) I left the country in November 1981 and, although I wouldn't touch Sam Smiths I think beer was around 50 p, varied a bit wherever you supped. I suppose. Just guessing here, as I was into homebrewing at that time. They sold Sam Smith's at the Black Swan. Pub good, beer beyond adjective description. ---------- Post added 14-10-2017 at 22:15 ---------- The weird world of Sam Smiths don't do customer service I'm afraid. Summat else they're not good at then ? Edited October 14, 2017 by stpetre Spell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyedges Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I left the country in November 1981 and, although I wouldn't touch Sam Smiths I think beer was around 50 p, varied a bit wherever you supped. I suppose. Just guessing here, as I was into homebrewing at that time. You are correct about the 50p. I was working in North Yorkshire 1980/81 and remember Sam Smith's houses displaying a poster in their windows of a huge 50p piece advertising the price of a pint of their bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 (edited) They sold Sam Smith's at the Black Swan. Pub good, beer beyond adjective description. ---------- Post added 14-10-2017 at 22:15 ---------- Summat else they're not good at then ? Black Swan = Black Velvet or Black and Tan, or anything but Sam Smith's bitter, neat ---------- Post added 14-10-2017 at 22:52 ---------- during the 1981 steel strike sam smiths pubs had beer mats printed with "sam smiths supports the steel strikers" or words to that effect and a promise to cap the price of bitter until the strike was over,i have emailed the brewery and asked what was the price of old brewery bitter in 1981 but still waiting for a reply ,anyone remember? I know I answered your post already, but I was thinking of beer prices at that time. However, I must correct you on the timing of the British Steel strike it was the first 3 months of 1980, not 1981 as you stated. Edited October 14, 2017 by Ontarian1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marx Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I recall a pint of stones cost 16 pence in 1974. By 1978 a pint in town at The Nelson was costing 35 pence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpetre Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) I recall a pint of stones cost 16 pence in 1974. By 1978 a pint in town at The Nelson was costing 35 pence. 16 pence (old 1s-7d) in 1974 ? (I know we went decimal in 1971) but where ? I started drinking Stones' in Pitsmoor in 1965 and it was 1s-6d then (15 pence). Edited October 15, 2017 by stpetre add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 16 pence (old 1s-7d) in 1974 ? (I know we went decimal in 1971) but where ? I started drinking Stones' in Pitsmoor in 1965 and it was 1s-6d then (15 pence). Who was your maths teacher at Burnie? 16p was 3/2 and 15p was three bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ontarian1981 Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) 16 pence (old 1s-7d) in 1974 ? (I know we went decimal in 1971) but where ? I started drinking Stones' in Pitsmoor in 1965 and it was 1s-6d then (15 pence). Actually 1-6d was between 7and8p in the decimal system. Edited October 15, 2017 by Ontarian1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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