A friend of mine who has been in leading light in CAMRA for many years told me something I didn't know. In the time before all day opening and late licences it seems that those pubs that weren't averse to serving after hours were indicated in the Good Beer Guide by a double full stop after the description.
If true I wish I'd known this at the time. I can't be bothered searching the loft for my old guides to check them out. Can anyone else verify my friend's disclosure?
What kind of era are you talking about?
ReplyDeleteLate 70s or early 80s I'm guessing.
ReplyDeleteI have the facsimile of the 1976 edition, but can't see any evidence of it there. I have some from 1977 onwards, but would have to dig them out of a box. It includes some classic comments: "Landlord is an anti-keg man".
ReplyDeleteI always thought "keen licensee" was a shorthand for "serves lates".
Are your friend's initials DG, by any chance?
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