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Thereis a small handbook issued by the
Brewers'Society in conjunction with their
Beer is Best publicity campaign, in which,
under the heading In Praise of Beer, a
number of excellent reasons are given why
Beer is good for Enghshmen of^ stations
at all times. We make no excuse for quoting
a tjrpical extract from this entertaining Httle
work, which so aptly puts the case for Ale
in a nutsheU.
To the average man, his pint of beer in the
evening, amongst his friends, acts as a shock-
absorber between himself and his daily tasks
and troubles. With his pint of beer he gets the
right outlook on his day's work and puts it back
where it belongs. A pint of beer and a talk
with his friends clear his mind of petty irritations
and leave it refreshed and comforted for a
sound night's sleep. There is an old proverb
which says "Good ale is a key to the heart,"
and the position is summed up neatly by an
eminent judge who has remarked, "When two
or three men meet and are allowed to sup their
ale, as they were in pre-war days, the return to
their native social habit of discussing the affairs
of their world over a pipe and a glass will do
much to make them contented and happy!"
Good Ale has been truly termed the
"Wine of England"; no other country
can boast of brewing so perfect in its flavour,
its mellow strength and its purity. Centuries
of brewing have each added their quota of
precise knowledge to the dehcate art, and
to-day great Brewing Houses are carrying
nobly the tradition of Enghsh Ale, the food,
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