McEwan's Export - an underrated beer.

The family had beer pub for nearly 20 years. I can never understand how people who have never been in a cellar can use the phrase ' if kept well'

In one hour the beer could be: perfect, not as good as yesterday, spot on, can we have it from the landlords pump, a bit cold, a bit warm, cloudy, best in the area, and to top it off a bit soft.
 
With S&N Lemmy, the clue was in the name. Scottish Brewers and Newcastle Breweries.
Scottish Brewers was basically all about McEwans and Youngers brewed in Edinburgh, both of which were ale brewers that responded to drinkers' demands for lager and then produced McEwans and Kestrel, having previously sold Harp in their estate of pubs.
Scottish Brewers did buy up some struggling smaller brewers and Newcastle Breweries "absorbed" and ruined Theakstons. But they were about Edinburgh, Newcastle and latterly foreign lagers (first brought Becks to UK)

There is nothing untouchable about small breweries, but I love nothing better than a multi national paying through the nose for something boldly built, thinking they can scale it and milk it, then finding they don't know what they're doing and have wasted their money.
 
I remember 'Standard'. And maybe 'Half and Half'.

I seem to recall there was a time, around when I was an underage drinker, when 'beer cocktails' were popular:
'pint touch', 'black velvet' (with cider, that is), snakebite, 'black and tan'., draught beer shandy.
After I was over-age I don't remember anyone ordering these.
 
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