THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

Shannon News, 12 October 1928, Page 3

THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

ALB TASTING IN OHEISTCHURCH.

The Christchurch Star republishes the following item from its columns of sixty years ago (October Ist, 1868): — Quite a novel method of deciding the respective merits of Christchurch ale was resorted to yesterday. We are told that Mr Moore laid a wager Of £lO to £5 that no,other brewer in Christchurch could produce a glass of ale equal to his XXX. The wager was taken up by Mr ..William Moir, of the Central Hotel, who risked his money on the Canterbury Brewery (Messrs . J. Hamilton Ward and Co.) Accordingly a cask of ale was sent from each brewery to the Central, and it was arranged that the test should be decided by the votes of those visiting the bar during the day. Two poll clerks were appointed and every arrangement made to conduct the test with the utmost impartiality. Each person calling for colonial ale was served with two glasses—one of Ward's and one of Moore's—but not informed which was which. He then stated which of the. two was most to his liking, and his vote was taken accordingly. The testing commenced at ten o'clock and was continued up to six. The following is the state of the poll: For Moore's. For Ward & Co.'s.

Both brairds were indeed of a very excellent quality, and, we can safely say, far beyond" any ever produced in any part of New Zealand.

1 o'clock 44 i>z 3.30 .. 85 52 5.1.1 . . 102 100 5.45 . . 100 106 6.0 .. 107 114 Mr Moir won the wager.