On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 08:27:54 +0100, "nightjar" nightjar@insert my
surname here.uk.com wrote:


It is a remarkable piece of forward planning if it is not a coincidence.
Tennent's lager appeared in 440ml cans in 1955 but 500ml cans marked as
13.5% extra don't seem to have been used before 1989, about a year after
they introduced the 500ml can.

hmm, pictures Colin's extensive 'Beer can's though the ages'
collection ;-)

T i m

I acutually sent 1 can of a 6 pack of Special Brew back because a
couple of the others tasted 'off'.

The letter went " .. I have been drinking Special Brew for many years
... " .. you can imagine the imagary in the minds of the customer
services staff .. sending a voucher back to "The Arches, Railway
Cuttings .. " ;-)