OT; Ping Owain
 

Hi Owain

As a person of the Scottish persuasion, could you explain the phrase "a pint
of heavy & a wee half" or something similar - I may have misheard?

I understand its something to do with beer & whisky and the strength &
measure?

Prolly heard it on a Taggart or Rebus re run.

Cheers

Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

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The Medway Handyman wrote:
Hi Owain

As a person of the Scottish persuasion, could you explain the phrase "a pint
of heavy & a wee half" or something similar - I may have misheard?

I understand its something to do with beer & whisky and the strength &
measure?

Prolly heard it on a Taggart or Rebus re run.

Cheers


Sorry, I'm not Owain, but...

As I understand it Inikced from a site but exactly my experience):

In Scotland, "a PINT and a HALF" means a PINT of HEAVY and a MEASURE of
WHISKY; in England it means a PINT of BITTER and a HALF PINT of BITTER.

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OT; Ping Owain
 

As I understand it Inikced from a site but exactly my experience):

In Scotland, "a PINT and a HALF" means a PINT of HEAVY and a MEASURE of
WHISKY; in England it means a PINT of BITTER and a HALF PINT of BITTER.

--
Rod


Rod has it right,except that the wee hauf can be any spirits.Another
favourite of days gone by was "a wee heavy and a hauf"

Mark.

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OT; Ping Owain
 

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember Owain
saying something like:

Wee heavy (90/-) was over 6.0% abv

I've never heard 90/- referred to as 'wee heavy' anywhere I've drunk in
Scotland. It's possible the wikipedia entry was localised and in that
area 'wee heavy' referred to a local habit of ordering 90/- ale in half
pints.
--
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"Owain" wrote in message
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The Medway Handyman wrote:
As a person of the Scottish persuasion,

I'm no that generous.

could you explain the phrase "a pint
of heavy & a wee half" or something similar - I may have misheard?
I understand its something to do with beer & whisky and the strength &
measure?

'heavy' is approx what you call Bitter. (From wikipedia):

Light (60/-) was under 3.5% abv
Heavy (70/-) was between 3.5% and 4.0% abv
Export (80/-) was between 4.0% and 5.5% abv
Wee heavy (90/-) was over 6.0% abv
(/- is read as "shilling" or "bob" as in "a pint of eighty-bob, please")

A "nip an a hauf" would be a tot of whisky and a half-pint of heavy. You
can also get "heavy shandy" and "lager shandy" if you want.

Having drunk various combinations of the latter I *much* prefer the 90/- as
a lovely drink after a few of the lighter brews.

The "Export" is available in many pubs and a little over a Session beer,
although quite drinkable.